Class # 4

Dave and I joked on the way to puppy class on Saturday, who would be in class. Since the first day, the attendance has never been the same. The 1st day there were 6 puppies, 2nd class there were 4, 3rd class there were 3. So we thought we would be down to 2 this time. Our guess on who would show up was Heidi, the German Shepherd mix.

As always, we were a little early. We hung out in the car, since it was sleeting and raining. Then we tried to get Bella to pee before class. This is always Dave’s suggestion; he is still traumatized (see the Kindergarten post for more info). Then we headed in. We walked to the back of PetSmart to the glass box classroom and hung out. Sarah, our trainer, came out and we started chatting. We walked inside the room and waited…and waited…and waited for someone else to show up.

No one did. So we got an hour-long one-on-one session. Which normally goes for $79.

We ended up waiting for about 20 min for the other class puppies to arrive and while we were waiting, Bella ran around like a mad puppy. She didn’t seem to miss the other puppies. She ran, jumped, searched for missing toys under a little plastic playground thing, and did her famous “tuck tail and run”.

When we decided we would start training, she was pooped. So training was pretty easy. Especially since Down was one of the commands and we have already taught her Down. We also worked on Come and more Loose Leash Walking. All in all it was a good class.

We got to know Sarah and her Bulldog a little better and I decided I wanted her to be our trainer for the Intermediate Class.

Hopefully she will teach a class, which will fit our schedules.