We finally had time to address Toto's bad habits and found a great trainer! His name is Paul and he came to the house this week for an hour session and wound up staying three!
Training is all he does and he also has a "dog bootcamp" as he trains dogs for lots of other things than just obedience for owners like us. REALLY nice guy! Toto was very shy at first but by the time he finished she was literally "trotting" along with him, wearing her harness and leash, looking so proud with her little head held high just like she was in a show ring!! I swear, it was the cutest thing because she is so tiny, his foot was bigger than Toto!!
Now the real work starts ... he showed us a couple of things to work on until her next session with him! By the time he is through she will know the verbal commands as well as hand signals. We are also going to explore some of the agility training just for more excercise for her as she is so confined. Dr. Lucy is in favor of this but not the stuff that's really high because of her size!! Paul also made us feel good about what we have been doing so far!! It made it easier for him to begin his work with her because she already knew a few commands!
Will keep you all updated on her progress!!
