Rhiley Graduated From Beginner Training Class - Michelle

In September I signed Rhiley up for training classes. She was a very good student when she wanted to be. She learned to sit, lay down, stay, beside me (walking without pulling), leave it, take it, drop it, up, and off. She was in a class with several other dogs which helped her with her dog aggression (the main reason we signed her for classes).

The other dogs in Rhiley's class: Lucy the min pin (rust),

Buster the Lhasa (cream),

Buster the Hound (tri colored),

Buddy the Shih Tsu (gray),

and Roscoe the Hound (white & black).

Ashley and June bug are the instructors.

June bug is a maltese-chihuahua mix and is Ashley's personal dog. Rhiley loves Buster and Lucy but not Buddy for some reason. I think it is because Buddy is very hyper and in your face. I was worried about her with big Buster and Roscoe because Rhiley doesn't really like dogs bigger than her but she loved them. She did very well for her first four classes with me and my mom but during her fifth class I wasn't able to attend due to illness. Apparently my sister fed her pizza before my mom picked her up for class so she wasn't very hungary for treats. No treats = No tricks. The seventh class was another dud for Rhiley. She was looking for Sha the whole time and wouldn't listen to me at all. Luckily it was a make-up class due to Lily having her surgery to remove mammery tumors and an eye growth.

We were worried that she wouldn't graduate because she only does the tricks when she wants to. Rhiley was an angel for me and passed with flying colors. Out of one hundred she got a one hundred fifteen she had to get a seventy to pass. the extra fifteen was doggy pushups for extra credit.