I passed my test!

Miracles do happen!

I am very happy to announce that I have passed my obedience training test!



I was the only doggie in the class who was given a second chance to redo the down-stay command cos during the test, I was distracted by the doggy next to me and got up without my Mummy's permission. The judges thought they should give me a second chance since I completed and passed all the other commands except for this one. Phew!

My parents were really happy and proud of me. Chow Chows are never easy to train and to think that I can pass the obedience test in my first sitting, it's a cause for celebration!

Two dogs topped my class - a lhaso alpo named Piggy (she's really good cos this was her first test and she topped the class!) and a mini schnauzer named Hugo (who failed in his first test a few years ago and has returned for his refresher class!).

I'm so glad I don't have to go for my weekly classes to do all the silly commands and trainings anymore. But I sure do miss my doggy classmates. There's Happy the golden retriever whom I love to play with, Muffin the cross breed who was always a little shy around me, Coffee the sheltie pup who is ultra cute and many others who made the classes a bit more bearable for me.

Byebye my doggy classmates! Please do say hi and sniff my butt if our path ever cross again!

It's Me Or The Dog

Happy Sunday, everyone!

Today has been a fun but tiring Sunday for me. In the morning, Mummy and Daddy brought me to the dog park where I ran and played with all the doggies for a good one and a half hour. I got myself all nice and dirty as usual cos I just cannot resist jumping into the mud puddle under the shady tree. It's almost as good (and necessary) as sipping pina colada on a hot sunny day at the pool!

Bathing always make me sleepy. It must be the hot air blasting from the hair dryer that's making me so drowsy. After my weekly bath, I hang around the grandparents' house for a bit, begging for food at the dining table and the kitchen. Granddad relented eventually and gave me a couple of chicken meat. Granddad loves to feed table scraps to the dogs!

After a while, Mummy and Daddy brought me to the other grandparents' house. I was getting tired by then and took a quick nap under the coffee table. I heard they have a new kitten in the house and they kept it in one of the rooms, away from me, so that I cannot frighten the little pussy. Am I really so scary? I only want to go over and say hi and give my friendly Chow Chow sniff. But many people thought I will kill the little animals and eat them for dinner. Big dogs are always so misunderstood!

What totally tire me out was the obedience lesson in the afternoon. We did so much walking and sitting and stay and down. At one point I just lie there and didn't move. But Mummy was persistent to get me to continue with the lesson. She has high hopes for me. I overheard her conversation with Daddy in the car that she wants me to top my class!

I wish I could show you pictures or videos of my classes but photography and videography are not encouraged by the trainer.

I'll leave you with some interesting dog training videos from the popular It's Me Or The Dog TV programme. Mummy loves the show very much! I love the show too, cos the naughty doggies make me look like an angel even on my worst-behaving days.

http://www.veoh.com/channels/imotd

Have a great week everyone!

More training videos by Gary Jackson

Sometime ago, Daddy found these dog training videos on YouTube. Mummy and Daddy tried to train me by applying the techniques in the video, but to no avail. You see, they are really not that good. And they are lazy too. That is why they need to fork out money so that THEY can be trained by a dog trainer on how to handle me.

For those of you who are not like my Mummy and Daddy and are smart, and hardworking enough, to save yourself some money - here's the dog training videos featuring the Australian dog trainer, Gary Jackson. You may be able to pick up the tips and train your furry friends yourself. And for the money you saved on professional dog training, you can spend them on yummy treats for your doggies!

Obedience Training

Mummy found a video on Facebook on my trainer, Mr Patrick. The video is a mini documentary that provides some insight into the job of a professional dog trainer.

See the exercises that the doggies have to do? Well, I'm just like one of them come every Sunday when I attend the lessons with Mummy and Daddy. My classmates are really a nice bunch of doggies of all ages, breeds, colours, shapes and sizes!

Notably, there's Wally, an 18-week-old Golden Retriever. I remember him cos he joined the class in the last minute like I did. He is a playful little puppy and we love to sniff at each other! Then there's a tiny pinscher puppy who is the smallest in size. I think he is not much bigger than my stuffed rabbit! There's also a Great Dane who was pretty shy. He barked a couple of times during class and encouraged two little doggies, Shih Tzus I think, to bark in return. I'm the best. I never bark. It really takes a lot for me to bark. And that is why my neighbours think I'm a great dog!

I'm looking forward to my class this Sunday so that I can meet my classmates and we will sniff and paw one another!