I guess I didn' realize how lucky we were when we got Sage as a puppy. Or at least I don't remember her being "bad".


Thank the Lord that the place we purchased Emmy from provides free training for life (and even for the other dogs in the house). They happened to call us yesterday to check and see how Emmy was adjusting and we mentioned that she was having some behavioral issues. By this point I had already started reading the books by Cesar Millan, the Dog Whisperer (given to me by my parents from when their yorkie was a pup).


So we brought her in this morning for her first lesson. I thought she was a little misbehaved, but as soon as the trainer started working with her, boy she was mouthy!! Of course she eventually understood what he was doing and I was both amazed and proud that she took to the lesson as well as she did (not without having something to say of course). The trainer said that basically the issue is dominance and Emmy thinks that she rules the roost and can do whatever she wants. This sounded familiar. I realized that Sage has us wrapped around her little beige and white paw.


After reading some of the book and seeing the lesson, I decided that I want Sage to attend training too. Not because she is misbehaved, but because I want her and Emmy to be on the same page, and I want two wonderful, obeying, disciplined corgis that understand that we love them, but they have to behave. I got the feeling that Ray was slightly laxidaisical at the thought of this. Maybe it's because they both live with him (we won't be living together until I'm finished with college which will be about a year). But I really took to the idea and the training. It made me feel like a proud mommy to see my Emmy sit and stay for me.


Our next lesson will be after Christmas. Until then, we practice with Emmy.