Well I got all sorts of wiggles when I came home, yay!! He was genuinely happy to see me, and it a really good state of mind. I took him outside and then brought him back in for some clicker training. I know Greg said he did some when I was gone, but his schedule is different then mine and I've rearranged more to get in training both before and after work.
Chopper always lights up with the clicker training. So far I've worked on calling him to me where he puts his nose to my right hand, and now I add in another phase called "go find it" where after he comes to me I throw a small handful of cheese around for him to sniff and find. It's part of his enrichment plan from the dog trainer who came to our house last weekend (she was the second dog trainer I consulted, I actually paid her for a 2 hour visit, where the first one we just talked on the phone).
In the mornings when I get up for work I let Kolohe out of the bedroom and then go to the bathroom to start my morning routine. She usually stays with me until I'm just about to go downstairs. This morning she heard Chopper stirring and ran downstairs. I could hear him crunching on the raccoon toy (it has a water bottle inside), and I think they two dogs were wrestling a bit! What a great way to start the day. When I went downstairs he was so excited he did laps around our little house, kitchen-dining room-living room and back again and again. I let him outside and he ran full out around our yard too. I love seeing him happy.
Here's a picture I took of him after work where he went into the yard still feeling playful:
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