Cole doing well

I’m having a fun time taking Cole on his walks in the park. Fortunately, my sister and I love hiking. Many times, in the winter when we have more time, we will go hiking when we are done with our riding. Essentially, we are doing the same thing, now, but we take Cole along.




I have found that the only thing that scares him is when something looks out of place. He didn’t like the big boulder or the bike leaning on a tree. Big signs, garbage cans and park benches can be worrisome. When he saw the bike laying on the ground that had a cart attached to it, he felt that might be dangerous, too. Unlike Cruiser in his youth, Cole doesn’t panic, spin and try to run off. Instead, he pauses, holds his head up high and cautiously follows me to the monster. Then, if I let him, he will touch his nose to it. I then click and treat him. The fear leaves him, and we continue on our way.



He is crossing rivers and roads. Traffic doesn’t bother him in the least.



He walks better than most dogs we see!



We are getting very close to riding. We’ll see how he does with his ground work this week—maybe I will ride on the weekend.