Hub progress.

After a night to sleep on it, Ricky is right into progressing through the challenges. We've accomplished eating, exploring the touchpads, engaging consistently, and now are onto avoiding dim touchpads. So Ricky now has the challenge of learning he actually has to wait for the hub to "ask" him to engage with the touchpads--it's not just a vending machine that will spit out treats whenever he wants.
We've experimented a bit with elevation vs on floor to see if Ricky finds any particular position more suitable. It's looking like the floor will be best as it means Ricky can play with it lying down as well as standing and the floor does provide a more stable situation for the hub. Given a chance, Ricky would like to "kill the golden goose" and find the reservoir where all these bits of food keep coming from. Elevated, he's thinking it's the box which now has a few toothmarks for it's troubles.
I'm really pleased with how smoothly the device is operating and it's speed of response to the dog. The bleeps that help "bridge" the dog when it hits the right touchpad are great, especially for ones as impatient as Ricky. Ricky would personally like it to go much faster through the game repetitions, but I don't think it will take long for him to learn a bit of patience.