Woohoo, Ebony finally has the down command down pat.  Although she has learned most new commands quite quickly, she struggled with this one. I had to cut up chunks of lamb dog training roll and let her sniff and lick the treat from a sitting position down to the lying down position. I must admit that I was complaining to the neighbor about how much she struggled with the down command. To demonstrate, I pointed down and said “down”. She immediately laid down even though I didn’t have a treat. I thought it might be a fluke so I took her home and had my housemate distracting her. I said “Ebony, watch me”.  She sat at my feet, looking intently at me. Then I pointed down and said “down” and down she plopped. Woot!

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