Shoot me now

Is it me, is it him.  I don't know but we are not in a good place.  Is he not feeling well, I think we have ruled that out.  Is it he is tired and needs a day (or maybe more) of complete nothing after a class?  @#$% I am just so frustrated and to top it off Christine just posted a video of Quake running and he was amazing doing a big circle of jumps and tunnels looking forward driving and yesterday she posted Quake doing twelve weaves.  Iggy has barely done three jumps in a row and has just got the tunnel.

Yesterday afternoon I said I would take him out in the yard and let him be waiting for him to choose me.  Never going to happen.  I walked with him and he seemed to stay close and then went to the other end of the yard and couldn't care less when I walked the other way.  I got him back and went in the house another experiment gone wrong.

We went out this morning did a few single jumps and he worked very well.  Let him off to go to the bathroom, he wouldn't leave my side, when I finally got him to go I tried calling him at five feet and nothing.  I walked away and he came right to me.  He did well but I would really like to move forward and am feeling very stuck in one place.  I want to take him for a run but can't.

Mid morning we went out for a walk with Logan.  Iggy was doing fine on leash and looking around when I stopped.  A car went by and I put him in a sit and he moved at the end I grabbed his collar and fixed him and waited for him to remember I existed before I released him.  His brain must have left with the car because after that he was pulling.  I didn't want to keep correcting him so I put him in RZ on a very short leash.  Any time his head would pass my leg I brought him back.  When he would give me a few steps of nice walking I would play for a minute.

This afternoon I went to the basement to do some shaping.  I played tug for a few minutes and put him in a down as I got ready, meanwhile Bill came down the stairs and Iggy broke his stay and ran towards him I said hey and went to get him.  Iggy did turn at one point but obviously me coming to get him triggered run because up the stairs he went and would not come back down to me, I finally went got him by the side scruff and put him in the crate.  I did bring him out and do some tugging with him about one hour later and he seemed happy to come out and tug.

Looking at our day it's been shit followed by more shit.  Repeat after me tomorrow he goes out to the bathroom and that's it.  No playing, no tugging, no nothing bathroom and crate.   The dog I want is in there and we will figure out a way to get him out :).