Follow the training progress of Hunter an 11 month old lab in training to be a Service Dog for a 4 year old Autisitc boy.

With no hesitation what so ever, I can safely announce that the dog behaved much better than my kids on our training excursion to the Maine Mall this morning. Maybe if I had been able to leash the youngest one and give her lots of frequent rewards, things would have been easier. Basically my kids just acted like kids, but it made me see quite clearly how impossible it would be for Dagny to successfully train the dog and watch all her kids at the same time. When I return the dog on Monday night, we will discuss having him come for more extended time with me.
In the mall, Hunter was a perfect gentleman. He went on 4 elevators and didn't so much as flinch. Hunter successfully avoided bringing in any unwanted attention with his sweet tracter beam eyes. He shopped in several stores with us and yes he did go to Victoria Secret. I had a great photo shot of him all set up in front of some foo-foo shoes and a little black lace number when I was told that they have a strict no photography policy. You will all have to suffice with a shot of Hunter outside of the store.

We had lunch in the food court and Hunter was wonderful and he got lots of clicks and treats for just chillin' out. It became clear to me that the breeder did a great job with him and that she has given him a solid foundation on which to build on.
Good boy Hunter.

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