Door Program #1

Using treats:
* Find your spot
* Sit
* Wait
* Break
* Find your spot (do not re-treat if they move)
* Sit (do not re-treat if they get up)
* Wait
* Game Over (session done)
Goals:
1. sit when someone comes tothe door
2. sit before going out, coming in
3. no bolting out the door
4. no jumping on people
5. let us know when they need to go out (besides whining)
Misty answered the questions I had:
They should have something to chew on at night.
Don't worry about keeping them off the furniture for now (choose your battles)
Redirect them when they are doing behaviors that need to stop.
Have as many toys/project toys available as possible, at all times.
Skooter was afraid of Misty. He sat, shook and cowered. She gave him lots of treats to get him comfortable. She wasn't sure if we'd be able to do any training. She might have to spend the time getting Skooter used to her. Thankfully, Skooter came around pretty quick and we were able to start the door program (listed above). They did okay for their first training session, especially Moped. Misty said it was a lot slower progress than with other dogs, but that was okay. I was anxious about how it went, but overall I was happy.