I'm proud of Abrams. Had him and Cynder out with me while I was shoveling out my car from the massive amount of snow we had. The snowplow plowed the main drive...but didn't touch the offshoot where I park. Jerk. So I had to shovel essentially a driveway for my car.
Anyways, the dogs were out with me loose running around and playing and someone stepped outside to shovel out his truck. Not a normal neighbor of mine, I think he just parked there in the hopes of getting his truck out easier. So he's out shoveling almost right by me...and both dogs ignored him completely. Cynder normally does this, so it wasn't a big deal for her, but Abrams was SO GOOD. He barked at him when he first saw him and then I told him to knock it off and be quiet and HE DID. And not only did he shut up, he didn't bark at the guy again and DIDN'T APPROACH HIM EITHER. He kept an eye on him out of the corner of his eye when he'd change position, but for all intents and purposes he acted as if he didn't exist. (And he also recalled to me every time his playing took him into the dude's bubble, or farther away than I wanted him to be.)
I'm so pleased.
Anyways, the dogs were out with me loose running around and playing and someone stepped outside to shovel out his truck. Not a normal neighbor of mine, I think he just parked there in the hopes of getting his truck out easier. So he's out shoveling almost right by me...and both dogs ignored him completely. Cynder normally does this, so it wasn't a big deal for her, but Abrams was SO GOOD. He barked at him when he first saw him and then I told him to knock it off and be quiet and HE DID. And not only did he shut up, he didn't bark at the guy again and DIDN'T APPROACH HIM EITHER. He kept an eye on him out of the corner of his eye when he'd change position, but for all intents and purposes he acted as if he didn't exist. (And he also recalled to me every time his playing took him into the dude's bubble, or farther away than I wanted him to be.)
I'm so pleased.