We are lucky enough to have a great puppy, a six month old Golden Labrador (that's a cross between a golden retriever and a yellow lab) named Kiwi. Overall, she's a great dog. Family friendly, food motivated and fun. The part about being food motivated should make it easy to train our 50 lb. friend. The problem though, is the excitement level she raises herself to when she enters the training facility at the Orange County APS.
Sniff, sniff. Tug, tug. Pant, pant. Bark, bark. We usually spend most of the hour trying to avoid choking the poor creature from her pulling on the leash. Of course that's why we're there, but you feel just a little bad when she can't breath.
As long time dog owners, we appreciate a good dog training class, with plenty of owner education on how dogs think, socialize and interface with humans. We also appreciate the exercise our furry friend gets.
Sniff, sniff. Tug, tug. Pant, pant. Bark, bark. We usually spend most of the hour trying to avoid choking the poor creature from her pulling on the leash. Of course that's why we're there, but you feel just a little bad when she can't breath.
As long time dog owners, we appreciate a good dog training class, with plenty of owner education on how dogs think, socialize and interface with humans. We also appreciate the exercise our furry friend gets.
One of our favorite things about this Senior Puppy class is puppy playtime. All 8 dogs in the class are let off the leash and have the run of the room. There is such a wide variety of dogs...a goldendoodle, a jack russell, a boxer, a golden retriever, etc. Kiwi sometimes gets picked on...she often rolls in a submissive position and lets the other dogs have their way with her. She goes home exhausted with exhausted but happy parents.
This cell phone video shows Kiwi and a few others...one of her tamer moments at the class.
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