I just finished the 3rd week at Petsmart for the puppy classes. Meeko goes crazy when he sees other dogs, he doesnt bark, just wants to run over and say hi. he was crazy the first week, but the first 10 mins of class is playtime. soo its good because they go crazy and get wild and then they get tired out and sit for the rest of the class. one lady did get kicked out last week tho. but her dog was a yelper. just high pitched yelping the whole entire class. our trainer did try to work with her tho. she didnt just throw them out. but after 3 weeks, all of her methods didnt phase the pup. i would go over to petsmart and talk to the trainer. the lady got her money back, soo it wasnt a total lost. i think the classes help. we just learned leave it, drop it, get it. which i wouldnt have known how to teach.
the trainer tried getting the pup toys, giving her a bottle killed with the kong paste to lick, taught her owner how to massage her neck and ear to calm her, gave her rawhides to nibble on, her last resort was a lil mist bottle. the trainer also asked the owner to come to class early and stay later and the trainer walked her around the store for 10 mins to try and work with her. but Meeko still barks every once in a while, all the puppies do. Meeko even ignores the trainer and tries to run towards the other pups to play more. last week she even put him in with the bigger dogs because he had soo much energy.
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