I’m happy to report that Mom and Dad’s first Canine Good Citizen class went very well. I admit though, I feel like the weird old guy. My classmates are all younger than me. Ok, they’re a lot younger than me. Also they’ve all been through the obedience classes with this trainer, so some of my […]
Sorry Asa, but Mom and Dad have gone as far as they can with you. It is time for me to lead them further to receive their good citizen status! Oh sure you’ve worked really hard this past year, but…well…how can I put this nicely? You seem to be a bad influence on Mom and […]
It’s been a few months now since Asa and I took Mom and Dad to their last class with their trainer. Yet I can’t seem to shake his voice echoing in my head! Case in point, the other night Asa and I were busy using our Golden power of mind control to convince Dad to […]
Rather than give you an update on my humans’ training, I thought I’d let one of my students, Mom, share with you what she and Dad have been doing to practice their lessons. Please note that the views expressed here by Mom do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Asa and myself. So without further […]
When I enrolled Mom & Dad into training lessons never did I dream it could someday save Asa’s life. However, that is what exactly happened on a recent errand. Mom needed to run to the market to pick up a missing ingredient for dinner. Having been cooped up in the office all day, Dad leashed […]
After over 20 years of working with dogs and humans, leave it to Asa to do something Mom and Dad’s trainer has never seen before. Well actually, let me rephrase that, leave it to Asa to NOT do something. For the past few weeks we have been fine tuning our off-leash heel. Surprisingly Asa is […]
Chuck Billy and I are always looking for opportunities to reinforce Mom and Dad’s training. Therefore I jumped at the chance to accompany Dad to get the car’s oil change yesterday. Little did I realize we’d soon become the center of attention at the Subaru dealership! Now I’ve accompanied Dad before on this errand, so […]
We have reached the crucial part of Mom and Dad’s training of translating the skills we’ve taught them in the classroom into real world experiences. After working so hard with Mom and Dad’s trainer to get them ready for summer, it is time to put their lessons into practice. Sure Asa and I have been […]
When it comes to our social calendars, Asa and I are completely in sync. However when it comes to our social compass, we are polar opposites! For me, Mom and Dad will always be true north, and therefore will receive my undivided attention. Asa, on the other paw, is all over the map. This difference […]
Once again I’m realizing I underestimated Mom and Dad’s trainer. I just hope I didn’t accidentally ruin his surprise for me. It was one year ago that Asa and I enrolled Mom and Dad for some training classes. Back then I simply wanted to fine tune their leash walking so that Asa and I didn’t […]
