MENTORING SESSION AGENDA: 10/28/10

LOCATION: Camp Pendleton/Commissary Shopping Area

GOAL:  Vested/Non Vested Public Work

• SDW
• Public Zen
• V/NV
• Entering/exiting through heavy doors
• McDonald's
• Zen (food/floor/people)
• Can we stand in line quietly?
• Can we stand quietly while trainer orders/pays/receives food?
• Can we exit using Martini Zen?

Jan/Nad
Cathy/Rooster
Karen/Webster
Lynn/Lily

OVERVIEW:  What we discovered

• It's all Zen
• It's all SDW
• It's about lumping
• It's about focus, attention, demeanor
• It's about trainer awareness

After going in an out every single door in the shopping complex, leashes became shorter yet remained relaxed.  Trainers became more aware of dog's position.  Turns became tighter.  Holes were discovered.

Seize the moment.  We removed vests (and leashes) and shaped our dogs to riding on moving carts.  With vests removed we practiced Paws Up with duration on many different objects as we returned to our cars.