What is Sugar doing with that new dog, Sitka?

Why is Sugar Longe Line working the new dog, a young Samoyed, named Sitka? What is Sitka doing? Why following along quite nicely.

Mike is using his left foot to show Sugar which way to go - regardless of the LL Sugar is holding

What's on the end of the Longe Line?  Why look, there's a dog there, a young Samoyed named Sitka.  Of course, Sherpa is wondering if Sugar needs her help also?

Nah, Sugar doesn't need any help at all.

And look, Sitka is 'mirroring' Sugar's body language.  Dog do learn by watching other dogs.

Mike turning Sugar just using his footwork as Applewoods trained dogs are taught to 'read our feet.'

Ahh, look!  Perfect heeling with Mike


Atta boy, Sugar.

Atta, girl, Sitka.

OH...this was Sitka's 1st day at Applewoods daycare.