Oliver patiently waiting for his turn

This is what Oliver does while Dave is outside training Roxy on the electric fence. They both get SO excited to go out for training. Although I'm sure after they get their first shock we are going to have to wrestle them to the ground to get the collars on and then carry them outside.

Training is going semi-good. I haven't been making the biggest effort to do the morning trainings so they've only been getting 1 session a day. And while Roxy is a superstar and caught on after only a couple of days, Oliver is a bit on the slow side! So my goal is to get Oliver through the first part of training by the end of the week (which means I have to stop being a slacker in the mornings). Roxy is moving ahead to the next session which means we have to put the electric nubs on the collar :-( But I'm not even sure she'll ever get shocked. She sits or lays down 5 feet before we get to the flags that mark the boundary!

Oliver sort of gets the concept we are training them. But if there is a branch on the other side of the boundary he forgets everything and just goes for it! Which means he is not ready to move on to the next part of training. There is NO doubt in my mind he's going to get shocked and it wouldn't surprise me if it happens multiple times (but hopefully it will just take once and I know I'm going to cry like a baby when it does)!