More Dog Thoughts

We talk a lot to our trainer outside of class, since we have a personal relationship with her. So, she tells us all sorts of stuff about other peoples' dogs. Most of it is pretty sad...like the Rottweiler who is not yet two years old but has obvious hip problems. The trainer has had to bug the owners to take the dog to a specialist, and says that they're not into their dog to begin with. Then there's the old couple with a cairn terrier that is just a bundle of life and is so excited about everything - and the worst match for that old couple who can't control him at all. And the woman who just won't listen to anything the trainer says but has a beautiful white shepherd who is absolutely fantastic. But the woman is a total dolt who didn't work on anything outside of class. Fortunately, her dog is really well-behaved to begin with. And if that's not enough, there was a nice Hispanic couple who lives with their extended family who thinks it's cool to have an aggressive dog - so their dog, who is dog aroused like Ki, is not only excited by other dogs but is also aggressive. The trainer says he's a scary dog, and that's saying something.

It's a miracle we made it through class - the trainer said it was one of her toughest and she was so gratified to see all the dogs do as well as they did. It was not the situation we initially wanted, for sure, but it was definitely a worst-case scenario for Ki and she made it through with flying colors.

So what's next?

Off-leash and agility, of course.