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Bob’s First Training Class and Weekly Weigh-in

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This week Bob had his first puppy training class which went better than expected. Not the best one in the class but he didn’t do too bad.

When it comes to doing something for treats, Bob is Johnny-On-The Spot, literally. He can’t plant his butt fast enough for a sit if it means treats. He also did exceptionally well learning how to touch.

His weak point? Well that would be off leash following. That just isn’t going to happen at this stage of the game. You can see the thought process when this exercise starts -
Ruthanna – “Come Bob!”
Bob – “Is she nuts?! I’m not trotting after her. Heck, it’s not the bigest room, she’ll be back around in a moment if I just lay down here. Hey, you know, while I’m waiting,  those other people in here had treats too…and they’re closer so I don’t have to hardly walk at all. Let’s go say Hi.”

The other nice thing about training class? Bob is wiped out for most of the afternoon!

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Bob out like a light

The bad thing about training? Bob wakes back up with a vengeance!

Now as for training at home, the other three, Ursa, Piper and even Sadie, couldn’t be happier. They are overjoyed with giddiness at the prospect of getting treats as well. In fact for three dogs that at times act like they’ve never been trained, it’s amazing how quickly all the commands come rushing back.

This week’s Bob weigh-in and height:

6/10/2012 29 pounds 16.5 inches

Bob grew about an inch this past week and added on 5 more pounds!

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First week, done.

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Whew, what a week! Thank goodness it’s over and Bob has started to fit into the routine. Plus we’ve started figuring him out which has helped out tremendously.

On Sunday we did our weekly weigh-in and even though for two days he hardly ate anything due to the new surroundings, he still grew 1/2 inch (now 15 1/2″ tall at the shoulders) and added 5lbs to his weight. So now at 9 weeks old, he’s 24lbs and growing.

Some of the things Bob learned this first week of being in our house,
1. Do not mess with that black cat, Uku.
2. Don’t bother the big dogs when they are chewing on a bone.
3. Don’t mess with that black cat.
4. Don’t bite or pull on the big dogs Blockedl.
5. Don’t mess with that black cat.
6. If you sit when Mom tells you to, you get a yummy treat.
7. Don’t mess with that black cat.
8. That cold hard stuff that comes out of the refrigerator door is fun to play with and eat.
9. Don’t mess with that black cat, especially after she’s told you four times not to mess with her. Those things on her feet are sharp!
10. If quick enough, you can sneak under the gate in the laundry room and snack on the cat food cause those goofy cats will leave perfectly good food just lying around in a bowl.

Overall, Bob did exceptionally well learning the ropes this first week and it became quite obvious that this is one smart little puppy. Hopefully the rest of his training will go equally as well as the weeks roll on.

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whew, all this fun wears a puppy out!

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