The week off for the holiday must have done the hound some good. Though we’re still working to generalize the behavior, especially in the presence of such distractions as other dogs or foolish ducks, Daphne’s completed level 2 of obedience school. This means loose leash walking is the norm (at least in class), sit, down and stay are strong behaviors, and we have rudimentary recall. She even passed the test at a class when she was having a tough time focusing due to an unusually long pre-class car ride caused by 3(!!) accidents on I-95 at rush hour.