Bob
and Finnegan
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| Norfolk Terrier |
Katherine and I visited our friends, Bob
and Erica on the weekend. They have a
new Norfolk terrier puppy called Finnegan who is a going concern! Bob has considerable experience as a dog
owner: h3we has trained dogs for hunting
and has bred dogs. (If you check our blog
post for January 6, 2012 you’ll see a posting about his lovely dog “Nike”.) Bob brought Finnegan in to see us last week;
I examined Finn and administered his vaccines and Greg met with Bob and Finn to
discuss puppy issues, such as house training, diet and behaviour.
During our visit on the weekend, Bob told
us that he had visited 3 of the puppy trainers Greg had recommended so that he
could observe a class before he signed up with Finn. Of the three classes he observed, there was
one in particular that he felt would be suitable for Finn.
I was so impressed that someone with Bob’s
experience with dogs would enroll his puppy in classes, let alone take the time
to investigate 3 different trainers. All
of the trainers are ones that we recommend but not every trainer will
necessarily be a good fit with you and your puppy. I meet so many clients who say to me: “I’m not taking my dog to classes; I’ve had
dogs before.” As Bob knows, every pup is
different and each one requires an individual approach.
We also know that pups who are taking to
training classes have a 90% chance of becoming good canine citizens and only a
small chance of being surrendered or euthanized because of undesirable
behaviour. We will be running a series
of short articles on “Early Puppy Socialization Classes” in the next little
while which will outline some of the benefits.
Puppy classes are also be a great introduction to various dog sports
such as obedience, agility, tracking, and retrieving.
Have fun Bob and Finn; you’ll make a great
team!!
Barbara Drewry
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