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sparkfrost

On Having a Dog

Jan 25, 2015 22:34

I love dogs. I love cats, don't get me wrong. I grew up with cats, Palmer and I have two that we adore, i coerced a former coworker into adopting a stray cat that lived outside our apartment, I coo "hey kitty" at any cat that I see while going about my daily business, I will always have and love cats. (BTW, the coworker adores his cat, he's named ( Read more... )

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lostrack621 January 26 2015, 16:25:45 UTC

My Mom had a lot of luck with the obedience classes offered at Petco (pretty sure it's petco and not petsmart...I'll have to doublecheck) when she had George. She is waiting until Spring before taking her CoCo to classes there, because she had a really good obedience experience as well as socializing with other dogs experience.

sparkfrost January 26 2015, 16:31:55 UTC

We are actually looking into the classes at PetSmart (cause it's about 5 minutes from us) but I'll take a look at PetCo's classes too. My mother-in-law also knows someone who does one on one training, and we might check her out as well.

Basically we need her to stop pulling on her leash and to be better behaved around other dogs. She loves other dogs, but can be overwhelming.

lostrack621 January 26 2015, 16:34:25 UTC

I'll ask my Mom tonight which place she went to - I honestly can't remember. ;)

Mom's Coco is the same way with other dogs -- she loves to play and has so much energy that it can be overwhelming cuz it's like "oh HAI THERE! BE MY FRIEND! I want to play!" Mom's making progress with her on her own, but I think that the classes would be really helpful in getting her used to being around other dogs occasionally. She is totally fine with her buddies down the street, where she goes to play on the weekends.