Field trip - Page 1

I took Isabelle on a field trip to wally world yesterday afternoon, actually did some good.
Between the automatic doors and the electric shopping car pushers she had a hectic few moments, but calmed down and enjoyed watching soooo many humans.  
She still barks at certain people from a distance, can't figure out her choices, but once an introduction is made she's polite without being overly friendly.
Also teaching her not to move out in front of a moving car, it was a busy day at wally world.
Just thought I'd share.

Moons.

Isabelle did have a big day :))  I did this with Jami  for months before I took her on her first bus ride. All the foundation payed off. Do you know there are hardly anyone  on the CATA buses at 5:00 a.m. Now it is a fun ride with all the college students, they only thing I get is there are some female students who will sit down across from me then scream  that  I scared them. All I say is you do not need to be afraid of a farty old lady. :)) Keep up the good work.

Always,
Cee

That was the most people she has seen so far all in one place. 
She especially enjoyed the salvation Army bell ringers, and they ended up with my spare change.
Me too for that matter, I should get out more often.
I dunno what she'd think of a bus but she is very calm in my truck, something my other two are not.
Her biggest hurdle was the electric cart pushers, she's shy of that sound of an electric motor.
She never did come to like my sons remote control car, and one of the wife's curling irons makes that same sound.
We'll probably do this a few more times.

Yes go as much as possible, I am still going places three and four times a week. I park and walk down the sidewalks just to go and have a cup of coffee and watch the traffic go by.  College campus is a great place for puppies too. The bond of trust grew with Jami as I never allowed her to get hurt.  If there was anything scary, we would just sit way away from it, take it all in, I never touched her, then come back the next day a little closer until we could walk right by it. Now at 1.5 yrs the world is all non-reactive, until she is on the training field. She is a totally different dog then. :)))

Always,
Cee

Moons
That is a good thing i must take Izzy into the City, Something i have not done yet but i certainly think it does the Pups a world of good
We did with Goran many times but must start with Izzy Bitch thanks for the reminder it needs to be done and next week will be as good a time to start
Steve1

I've worked her around strangers one or two at a time but needed the crowd and the chaos with all the noise and traffic.
The car traffic was important to teach her about, she will also take walks down the shoulder of the highway but that can come later.   The high speed, 65 mph  and wind moving past is a little unnerving even for me out on the highway, plus the semi's and the noise. 
Living in the country makes learning about traffic even more important, cars can come out of no where moving fast with little warning.  I haven't had a dog hit by a car since I was a kid and its one of my greatest fears should the dogs wander.
Isabelle does well in a crowd but still barks at certain people at a distance, her mother is like that, just certain people set her off.   I consider this a good thing as long as she seems to make choices and not bark indiscriminately at everyone.
We also need to work on her social skills around other dogs, one of the setbacks of living way out is she doesn't come in contact with other dogs being walked or in a yard.  This requires a little setup and some help from a well mannered dog and its owner.  So far all the dogs she has encountered with the exception of mine have been combative or trespassers.
Other dogs make great distractions when we work on the long line.   Also looking for a cat to volenteer his services as a distraction, the gold standard of distractions...LOL
This is the best time because of her size, I had a older larger dog pull me off my feet and broke a couple of ribs once.
My fault for not watching the line more closely. 
The next plan this winter is to start some real tracking with her, her mother is a natural, she always has her nose to the ground, and her father is a working K-9 narcotics dog.   I'm hoping she does well in tracking.