Category: Animal House
we just got a girl labra-doodle puppy. she is 14 weeks old. last night i took joy to her first obedience class. my question is has anyone here ever taken a dog to a regular class with sighted participants? if so, what are or do you have any thoughts as to things i need to do make it a worthwhile and meaningful experience. the teacher was perfectly comfortable with a blind student. i'm just a little nervous i guess.
Hi, how is the class going? A labra-doodle puppy, she must be adorable!
I've attended 2 dog training classes now with sighted folks. My partner is sighted, but I found the experience frustrating from time to time. We had a great instructor though. She would email the handouts to me, so I could review what needed to be practiced throughout the week.
How many students are in your class? Our first class was medium sized; around 6 or 7. The agility class last summer had only 3 people that consistently shoed up. That one was way more fun!
*Grin,* I get stage fright though. I'm much more comfortable practicing at home, instead of trying something out in front of the class.
the class was way huge. there were 20 something people and three teachers. we quit. figure i can teach at home just fine thank you very much.
About ten years ago, I took one of our Dobermans through obedience class. Our class was really big; I think it had between 15 and 20 members. Luckily, the instructor had the patience of a saint and spent some extra time working with me; otherwise, we wouldn't have passed!