08/22/2026
Hike & Train Adventures... This is part three of the training session Murphy had with Ella & Buckley. In the other videos you see we did structured hiking on the trail. All dogs learn to heel and hike appropriately with people, dogs and bikes around. Next we did command training adding in distractions. Finally we did some playing.
Ella and Buckley are what we consider balanced dogs, so that is why besides my dog these were the next two I introduced to Murphy. In this video you notice Murphy is working on personal space etiquette. Ella had enough of him sniffing too much and too long so she corrected him. He was able to respond correctly. You want a balanced dog to correct a puppy so the puppy can learn. Once Murphy was behaving appropriately Ella engaged in play again with him.
Then you have Buckley who is about 8-9 months old. He has come a long way with his training. The owner got him at 5 months and he started training with me right away. Did you notice his wonderful check -in with me during play? That is exactly what you want. I do have two unneutered males engaging appropriately. Murphy is almost a year old. Personally and disposition is most important, which is why I matched these two males together. Lastly, notice that Murphy is over stimulated and right now can't focus on a command. That is exactly why we start with on leash to help them learn how to focus and respond to commands in stimulating situations.
