Cooper’s Third Class

This morning Cooper decided to bring the pad and baby blanket from his crate to his side of the couch. I figured he was just trying to get comfortable as he took his morning nap… ~*Adorable*~

Cooper had another class, and this time his classmate was MIA (missing in action)…

Cooper at least didn’t embarrass me too badly, so I am thankful for that, with his classmate missing it kind of places him as the only other student in the spotlight. He did much better with his walking, left side, and much less pulling and fit throwing (he did an alligator roll last time fighting for freedom). This time he was learning “drop it” and “leave it”.

What he learned in class would have come in handy the night we decided to make chicken salads for dinner! I dropped the entire container of cherry tomatoes, and he was trying to eat them up faster than I could pick them up, and I had to hold him and yell for someone to get the dog! At the time I freaked out, using Yahoo to search, “can dogs eat tomatoes”? I think he managed in that short time frame to snatch up four or five tomatoes!!!

The good thing about Cooper is that he usually only does a “naughty” thing once at home, thank God!!! Such as the keyboard cord, he did that once, we said “no” (he knew we were mad, tone of voice), and now he can sleep under my husband’s desk. He sometimes sleeps at his feet, with the cord moving around (keyboard and mouse), or even simply under there alone. So I have been pretty lucky that he learns certain things quickly (boundaries of chewing). Only thing he doesn’t get a clue about, “do not chew and rip up the toilet paper”, and especially not off the roll/wall. He never swallows anything he chews up, he spits it back out, but I think he likes the chaos of the mess it makes.

I would like to add that I am thankful that Cooper managed to get some one on one time with the teacher/trainer, I feel uncomfortable in life about being placed in a spotlight of any kind, and I am hoping they are there next week! I like being able to between the two dog currently in the class see the reactions of the puppies, how it is handled, and teaches me how to basically “do homework” at home. I gained the most insight on how to teach “leave it”, compared to making him sit across the room, placing a treat somewhere, than saying “ok” so he runs and eats it. I think I need the class more than he does so I know how and what I am doing.