tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033899566570421594.post3669712469971070541..comments2024-03-28T00:50:14.956-07:00Comments on Pitlandia: Basic Obedience: Week 4Pitlandia Poochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13478490838803484081noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033899566570421594.post-65417730745847813312012-09-03T16:09:56.507-07:002012-09-03T16:09:56.507-07:00We wanted to get Athena into training right away b...We wanted to get Athena into training right away because we are both new to dog ownership and even though we could have probably taught her the same things that she's learning in class in our own home, it makes us just feel a little better to have a trainer who we can talk to on a weekly basis. We were very lucky to have private training sessions for the first three weeks, so we got a lot of one-on-one attention and got all of our specific questions answered (I'm sure this doesn't happen very often when taking classes from Petco). I think that we will continue to have Athena in training classes for another couple of months as we try to eliminate some of her undesirable behaviors =)<br /><br />By the way, thanks for stopping by the blog =) We love living in Portland and would love to have some friends with dogs here, so let us know if you ever decide to move!!!Pitlandia Poochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13478490838803484081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033899566570421594.post-83615767804700594152012-09-01T10:52:19.166-07:002012-09-01T10:52:19.166-07:00Hopefully things will go a bit better next week at...Hopefully things will go a bit better next week at class =) Glad to hear that Hurley was able to make it through the 5 week class even after his very vocal first class!Pitlandia Poochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13478490838803484081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033899566570421594.post-71970051425008673602012-09-01T07:31:29.176-07:002012-09-01T07:31:29.176-07:00Reading this makes me proud of you and forever gui...Reading this makes me proud of you and forever guilty of the fact that we've had Hades for almost two years and Braylon for a year and a half and never taken them to formal training. Are you horrified yet? And not because they are perfect...they both battle leash reactivity and only know a handful of commands. The only training we ever did was have a trainer come to our house to work with us on greeting company. Anyway... good for Athena! What a pretty little lady! Plus, I love the name! I look forward to reading about dog ownership in Portland--I have this romantic fantasy that it would be a great place to move, for which I have no basis, so I'd like to see if that's true. :)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02650445910092342851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033899566570421594.post-13739811960122331102012-08-31T10:23:40.613-07:002012-08-31T10:23:40.613-07:00The first group class pretty much always sucks. W...The first group class pretty much always sucks. When we took Hurley to basic obedience class he barked and whined for 45 minutes straight. Straight! It was awful and I didn't know if we'd be able to get through the 5 week class but his vocalization was only that once and he was much better the rest of the classes. So hang in there! Athena will get better!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927341583121637250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033899566570421594.post-56457547893386374522012-08-31T08:35:40.572-07:002012-08-31T08:35:40.572-07:00We were very excited that we were moved into a cla...We were very excited that we were moved into a class with other dogs because 'being less excited around dogs' is an area that we really need to work on! Athena just wants to play so bad that she doesn't even know what to do with herself! Hopefully she will just keep improving as we continue our training classes. Thanks for your support!Pitlandia Poochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13478490838803484081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033899566570421594.post-78915311557925886812012-08-31T08:06:34.404-07:002012-08-31T08:06:34.404-07:00Working in a class environment is great for this v...Working in a class environment is great for this very reason! It certainly is challenging, but what's a challenge except for an opportunity to overcome it! You and Athena are working hard, so you'll get past this in no time! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com