Adler's Back in Training

Tom and I have been debating for the last several months whether to take Adler back to school. It all started when we took her for her annual check up in March. Our vet, Dr. Berman, from the Family Pet Animal Hospital noticed that Adler was a little too smart and a little too defiant for her own good. In fact, we could barely get her into the room for Dr. Berman to examine her because she was laying face down on the floor and refusing to budge. When we finally got her into the room, she refused to let Dr. Berman check her out, making her chase her in circles around the room then hiding behind Tom and I. Dr. Berman finally had to take her in the backroom to give her the shots. She said Adler was smart, too smart and was taking advantage of us. There's nothing like thinking you have a good dog only to be told that maybe she needs more obedience training.

But, the clincher on dog training was the last few months when Adler has refused to go out with Tom when I am home. She hides behind me and lays down. And, even when I take her for walks, we'll walk a block and Adler will lay down refusing to go any further. She definitely knows that she rules the roost. So yesterday, Tom and I decided to take her back to dog training to work on obedience - that is coming when called, no jumping and walking nicely beside us when we go for walks around the neighborhood.

At Call of the Wild for her first day of training, Adler was probably the oldest dog there at a year and a half. The rest were pretty much still puppies. Adler was great at eye contact- showing up all the other dogs, but not so good at coming when called especially when there were distractions like cheese. I think our dog might have ADHD. By the end of the class, all the other dogs were tired but not Adler. As long as there were other people and dogs around she wouldn't rest. The next seven weeks of training are sure to illicit some interesting stories.