mersonmalinois Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Tonight Diego & I begin our obedience classes at Petsmart. He is 3 months old and has completed all of his vx. We enrolled in the intermediate class since I knew that a puppy or beginner class would bore me to tears. Diego knows sit, down, come, stay & stand and those were required for being in this class. I have not taken a formal obedience class in years. It is limited to only 6 dogs. Should be fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilBailey Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Good luck have fun and come back to tell us some storys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraNik Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Good luck!!!! I wish we had a choice about being in a higher class... I think you made a smart decision... My pup, Jedi gets so bored when all he is required to do is sit or down... So I usually do extra stuff with him in the class otherwise I would lose him completely!! I would love to hear how you and Diego do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mersonmalinois Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 The class is geared for pet owners and not those who are seriously into obedience training or competition. I enrolled Diego for the socialization factor and to work on things with distractions. He did GREAT! The others in class are really nice people and their dogs are well-mannered. Diego did everything really well and the others could not believe he is only 3 months old. He did start to fold at the end and get bored, but I would expect that for sure from a baby dog. We'll practice for next week and see how we progress. The teacher is really into the clicker (which is fine), but I had forgotten mine at home. I haven't used one in years, so I will need to work with it a bit to get my timing/rhythm down. I'm not pushing Diego hard in class. Once he gets tired, we end on a positive and watch the others. Nothing is sadder than a dog that hates a dog sport because of being forced. Are there a lot of training opportunities in Oz? We have some private clubs, but they are far from me. Petsmart is close by the house and I opt for easy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilBailey Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 That would depend on what you wanted to train in. What is it that you are interested on persuing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mersonmalinois Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 That would depend on what you wanted to train in. What is it that you are interested on persuing? I have trained & titled dogs in obedience, agility & herding. I'm in Texas. I didn't know how common obedience clubs are in Oz or how serious they are as far as competition or for pet obedience only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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