[Sargeant_C]

Due to the fact Sarge does not see me as much he gets really excited when I gather him up. For example he was in the kennel outside last night when I went to him and he is jumping up and down all excited a small bark and just the wiggly galore.

I give him a few minutes to get it out of his system and play with him and then when I try to walk him forget it. He is too excited and will not calm down. It is like walking a toddler in a candy store and telling them they can have all the candy.

I do not want to punish him for him getting excited about me but what are some hints to get him to calm it down so I can walk him and then work him. I try and work him each night after I get home and I cannot wait a few hours then do it. It is late after all.

I do work him majorly on the weekends but I like to do some refresher courses during the week. So what do I do forget the workouts and just spend time with him and hope he will not slip back on training or is there a trick?