Third week of rowdy rover...

This was a crazy week! Work was busy and I broke my cell phone. I was unable to text for literally seven days. It was horrible. But here is a picture of Coco made with my new and improved cell. It takes videos too so be prepared to be wowed!

This week, Coco and I worked on the command "touch" when I put out my right hand. And we also worked with putting her muzzle on. That always makes me sad to do , even though I know that I should act like it's no big deal. She just looks so sad when she has it on. It's all ridiculous looking, too, because it didn't fit right and I had to basically chop away at it with scissors to make it fit. Oi!

Rowdy rover went a million times better this week. I did what the trainer suggested and got better treats: chicken, cheese and broiled hotdog bits. She was a lot more focused and was pretty close to the other dogs this time. One of the dogs, Jake, was next to us alot and Coco kept staring at him. But I was able to take advantage of that and work on the "watch" command. I think she is starting to understand "watch". The trainers at Gemini are wicked awesome and so nice. Coco is a handful at times but they stop the class whenever she is out of her harness or is panicking. Her big test came after class when we went to the vet. I walked her right past an old Lab mix and she didn't bark. Another Lab puppy got a little close but I saw her ramp up and I got her to settle. However, the third dog, a Corgie, had the audacity to bark in her presence (the little scamp). Coco went bezerk. But honestly, she was so good about walking right past that first dog, that I'm giving her a break!

Hooray for the Coco! She is learning to overcome!