Jody and I took Maddie to her second obedience training class this morning. Jody and Maddie went by themselves last weekend, and today was my first class. We all worked on "sit" and Maddie does pretty well if she happens to be in the mood to sit. Otherwise, she could hardly be less annoyed with it all. After we (collectively) failed at "sit", we went on to walking on a leash without pulling. There was very little pulling going on, because there are all kinds of things to smell up and down the aisles at the PetSmart in Georgetown. She (kind of) got a passing grade in the not-pulling-on-the-leash department, but I am not convinced that it was something she learned, I am going with it was something she smelled. The instructor was convinced that she needed a different kind of collar or harness. We tried a collar that reminded me of a mule, and she would not have any part of it. We put it on her twice, and she immediately wriggled out of it. Then we tried (and bought) a harness that the leash attaches in front of her (kind of at the breast-plate) instead of at her back. We were also 'instructed' not to use the retractable leash, but to just use a shorter leash on her. I took her for a walk later in the afternoon, following all the instructions, and she indeed not tug or pull on the leash, but I am not so sure that I like the new harness or the new routine. We shall see how Jody likes it when he takes her for a walk tomorrow.Deeds, Actions, Changes, TRAINING, Kindnesses, Whirled Peas, FUN!
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