Since it's really about "Denver trying to understand what he has to do", it took him some time and patience to figure out those orders. Moreover, most of the people were there with dogs of "average size/strength", and we arrived with a sled dog... which already has the size of a big dog. So of course, there were a few interesting moments while Nuage was doing some exercises with a dog which is that strong. It's not like that forcing a "sit/lay down position" is something really easy, however, since Nuage is the real chief of Denver, they two are actually doing quite well !
And this evening we were really "woaw...":
Denver now walks right next to Nuage's left side and follows her pace. He didn't pull, didn't do anything crazy. Though, according to what I read, malas are not the most appreciated dog for training, I think Denver is pretty good at it!
I do think that the strong love bond he shares with Nuage actually helps a lot: He is ready to do anything for her including "being a well trained dog".
And here comes some pictures of this event:
Walking next to Nuage
Walking again after some training - Denver is already more attentive to Nuage
Stop and no sitting - congratulations time !
Sitting (and notice how Denver is really attentive.... to the football game behind...)
Lie down - free style way...
Lying down by the side of Nuage
