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| The graduate, sticking his tongue out. Yabang!!! |
The moment we went inside the training venue, Odie started greeting his classmates by running towards them and then humping them!
I've already mentioned Odie's humping issues, and Doc Marose said that I should just let the other dogs correct this habit through socialization. He was SCHOOLED, all right! Whenever Odie was released into play, he would approach his other classmates and sniff them, hump them, and lick them vigorously until they got annoyed and started barking and biting until Odie yelped for help. For some reason, he was extra naughty. Even if he was already being yelled at and attacked by the others, he didn't seem to mind. In fact, it seemed to have even excited him! Take note, he's the smallest in his class, and the rest of his classmates are large breeds that could easily crush him. Maybe he's not aware of his size, so he thinks he could safely play with anyone. I had a bazillion mini heart attacks whenever the puppies were released into play, especially whenever Odie went to Gunther, a German Shepherd that still lacked socialization.
I've already mentioned Odie's humping issues, and Doc Marose said that I should just let the other dogs correct this habit through socialization. He was SCHOOLED, all right! Whenever Odie was released into play, he would approach his other classmates and sniff them, hump them, and lick them vigorously until they got annoyed and started barking and biting until Odie yelped for help. For some reason, he was extra naughty. Even if he was already being yelled at and attacked by the others, he didn't seem to mind. In fact, it seemed to have even excited him! Take note, he's the smallest in his class, and the rest of his classmates are large breeds that could easily crush him. Maybe he's not aware of his size, so he thinks he could safely play with anyone. I had a bazillion mini heart attacks whenever the puppies were released into play, especially whenever Odie went to Gunther, a German Shepherd that still lacked socialization.
Odie was able to complete all his exercises in spite of it being a naughty day. There was a time though that he became overstimulated, we had to calm him down to refocus. I didn't have a lot of time to review everything with him at home, so I was really happy when I saw him following me (after a motivational demo from teacher), focusing on me in spite of the numerous objects in the obstacle course, even sitting beside me on cue! We did it! I'm so proud of my little boy!
Before class ended, gave prizes to those who got the most number of homework points. I told myself to not expect anything, but kept hoping to get 3rd place. May (Boo&Bon's parent), my sister and I have been expressive of our wanting to win a Kong, hence the blogs. But Ate and I did cram the whole internet thing, and we took him out on an event so he could meet more people. Before the announcement, I thought, what if someone sneaky didn't post anything online and just emailed everything and got the most points?
But yay! Odie won 3rd place and got a Kong! I may have been more excited than him. And like most children, he was more focused on getting the cardboard and tearing it apart. Yay! All our efforts paid off! Boo won 2nd place and got a Kong Wet Wubba, but Bon and Odie's scores were really close, so teacher gave Bon a Kong Classic as well! Yay for Boo and Bon for winning, and yay for their family for taking home two toys! First place went to Buzz, another Golden Retriever who got a whopping 97 points and took home the huge Kong Wobbler. Damn, those Golden Retrievers are so well-behaved and so obedient! And their owners were so determined to get free toys. After all, we have the equipment to shoot! In Odie's case, I write and my sister edits videos for a living. Teamwork!
And so the Pet Centrics Puppy Class has come to an end. I'm sure Odie will miss bullying his classmates. He'll be enrolled in the next-step, the Basic Obedience Group Class, because an obedient Beagle is hard to come by, and we're trying to take that challenge head on. To those interested, there'll be an orientation on November 17. My sister and I really learned a lot from the puppy class. Personally, I think it's a really good training program. Some dog trainers who are so proud that they're self-taught, force their dogs to sit (which I read is BAD for their bones), slap the dogs when misbehaving, and insisting on this calm-submissive behavior, which kind of looks like they're afraid of their humans. Doc Marose focuses on ignoring bad behavior and rewarding good ones, which totally makes sense. It's giving positive reinforcement instead of having your puppies live in fear when you're around. I'd say something mean here, but let me "whisper" it to you. Teehee!
Positive training teaches us humans a thing or two. I mean, shouldn't we all be like that? We have a tendency to focus on the wrong things and we forget to reward the right ones. It's so tiger mom to slap a child with one mistake and ignore an achievement "because that's what's expected."
Before class ended, gave prizes to those who got the most number of homework points. I told myself to not expect anything, but kept hoping to get 3rd place. May (Boo&Bon's parent), my sister and I have been expressive of our wanting to win a Kong, hence the blogs. But Ate and I did cram the whole internet thing, and we took him out on an event so he could meet more people. Before the announcement, I thought, what if someone sneaky didn't post anything online and just emailed everything and got the most points?
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But yay! Odie won 3rd place and got a Kong! I may have been more excited than him. And like most children, he was more focused on getting the cardboard and tearing it apart. Yay! All our efforts paid off! Boo won 2nd place and got a Kong Wet Wubba, but Bon and Odie's scores were really close, so teacher gave Bon a Kong Classic as well! Yay for Boo and Bon for winning, and yay for their family for taking home two toys! First place went to Buzz, another Golden Retriever who got a whopping 97 points and took home the huge Kong Wobbler. Damn, those Golden Retrievers are so well-behaved and so obedient! And their owners were so determined to get free toys. After all, we have the equipment to shoot! In Odie's case, I write and my sister edits videos for a living. Teamwork!
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| CLASS PHOTO! Doc Marose with Bon the Golden Retriever, Nox the Husky, Carl the German Shepherd, Boo the Golden Retriever, Buzz the Golden Retriever, Odie the Beagle Boy, and their respective humans. |
And so the Pet Centrics Puppy Class has come to an end. I'm sure Odie will miss bullying his classmates. He'll be enrolled in the next-step, the Basic Obedience Group Class, because an obedient Beagle is hard to come by, and we're trying to take that challenge head on. To those interested, there'll be an orientation on November 17. My sister and I really learned a lot from the puppy class. Personally, I think it's a really good training program. Some dog trainers who are so proud that they're self-taught, force their dogs to sit (which I read is BAD for their bones), slap the dogs when misbehaving, and insisting on this calm-submissive behavior, which kind of looks like they're afraid of their humans. Doc Marose focuses on ignoring bad behavior and rewarding good ones, which totally makes sense. It's giving positive reinforcement instead of having your puppies live in fear when you're around. I'd say something mean here, but let me "whisper" it to you. Teehee!
Positive training teaches us humans a thing or two. I mean, shouldn't we all be like that? We have a tendency to focus on the wrong things and we forget to reward the right ones. It's so tiger mom to slap a child with one mistake and ignore an achievement "because that's what's expected."
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