Sit! Stay! Come!

We have started working with the three remaining boys on learning manners, and what quick little pupils they are!

My last attempt to teach a dog to 'come' resulted in a great deal of frustration, and a dog that, three years later, I can only get to 'come' when I blow on a harmonica.

My goal this time is to produce obedient little puppies, not big dogs. To accomplish this, I am blending several different training methods together in the hopes that one of them will stick. So far, the Dog Whisperer/Mother Knows Best/operant conditioning-trained puppies are actually 'sitting' on command, nine times out of ten. This process is greatly aided by the huge sacks of delicious liver treats I am shoveling to them.

We'll see how the 'come' thing goes.