The Road to Peace

This is my good girl Sadie

She always looks sad because of the coloring around her eyes, and her expressive eyebrows. She knows how to sit, lay down, stand, and run away with my heart. Sometimes she does bad things that I do not enjoy

But that is only because she's still a baby, and she's learning. She learns more every day, and she blows me away with how quickly she catches on to things. Except for "stay" - that one is going to take a lot more practice.

Sometimes she naps on me, and she has graduated from being crated to sleeping in our bed with us at night. Her tummy has been bothering her lately so I've had to get up with her during the night, but I don't mind. Because someday soon, this good girl is going to do so much more than that for me.

I promise she is happy, she just always looks sad 😂

We trained with it on tonight and she did so great! She's had diarrhea for the last couple of days so we used boiled chicken instead of her lamb treats and despite her upset stomach, she friggin nailed it! So proud of this little pup 😍

Owner-training SD Handlers of Tumblr, I need your advice!

My pup Sadie is a very good/fast learner, but my 3-year-old pet dog Marco tends to interfere when we have training sessions because he wants treats too - depending on what we’re training, it’s okay for him to be beside her and following along. It’s actually kind of cute! But sometimes he plows right through her to get to the treat she earned. 

I want to start taking her out of the house to do one-on-one training soon, but I’m nervous about the idea of doing so. She hasn’t had all her shots yet, so that’s why we’re sticking to just basic training at home for now. I guess the idea of taking her into public makes me a bit anxious.

How did you overcome this/do you have any owner-training tips?

I was having an anxious moment earlier, no big deal, and I heaved a big sigh and put my face into my hands. She walked over to me, put her paws up on my knees and licked my face until I praised her. This is her second day home, and she seems to be tuned in to my emotions.

She sleeps on my chest during the day, so she has felt/heard my heartbeat when I’m relaxed, so hopefully she’ll be able to notice and eventually alert me when it’s elevated!

Vlogmas day 3!