Stepan signed us up for dog obedience training through Informal Classes. Last night we attended our first meeting. Our first command to work on is heel - Homer did an excellent job and seemed to really enjoy the class. There are about 8 dogs in the class. It was quite amazing to watch the instructor deal with the one or two dogs who were being difficult and agressive. It was even more amazing seeing the difference in the dog's behaviour once Raquel illustrated to the dog owners the proper technique for handling undesireable behaviour. As my friends who have participated in similar classes have been telling me, the dog obedience classes aren't as much about teaching the dog as they are about teaching the owners how to communicate with their dogs.
Posted by jfer at August 28, 2001 9:32 AM