Hey guys, sorry it's been so long since I've written anything, but nothing too earth-shatteringly exciting has happened lately. But never fear, I have an idea. Ok, so that's normally a perfectly logical reason to fear, but let's ignore that shall we? If you've been keeping up with my life either through this blog or via the wonderful world of Facebook, you are already very well aware that I now have a dog. She was the inspiration behind this new idea.
When I first brought Allie home she was pretty much the perfect dog, extremely quiet, calm, and just generally well-behaved. A lot of that changed after that first dreaded pest control visit. She now is constantly jumping on furniture, chewing on EVERYTHING (she even chewed a hole in the brand new couch cover my mom bought to keep her from ruining the couch not even close to 24 hours after I put it on), and barks, growls, and whines at everything. Now she's not terrible, but it's become apparent that for both mine and her own sanity, she is in desperate need of some obedience training.
Prior to Allie I've never had an indoor dog (the Pomeranian we had when I was little doesn't count since I don't really consider demons to be pets) and aside from teaching Goldie cute little tricks like "shake" and "wave" (these two were basically the same thing, we just didn't grab her paw when we told her to wave), we didn't do any kind of training with her since we had no need to worry about her jumping on the furniture or eating our belongings.
That is the reason behind this new blog series which I've entitled, "The Education of Allie". Because I have no clue what I'm doing, this should be thoroughly entertaining for all of you, and will hopefully not drive me completely over the brink of insanity. So armed with a clicker, plenty of dog treats, an infinity of YouTube videos, and most of my wits intact, I invite you to join me on this journey.
I haven't done much with her today as far as training goes, but I did manage to get her used to the clicker by clicking and giving her a treat while she waited patiently at my feet. I think she liked that little game so we'll see how the rest of the day goes.
Until next time, stay awesome.
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