Puppy Pre-school

I called K9 to 5 Dog Training today and I'm going to put Harley in a Puppy Pre-School class starting on Sunday at 1:30pm. It's a six session course (you don't have to worry about missing a week). It's using clicker training. I think Harley will do well with that. It's positive reinforcement which is the way I want to go with Harley. I just have to pick up some treats and a treat bag before the class. I also have to get Harley his Bordetella shot on Thursday. He'll be 11 weeks old on Friday which is a week early for classes but I want to get him started ASAP. I want him to meet other dogs and other people. That will be good for him. The class is $110 (which includes the clicker). The trainer told me about a natural dog food store where I can get the treats. It's called Mike's Natural Food and it's off on Academy (in the Village 7 area).

Harley has been doing really well today. I took him for a walk and he carried a piece of bark in his mouth so he didn't chew on the leash. Not sure if that's a good idea but it worked for today. I left him home alone for about an hour while I went to the dentist. He was fine when I got home. I have another dentist appointment tomorrow at 11am to get my crown replaced. He shouldn't be home alone too long. He's wonderful though. Still no accidents in the kennel and none in the house in days. He's getting more comfortable with the dogs out back. They aren't barking at each other as much. I'm sure one day he'll go up to the fence for a sniff. I'll just have to watch how that goes.

We played Retrieve this morning. He loves playing fetch. We only do it 2 or 3 times though so he won't get bored with retrieving. He got one of those bursts of energy this morning and became a terror for about 5 minutes. Guess I can deal with that. ;)