I haven't seen a golden for years, but checked and found 4 breeders in our area which makes me wonder where they all went. There are labradoodles, terripoos, various terriers (my favs) and a basset thrown in for variety plus all sorts of small dogs I don't recognize. At least you'll be able to pick Batears out of the pack. Good luck with the classes. Inquiring minds want to know what he's learning now. He's so lucky to have you.
Goldens are all over Conn. As are all the various Doodle combinations. My favorite dog breed? Spanish Water Dogs. They are 35 - 45 lbs, have curly hair not fur and the ones I spoil live with my best friend. So no dog poop patrols for me.
To even out the curve, I suggest tossing bait to distract the Goldens.
the obedience class Julie and i attended had a german shepherd, two australian cattle dogs, a short hair pointer, a king cavalier spaniel, a border collie, and Julie. julie is a rescue, about 35 lbs and of the long dog with short legs form factor (dachshund or corgi) and stripy (guesses are boxer, catahoula cattle dog, bull mastiff). black with brown and amber stripes, with white chest and feet. friendly, sometimes protective with other dogs, major goofball, and the attention span of an 8 year old boy after caffeine. did learn to come, fetch (for 5 throws), settle, and wait (our version of stay) with some consistency. the young animal control officer running the class always sort of paused and then said "julie did .... well. she is really cute.".
One should always think of SOMETHING positive to say.
Batdog having taken and passed all of the CGC and obedience classes open to him, we are in a class called "Tricks." So far, neither of us like it much, but we're going to give it the old college try.
I took my Ruby pound puppy, part poodle, part perhaps terrier/hound to learn the basics. More to teach me than her. She wouldn't come out from under the chairs the third or fourth time out , the instructor got angry, Ruby was upset by the rubber mats on the floor (too much like the smell of the pound.) When the teacher insisted on dragging her out and making her do the command or else even though she was shivering and rolling her eyes, we went home. Enough. I ended up doing the rest of her training, mostly in the kitchen that winter, with book, home made treats, and patience. No fancy tricks, but all the basics on command without fuss. She was such a good dog who loved and was patient with children. I'm sure you have a better instructor than I could find.
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Oh noes! You are going to have to bring your AAA game with this adventure.
I haven't seen a golden for years, but checked and found 4 breeders in our area which makes me wonder where they all went. There are labradoodles, terripoos, various terriers (my favs) and a basset thrown in for variety plus all sorts of small dogs I don't recognize.
At least you'll be able to pick Batears out of the pack. Good luck with the classes. Inquiring minds want to know what he's learning now. He's so lucky to have you.
Goldens are all over Conn. As are all the various Doodle combinations. My favorite dog breed? Spanish Water Dogs. They are 35 - 45 lbs, have curly hair not fur and the ones I spoil live with my best friend. So no dog poop patrols for me.
To even out the curve, I suggest tossing bait to distract the Goldens.
the obedience class Julie and i attended had a german shepherd, two australian cattle dogs, a short hair pointer, a king cavalier spaniel, a border collie, and Julie.
julie is a rescue, about 35 lbs and of the long dog with short legs form factor (dachshund or corgi) and stripy (guesses are boxer, catahoula cattle dog, bull mastiff). black with brown and amber stripes, with white chest and feet. friendly, sometimes protective with other dogs, major goofball, and the attention span of an 8 year old boy after caffeine.
did learn to come, fetch (for 5 throws), settle, and wait (our version of stay) with some consistency.
the young animal control officer running the class always sort of paused and then said "julie did .... well. she is really cute.".
One should always think of SOMETHING positive to say.
Batdog having taken and passed all of the CGC and obedience classes open to him, we are in a class called "Tricks." So far, neither of us like it much, but we're going to give it the old college try.
I took my Ruby pound puppy, part poodle, part perhaps terrier/hound to learn the basics. More to teach me than her. She wouldn't come out from under the chairs the third or fourth time out , the instructor got angry, Ruby was upset by the rubber mats on the floor (too much like the smell of the pound.) When the teacher insisted on dragging her out and making her do the command or else even though she was shivering and rolling her eyes, we went home. Enough. I ended up doing the rest of her training, mostly in the kitchen that winter, with book, home made treats, and patience. No fancy tricks, but all the basics on command without fuss. She was such a good dog who loved and was patient with children. I'm sure you have a better instructor than I could find.
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