Dog Training

Dog training has finally started. We train in a unheated very large barn close to the house. Every week, I get out the box of collars, leashes and supplies, these dogs "Know" where they are going. They love training. The kids love training, heck, I love going to training. Sarah and Courtney are in their 6th year and Ashley is in her first year. The puppies are almost 9 months old and are doing very very well. Bella ended up with a pinch collar, and she is a totally different dog! Dozer has started out from the get go like he has done this before. Molly... well, she is Molly. I have a video section of our training, but I have to fix it, so I'll upload it later today. For some reason it is sideways. LOL When it is training day, This is our game plan. I take Ashley and 3 dogs to training. Drop off Ashley and Bella at 6, then take Dozer and Molly back with me to the school to pick up the twins. The twins then change clothes in the van on the way back to dog training. Ashley's class is over at 6:45 and then the twins start at 6:45. We end at 8pm. This past week, David was home and actually went to watch a session and he picked up the twins so I could watch Ashley and take a video. In the 6 years the kids have been in dogs, that was THE first training he has ever went to. He finally got to see what it takes to get the dogs as good as they are. The kids were so excited to have him join us.

We have THE best trainers in the state I think. They have to be in order to take Sam in his second year of dogs and turn him into a State champ in Agility. I just might be biased though, I'm sure everyone who trains dogs thinks their trainer is the best. These gals really care about the kids, and the dogs.

Courtney is in the lowest level that she can be because she has a new dog. She's already working towards moving up levels before fair. She already thinks he will take a trophy in her class. We shall see what the future holds. Sarah is just going through the motions with Molly. She just likes to have fun with training while Courtney is out there to WIN. Courtney already has eye's for someone she wants to beat at fair. LOL Ashley is working hard and wants to get Bella to do everything right, right now. She's impatient with her and wants her to be like Molly. During our second class, Courtney was getting frustrated with Dozer because he wasn't doing a "finish" like he should. I had to remind her it was the second class and she never worked him in-between classes, and that it takes time.