Well, I am just so proud of 7 month old Cozij. We just finished our first Clicker Class (puppy grade) and she won the only prize for perfect attendance, a squeaky toy for the best trick (learned for our last week of class and she worked perfectly on the clicker with the other three handlers. I can't recommend the Clicker method highly enough. We were in a class with three huge puppies: a German Shepherd, a Golden, and Labrador. The first day of class as they bounded loose across the hall she would only run away and hide under the chairs alongside the wall and screamed if any of them bounded toward her. I think she was picking up on my fear that she would be accidently hurt by them. By the second class she was so intensely watching me for food and instruction that she didn't even acknowledge their endless wrestling and running about. By the third class she was chasing them around the room. Our trick for graduation was to pick up three of her toys and put them in the toy box. I hoped to just get her socialized before show time starts next month but I learned you can teach these smart little dogs ANYTHING! What a world that opens for her and me. Liz Gordon Merrychase
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