Just finished at Ralphie’s again. He……is still crazy. But he has gotten SO much better with his barking in the car. I am just so amazed. When I first started with him, as soon as I picked up the keys it was non-stop barking till we got to the field. Mind you, thats a 5-10 minute ride, depending on traffic. But almost immediately, I got him to stop barking in the house and the garage. And by the end of the first visit, he was quiet until we passed his park and then he knew where he was going, and it was on!

The next visit, he was still barking once we passed his park, but as soon as I parked at the field, got out of the car and shut my door, he was quietly waiting for me to let him out. (I must admit, I was mad at him. Why can’t he be quiet while I’m in the car! But at least he was learning)

So THIS time, he just whined the whole time. He whined until he got too excited and started to bark, but he was well past his park and almost to the field by this time. I was so proud of him. Not only this, but I took my new assistant with me to show her how to work with Raphie, and she got him to stop barking! Wow! Isn’t that great??

Poor guy though, he used to love to jump in the pond to cool off while playing, but the pond I believe is frozen over, or just too cold to jump in. So now he rolls in the only patch of snow left in the field. By the end of the week, he had rolled it into ice. Poor guy.

I was just so proud of him this week. And I can’t wait to see what he does next time.