Practicing their down/stays

Tonight, Tucker, Button and I did a bit of mat work. The conference I attended this weekend - mind-blowingly good, by the way, but more on that later - reminded me that I've been neglecting a lot of those little, easy, everyday obedience things that can make life so much easier and more enjoyable for me and the dogs. The dogs get some mental exercise and stimulation in a passive setting, I get some mental relaxation when they are zonked out later. Everybody wins.

Well, except Tucker. As you can see in the photo below, he would rather be practicing on the couch. Floors are hard.