[NAGDU] Update on guide puppy training.

[Vivianna]

Hello All,
my doberman pup is now 5.5 months old.  he is 23 inches at the shoulder and aprox 50 pounds.  his ears turned out perfect.  all of that wrapping and posting and taping payed off!  yea!
he is solid on his basic obedience and we are working on the down-stay.
he lay underneath my chair for 1.5 hours on monday while i and some friends played music.
he is actually leash guiding, although, i am still carrying my cane in my right hand.  on quiet streets, i am only just holding my cane out occasionally touching the ground.  he is taking me around trash cans, cars parked across the sidewalk, children’s toys.  and, today he took me around a big pile of leaves.
he is super steady going past many types of dog distractions, including, our first loose dog.
he is more distracted by looking at people but, that’s as far as it goes, looking.
i have placed a harness body on him and, he fits into the smallest on the second hole.  
o.o, also, i am asking him to take me across the very quiet streets here in my neighborhood with me just holding my cane at my side.  and, he is doing well.  going straight across and stopping at the Up curb.
i have also been having him leash guide me completely the last block before my driveway.  i hold my cane at my side or behind me.
he is super solid while walking on the really busy 6 lane road near my house.  loads of cars and big trucks don’t phase him at all.

so, there you have it.  a little dobey update.

Vivianna