Schwartz is my German Shepherd. He is about 11 years old. When he first came here to live here, he would bark at anything and everything. He would bark, rear up and lunge at other dogs, trying to get at them. He was a hand full.
I recently made a trip to Georgia to attend a workshop a friend and fellow trainer was giving at her training center. Cyndy Douan of the Georgia Dog Gym presented an informative workshop on Border Coll
Commitment. Big word. Something we don’t really think about applying to our dogs. But it is the most important aspect of dog ownership and your relationship with your dog.
I seem to have this need to learn as much as possible about dogs and the things that they can be trained to do. Sometimes we get lucky and have a really big event happen close to home.
Getting your dog adequate exercise is important for his physical and mental health. A good 40 minute walk gets their heart pumping and their muscles warmed up.
Group class at Aunt Faye’s Dog Training can be a bit different from most peoples mental picture of what a group class should be like. My dog, Captain, turn a year old in May. So we had to party.
It’s been quite a while since I last posted anything here, time seems to sneak by too fast. My puppy, Cap, is 7 months old now and doesn’t look so much like a puppy anymore.
Although the Howl-O-Ween walk was two weeks ago, I though posting a picture or two would be nice. Since I managed to forget my camera, I had to figure out how to scan in the photo’s one of my teammates took. Costumes were optional for the dogs.