Went to obedience class last night and said good-bye to our ambivalence with the sport. Despite the impressive number of offensive humans we've met in the sport, we have met some nice people and some nice and accomplished people. Mostly though, the whole point is "What have you accomplished with your dog?" and "Are you AND your dog having fun?" So future encounters with jerky humans will be met with polite dismissal and an immediate onset of amnesia. Well....if it's a judge, onset of amnesia will occur after I write down their name to avoid them in the future.
We had a great time in class last night. Rowdy was SO excited to be back - walked in to the class area with his butt wiggling like a hula dancer, looking all around to see who was there, and making excited noises. We learned a doodle to help with Fronts. We worked on heeling. We learned a few training techniques to help them learn to remain focused even when very excited, and to make showing more fun for the dog. Toys, food and the clicker were involved - Rowdy's Holy Trinity.
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