Puppy Class

As of January 10th, Lyra and I have been attending puppy classes! It so far has definitely been worth the money despite what Azam says about it not having any value! Both she and I have been learning lots and she's been doing amazingly well! Her trainer, Jon, is very impressed with her progress! The only thing though, is every time we go to Petsmart (her classes are through them), she has to say hi to everyone, so walking to the training centre, doesn't take the 2 minutes it normally does, instead it takes 15! But I rather have her be friendly that aggressive towards other people and animals!

She's learned sit, down, leave it, take it, stand and we've been practicing her loose leash walking. They combine hand signals, luring and clicker training. We definitely enjoy our classes!

She's also been able to make a new friend Nikkita! Nikkita is also turning 4 months and is a German Sheppard.

I highly recommend that all first time dog owners take some classes. I like the classes that Petsmart offers because it allows me to work with her. Other obedience classes that we've looked at, requires us to leave her in the care of a trainer and just visit her. It also requires a committment from the owner. Her class is about an hour long, however we practice everyday! I've gained much knowledge and have learned different techniques for training! It's a great way to spend one on one time with her. We look forward to our weekly classes! We're going into week 4!

The Petsmart classes were also a great deal. We paid, $120 for 8 weeks of classes. It's 1 one hour long class each week.

I also recommend taking your dog to as many places as possible so that they can grow accustomed to traveling. Lyra is very well behaved in the car and loves going for rides. Also our weekly visit to the pet store allows her to meet and socialize with other dogs!

I'm also going to take Kiko to some classes for older dogs!