A few tired pooch pics!

[snakemama]

Jasper's workout in class today was tough! There was a scuffle between two dogs and I asked him not to get involved...and he didn't! We did a lot of work at a distance, and then he had to work while being misted with a spray bottle, which was INCREDIBLY hard for him, because he's afraid of water. He made a little bit of progress with that, we'll be doing a lot more of it in the next few weeks.

Once we got home, he was OUT. He didn't even finish his dinner before he fell asleep!! I got a few adorable pictures if him in the roughly 90 seconds it took him to be completely zonked.

Going...


Going...


Gone!

[chocolatepuppy]

Ha ha! It looks like class really wears you out Jasper! You're so cute!

[Taz_Zoee]

Awww, poor Jasper! You are all worn out. I am so glad I got to meet this little guy a couple years ago (wow, it's been that long?). He is a sweetie!

[MonicanHonda]

Wow, that sounds like an awesome class you are in! Working with all those distractions. He's adorable and I love his little face scruff

[Lady's Human]

Finally. I wanted to look at those pics last night.....but the filters at work won't let me.

[snakemama]

Monica - his class puts a HUGE emphasis on working around distraction! The classes are five days a week (But you only have to go whenever it's convenient!) and held at three different parks, so there are always sports teams, other dogs, bunnies running around, and whatnot. I'm so proud of all the things we've accomplished in the short time we've been working with this trainer!! Jasper gets compliments everywhere we go on what a good boy he is!!

The scuffle last night was really a one-off...we have a couple of dog aggressive dogs in the class, and we integrate them into the group carefully. One of the dogs who is usually very friendly was having an off night (I think because his person was just laid off yesterday and she was very stressed) and he decided he wanted more personal space.

Here's a video of my trainer's daughter working their yellow labby boy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOtZ6138ZTk

Rico was one seriously aggressive pupster when my trainer took him in - as you can see that's not an issue anymore!! Toward the end of class last night I walked away to sit on a bench where Rico was on a down-stay, and he came over and put his head in my lap! What a lovebug.

This is my trainer's son working with his Malinois.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyxVB...eature=related

These two are something to watch together. Noel is VERY responsive and a great match with Matthew. I wish I had the energy to keep up with a Mal.

[wanwan1007]

Okay this is my first time seeing Jasper he is such a CUTIE!!!!!!!!!!!!
I need to find one of those classes for Tippy. THanks for the link I'm going to look them up on the web. What type of class is Jasper in?

[snakemama]

It's a regular obedience class, but Sit Means Sit has a HUGE focus on working around distractions. My trainer takes his students out to different parks, and we work on different stuff every time based on how the dogs are progressing, how many people are in the class, etc. It's really laid-back, flexible, and at the same time, we get FAST results!

The variety is awesome. The morning classes are usually just three of us...one time I was the only one who came in the morning so we got a private lesson! The evening classes are usually between 6-10 people, and Saturday classes can get a little crazy!

[wanwan1007]

Thanks, I see that they do have a couple of classes in my area. I'm going to look into getting more info.