Nico was happy to spend some time on the boat this afternoon. He got to meet up with some friends, watch Shelly fish, and go for a short swim. All and all it was a good day for an Adirondack dog.
Nico gets a passing grade on the "leave it" command. Occasionally, he takes a minute to consider this request, but he eventually lets go. His retrieving drive isn't all that strong, so the reward of having the toy tossed isn't that great. Food is an excellent reward though. He'll drop just about anything as soon as he sees a hand go into the magic treat pouch.
We may have to start referring to Nico as "crooked ear." He always has one ear sticking out. We all got a little over an hour of boat time in this evening. Life has been go go go for the past several weeks and we haven't been out on the water. It was nice to spend a bit of time on the lake.
