My toy poodle (katie) and I took puppy classes, then basic obedience class then agility. We loved it! The socialization did not work real well for us, tho because she was the only really small dog with the exception of a papillion in our agility class. She was kind of afraid of the lab, and golden and boxer puppies that were in our puppy class. They only wanted to play like puppies, but she was so much smaller, that she was really frightened. She really loved agility class and did great. I learned so much more in the classes that I really did not get out of the books. We also did some clicker training as well. Now, I feel like I can teach Abbey basic obedience from what I learned in the classes. She is learning quickly, too.
Ellie |