Ole does homework

For the past couple of days we have been concentrating on Ole's leash manners. Tomorrow I am going to work on his stays. He's growing by leaps and bounds and impulse control is critical with young dogs. He's pretty good with" off" and also with bringing things that he has picked up to me when I call him, but the stays and the walking on a loose leash instead of dragging us like sleds is getting more important every day. He already weighs half my weight and he's only 21 weeks of age. One of his veterinarians told me that he probably won't get as big as his siblings or father due to the raw /grain free diet I'm feeding him. I hope this is true, otherwise I may have to buy a saddle and ride him instead of walk him.
This morning on his local training walk we met 4 little kids in the 6 to 8 age bracket and he was at first very good with them , letting them pet him and generally enjoying their attention. Then one of the little girls who had long hair , flipped her hair right in his face and he of course grabbed at it with his mouth. I instantly stopped him but wouldn't you know it , the other little girl with her started to shake her hair in his face! He kept his cool and I scooted him out and away. Kids do the darndest things!
We were working on the ceiling of our unending remodel of the bedroom today and have the ladders placed on top of a series of blankets to keep the from scratching the new floor. Everytime i would come down the ladder to move it I would find Ole curled up on the blanket directly under the ladder and He did not want to get up. I called him nicely to come off the blanket and he ignored me. Then he tried the passive aggressive approach to get me to leave him be by going limp so I couldn't move him. I didn't fall for his ploy, I just moved the ladder leg into him until he got up and went to his bed which was in the room also. He got a little praise for that. I'll be so glad when this room is done.