Millie moved to phase 6 this week! She is doing about a phase a week since she skipped phase 4. I am getting more excited with each passing week, and cannot wait to see what she chooses to do for her career.
Phase #6
- Guidework routes in difficult and challenging work environments (heavy pedestrian and vehicle traffic areas, wide crossings, hectic atmospheres, etc.)
- Introduction to sidewalkless areas and rounded curbs
- Continued work in malls, stores and buildings, with increasing exposure to varying sights, sounds and smells
- Lessons in advanced guidework skills, such as moving turns
- Introduction to "intelligent disobedience" (dogs learn to refuse to obey a command if it is unsafe to execute)
- Advanced obedience training
