Today was a great day with Avery! I brought in 2 buckets, and placed them about 30ft apart, and set a treat on each of them. I started to lead him from zone 3 to one of the buckets...but it took awhile, as he was dragging his feet not caring about what we were doing. When we got to the first bucket, he picket up the treat with look as if he was surprised to find it there. Drove him to the next one, and ta-DA! Another treat! NOW this was an interesting game! He knocked over the bucket to make sure he got everything. Drove back to the first bucket(and tossed a treat on it before we got there) and he knocked it over too. Did this several times before moving on.
Then we went to a gate(by now he's looking for where a treat might appear if he puts his nose on it), and he shoved the gate making it open. Good boy! I gave him a treat.
Swung around at the hanging jolly ball, got a treat. Opened another gate, and pushed the big exercise ball around.
I think he really gets this game now. I'm hoping it'll help our circling too.