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Dear Abby,
Thank you for training my mom on how to be the pack leader. The role was really getting to be very stressful for me. Before you came to my rescue, my mom could hardly take me anywhere. I was so fearful that I constantly barked and growled at humans and their pesky kids. I also didn't like other dogs or animals and always tried to initiate a fight.
Each time I visited to the veterinarian I misbehaved so much that I had to wait outside. Being an adorable Sheltie/Samoyed mix, I LOVED being out in the cold, but my mom was freezing her buns off!! That was the last straw for her.
It's tough learning how to relax and let her take the lead, but she says I'm making progress. She takes me to the pet store and on walks a lot more. I learned that I actually like humans (especially when they give me delicious treats!)
Thanks a lot and see you in class! (Mom's enrolling me in school so that I can work on socializing)
Your PuP-il,
Tuxedo
I started training classes with Abby for my Corgi, Samantha, when she was just six months old. At that point, the only real expectations I had were for her to learn how to sit, stay, and not pull me around when I was walking her. As the classes moved from Puppy to Beginner to Advanced, I could see her really taking an interest. We'd go outside and she would heel at my left and look up at me with that Corgi smile on her face as if she were saying, look, I did it! I can tell she is so excited to go to class and be around her friends, and she looks so excited every time we learn something new and she is able to accomplish it. Abby teaches everything so well with a fun attitude and really encourages a lot of praise. Now, just nearing her first birthday (and knowing much more than how to sit, stay, and walk on the leash), Samantha and I are getting ready for our first dog show!
Working with Abby has been a great experience for me, both getting to see the great rewards of working with my dog and also being around a fun group of other animal-lovers every week.
Tom Simenson
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