This is probably the closest thing I'll ever get to becoming a teary-eyed "mother" in a sort of graduation.
Bruce officially ended his Family Dog 1 in Better Dog Canine Behavior center. And just as I had hoped, he became a better dog indeed. He learned so many basic commands that we thought he couldn't learn at all. He gets stuff so fast, he absorbs it like a sponge and performs every trick flawlessly. We learned so much about him and about dogs in general. We also learned so much about ourselves and how we deal with expectations and frustrations with our canine friends.
Bruce learned the basics like sit, down, leave it, meet and greet, by the mat, walk and different kinds of stays. He even had this sort of culminating activity with the president of a dog agility organization and the CEO of Better Dog Canine Behavior center, Jojo Isorena. Karla and I were the ones extremely nervous on the meet and greet exercise that I think both of us didn't breath anticipating Bruce will give in to pressure. But he was able to deliver the exercises flawlessly and received praises from dog elite experts and trainers. He also received praises from Better Dog staff members. He was such a star and it was a shame that we doubted him for a second.
Also, as additional words of advise from the president, he mentioned that Bruce already has the foundation of performing basic commands. He already knows the concept of obedience, but it never stops there. The learning in fact never stops and we should continuously find that opportunity to challenge and nurture him, to make exercises more complex until he grows up to be this elite and formidable guard dog we can definitely control. Right now, though he knows the basics, he is still a puppy. And just like any puppy, he still explores and does stuff he wants to do. According to the trainers, we should instill in Bruce the mature mentality of depending his actions and life at our commands. He should never decide to do things on his own. I must admit that he has not reached that level yet, but eventually he will. He is still a work in progress.
And with that, I decided to enroll him in Grade 2. With so much potential and promise, we don't want to waste his good behavior and cooperation in training. We will enroll him in the 2nd Family Dog Module, which is a more complex module with lots of distractions. After that, we might probably enroll him in the K9 training module and then enlist him and me probably in the CLASS training module and hopefully get our Bachelor of Arts, Masters and PHD! I know, it's insane! I've never imagined that there were lots of training classes and modules to develop our dogs! Bruce impressed us so much that all our efforts are worth it. He will start his 2nd module training in January next year!
Enrolling him in this class was one of the greatest decisions I've ever made. Bruce learned so much and he has developed a better personality. As owners, we also learned to be more patient, trusting and positive.
Congratulations, Bruce!!! You are such a perfect student. You definitely are a better dog now.
Bruce officially ended his Family Dog 1 in Better Dog Canine Behavior center. And just as I had hoped, he became a better dog indeed. He learned so many basic commands that we thought he couldn't learn at all. He gets stuff so fast, he absorbs it like a sponge and performs every trick flawlessly. We learned so much about him and about dogs in general. We also learned so much about ourselves and how we deal with expectations and frustrations with our canine friends.
Bruce learned the basics like sit, down, leave it, meet and greet, by the mat, walk and different kinds of stays. He even had this sort of culminating activity with the president of a dog agility organization and the CEO of Better Dog Canine Behavior center, Jojo Isorena. Karla and I were the ones extremely nervous on the meet and greet exercise that I think both of us didn't breath anticipating Bruce will give in to pressure. But he was able to deliver the exercises flawlessly and received praises from dog elite experts and trainers. He also received praises from Better Dog staff members. He was such a star and it was a shame that we doubted him for a second.
Also, as additional words of advise from the president, he mentioned that Bruce already has the foundation of performing basic commands. He already knows the concept of obedience, but it never stops there. The learning in fact never stops and we should continuously find that opportunity to challenge and nurture him, to make exercises more complex until he grows up to be this elite and formidable guard dog we can definitely control. Right now, though he knows the basics, he is still a puppy. And just like any puppy, he still explores and does stuff he wants to do. According to the trainers, we should instill in Bruce the mature mentality of depending his actions and life at our commands. He should never decide to do things on his own. I must admit that he has not reached that level yet, but eventually he will. He is still a work in progress.
And with that, I decided to enroll him in Grade 2. With so much potential and promise, we don't want to waste his good behavior and cooperation in training. We will enroll him in the 2nd Family Dog Module, which is a more complex module with lots of distractions. After that, we might probably enroll him in the K9 training module and then enlist him and me probably in the CLASS training module and hopefully get our Bachelor of Arts, Masters and PHD! I know, it's insane! I've never imagined that there were lots of training classes and modules to develop our dogs! Bruce impressed us so much that all our efforts are worth it. He will start his 2nd module training in January next year!
Enrolling him in this class was one of the greatest decisions I've ever made. Bruce learned so much and he has developed a better personality. As owners, we also learned to be more patient, trusting and positive.
Congratulations, Bruce!!! You are such a perfect student. You definitely are a better dog now.
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| Tired Bruce on our way home. Family Dog Module 1 in the bag! |
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