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Beginning of the class was not so good but in general it was OK.

• Sit stay in the line. Did not go as I had expected. Ruudi tried to propose other things after sitting awhile: he went down,  then up, moved himself in the sitting position. He was really restless... Oh... I was not in the mood anymore.
• Recall. Ruudi's speed was good but the finishing position was too much to the right (viewed from my side). Have to practice it!
• Heelwork in pairs. Although we have practiced it at home, it was not so smooth. Ruudi had a good contact with me but still he oscillated a bit when heeling.
• Heelwork with turning around myself. This went quite good.
• Heelwork with left and right turns. At home we have tried right turns but not the left one because I did not know which leg I have to use to take the first step. It cleared out that there is no difference, just use the one that suits for the dog best. Ruudi reacts to the right leg better than to the left (he goes too far from me if using the left leg). Turnings were satisfactory. Practice the closeness to the knee (Ruudi sometimes tends to stay a bit behind in turns and sometimes a bit far too)!
• Class ended with some fun aglity exercises. These excited Ruudi so much! Although other dogs were all around (we tried these elements all together), I still could release him from the leash. I had very good contact with him and Ruudi did the elements as guided not letting himself disturb by the other dogs at all. Well done, Ruudi!