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by aaemehan on 5/6/2009 at 12:46 PM in Training

Today I decided to take little Lady a lot farther in our yard then normal. I wanted to see how good she would be at coming to me even though there is new sights and smells. She did wonderful. There was a couple of times where she didn't want to come because we were next to the neighbors yard where they also own a dog and the new smells kept her wanting to go there. I called to her twice and she looked at me and I said "Heal" and she came running and sat down next to me. She let out a sign when I told her to come, but she did it anyway. This dog is by far the easiest dog I have ever trained. I recommend a Cockalier to any beginner. There loving and loyal. They aim there whole life at pleasing. I have had three different breeds of dogs. I had a golden retrevier named Sam-I-Am he was a good dog, but didn't like people messing with his food dish and he was a smart dog, but he much rather did his own thing. He died at the age of ten. I also had a Brittany Spaniel named Missy A very high energy dog, that needs LOTS of excersise. She was also a smart dog and would learn new tricks easily as long as you could keep her attention. She got lumpnoid cancer at the age of three. I also had a Jack Russel Terrier named Sissy She was a very cowardly dog and unfortunately we had to get rid of her because she was scared of my son, and would nip at him out of fear and I was so scared that one day she would actually bite him. She was the first dog that I ever gave away, but I gave her to my grandmother who she gets along with just fine. But out of them dogs Lady has been the best behaved and the easiest to train.
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by sands904 on 4/20/2009 at 10:36 PM in Training

After our recent woes at the Dog Park we decided to attend some classes with Logan and then after our other two. We went to our orientation tonight. It lasted almost 2 hours and we learned so much information. I do a lot of reading and learning about dogs and training and this was great. We have only taken our dogs to PetSmart/Petco courses before and this was totally different (as I expected...).

The trainer was wonderful and very knowledgable. We were able to discuss some of our issues with her one on one afterward. She gave us some great pointers and reconfirmed that we were doing the right things with each of them. I have no problem with training my dogs as far as obedience commands but they each seem to have their own issue to deal with.

Lacey is actually very good. She is a little over attached to me and needs some extra socialization but overall a very good dog. Logan is very shy and scared of new things. He also needs some socialization. If you have read my other entries you know that he is also very protective of Lacey to a point where he whines and gets stressed when she is out of his sight. Lance is very well behaved for a 9 month old puppy. He has shown some early signs of aggression toward other dogs. We have been working with him and things are improving.

I don't know if I am just 'lucky' in that each of my dogs has their own issue or if this is common for all dogs to have things they need work on just like people. I am very excited about our first night of class next Monday with Logan and can't wait to start. For any of you in the Kenosha, WI area I highly recommend her. (Loving Paws LLC)
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