Feast of Lanterns

Instead of our normal training, I took Charlie to the Feast of Lanterns event today. All-in-all, a good day. He was able to "leave" food and plates on the ground on command (he really did want some). I put his silk collar on, and he did get lots of petting (more positives in the bank). Some very nice little girls even asked for a picture of us together. He did get barky twice due to frustration at not being able to go see two different dogs while we were resting in the shade. If we're moving, he doesn't bark at all anymore!!!! He looks at the other dogs, and maybe a bit of a whine with a slight tug on the leash. Other than that - NOTHING!!! Some lab barked and lunged at him as we were leaving. He only barked once in response, and was able to walk away - no crazy behavior. I didn't expect there to be so many dogs that early in the day. There had to have been dozens. I'm really amazed at how well he did. We would have stayed longer around the fringes, but my asthma was kicking in, and Charlie was starting to have little black dog (LBD) syndrome. He had a blast, and you could tell. His tail almost never stopped wagging, and he's showing a LOT of curiosity and bravery! We'll probably practice at least give it and our emergency recall word, but other than that, we're about done for the day.