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My dog and I had our first clicker training class yesterday! I've been saying for about a year now that I want to take her to a training class. (She's turning 2 in May, and my own training attempts have only given so-so results. She knows some commands really well, but important ones like "stay" and "come" need a LOT of work.) I stumbled into this class kind of by accident, but it was so fortuitous! It's really affordable, and it's held on my day off. There was an e-mail sign up and I managed to register before the class was full.
So, the not unexpected news is that my dog was the worst behaved. She'd whine the entire time the instructors were talking becasue nothing was happening and she was bored. None of the other dogs did this. At the end of class, there were a couple times that someone walked by the window or tried to come in the back door, and Tali gave them her ferocious-sounding bark. (She does the same thing if someone comes to the door at home.) A couple of dogs also barked once or twice, but not my girl. She barked every time.
The good news is, she was the quickest learner! She made it all the way through a 'touch' exercise that the other dogs were struggling with, and she was the only one who got to play with the touch-activated light! It could just be that this particular exercise came naturally, and maybe she'll struggle with different commands, but I'm going to pretend it means that my child is the smartest.
Anyway, she had a TON of fun. She loves new dogs/people, she got to play games and get lots of treats, and she got a car ride to boot. It was a fantastic first class.
So, the not unexpected news is that my dog was the worst behaved. She'd whine the entire time the instructors were talking becasue nothing was happening and she was bored. None of the other dogs did this. At the end of class, there were a couple times that someone walked by the window or tried to come in the back door, and Tali gave them her ferocious-sounding bark. (She does the same thing if someone comes to the door at home.) A couple of dogs also barked once or twice, but not my girl. She barked every time.
The good news is, she was the quickest learner! She made it all the way through a 'touch' exercise that the other dogs were struggling with, and she was the only one who got to play with the touch-activated light! It could just be that this particular exercise came naturally, and maybe she'll struggle with different commands, but I'm going to pretend it means that my child is the smartest.
Anyway, she had a TON of fun. She loves new dogs/people, she got to play games and get lots of treats, and she got a car ride to boot. It was a fantastic first class.