Yesterday Roscoe and I went to PetSmart for our first training class. The trainer is a lady named Rita, who seems really enthusiastic and in love with her job. There are 5 pups in the class total, two labs, a 7-month old Beagle (who might not be back, I think she was just auditing the class to see how her dog would do), and another gorgeous dog who's breed I don't know, but he was gray and black, shaggy and very pretty. The first class is a lot of talking, with the trainer explaining how the class would go, and gave us our clickers and binders. She went over some potty training tips and we did "Watch Me." It's designed to get your dog paying attention to you - holding a treat under their nose, and then bring it up between your eyes, say "Watch me!" and then click/treat when they make eye contact with you. The class went about 40 minutes over time, but it seems pretty cool. Roscoe was very interested in meeting all the dogs, but we had to hold them back from socialization (that's Week 3). The trainer also went over "Cradle/Massage" to get your dog used to being touched. Roscoe has no problems with that at this time.

He got another round of shots at the vet this past Saturday - a couple of yips and he was fine. Four weeks he gets his last set, and then two weeks later he'll get snipped and chipped. I'm excited to get all the expensive new-puppy stuff out of the way. I think he's been playing with me when it comes to peeing. I know he can hold it for a while - he holds it all day when I'm at work and at night, and has for the past week or so. When I'm at home, he'll ask to go out every 40 minutes or so. He does pee when we go out, a very small amount. Of course every time he goes outside and potties in any way, he gets a treat. So he's obviously figured out the way to get more treats.

He's somewhat tolerating the cat a bit more, but I think she put him in his place. This past Saturday, he ran up the stairs in the morning. I was in the kitchen doing dishes, and as soon as he ran up there I heard:

BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK HISS HISS BARK BARK YIP thump thump thump as he ran back down the stairs.

She's declawed on her front claws, so I'm assuming she bit him. I checked him out and we went to the vet that same day, no visible signs of any distress. Last night Bobby (the boyfriend) and I sat on the couch petting the cat while Roscoe laid on the ground and watched/dozed. Serendipity (the cat) was very aware of his presence the entire time. So he's barking at her less, and growing used to her presence, which is good.

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Comment by Lincoln is Corgilicious on April 14, 2008 at 11:19pm
Lincoln will be graduating his PetSmart puppy training next week.

I must admit, we slacked a bit but we are on track again!
Comment by Geri & Sidney on April 14, 2008 at 1:34pm
We took Sidney's "big brother" old man corgi mis to PetSmart also. They did a pretty good job and Bruce still obeys pretty well. Sidney goes to a different trainer because they also have an agility course there and he can get used to some of the equipment. This lady who teaches has written many books about dog training and she really knows how to handle the dogs! I can't wait until Sid has mastered off-leash (vocal) commands.
Comment by Sam Tsang on April 14, 2008 at 1:09pm
Awesome! we did all our classes at petsmart too :)
Comment by Karen & Bailey on April 14, 2008 at 1:01pm
yay! Bailey's doing the classes at PetSmart too. =) he's loving it, so many other puppies to meet.
Comment by Stephen on April 14, 2008 at 1:01pm
good luck...tiki went to petsrmart training and it was a blast...had a lot of fun and it was a good way to socialize her with other dogs, people, etc. I definitely recommend it....it was very good training...especially for the simple things like sit or "leave it" which means she does not grab anything she walks by. However you have to really keep it up...we slacked a bit and given that corgi's are too intelligent for their own good, that makes them headstrong...so "selective" hearing is what she has now.

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