[corgimom]

We had our 5th puppy class tonight.

Basically, everything went pretty well. We were practicing calling our dogs in
order for them to come to us. She had our dogs on a leash and then we went behind a wall to call them. A few of the dogs went to their owner immediately, a few needed encouragement(a little extra push, or ended up going to another lady), and Cody...well, he looked my direction and took a couple of steps towards me, but then decided that staying by the trainer with her yummy food pouch was a much better idea! So much for loyalty; and to think I thought that he really loved me, but he has proven that he loves food much more - ha. He did eventually get to me, but not as fast as he should have.

Another thing we are working on is the "leave it" command so if we are outside walking and the dog sees something gross, that he will not eat it if we tell him to leave it. However, in class, I think the thing she does is a bit ridiculous for puppies this young. She walks around and throws a handful of treats on the floor at each dog(which scatters all around their paws), and we are supposed to tell our dog to "leave it" and the dog is supposed to ignore them?? I find that a bit crazy and not one dog left them alone. Cody gobbled up 3 of them before I could get his attention on me and focus on something else. There are some things that she does and my vet is in agreement are more advanced than what our puppies can do - and we know how much Corgis love food.