Rogue Goes To School...

Whats This Place?

A little over a month ago I found a hidden gem in our sleepy little town, a dog training school. I made a mental note to investigate this as an option for my boys in the near future. Then I got the news about Rogue and for financial reasons had to put those plans on hold. When Dr. Shelley told me I would have to keep Rogue "quiet" for three months following each surgery, I was overwhelmed...

Watching Future Police Dog's On Their Climb's

Rogue is high octane, nothing holds him back, he runs, leaps, jumps, and climbs with the best of them despite his physical challenges. I knew I would need help to accomplish the task of keeping him calm. Last week I sent a lengthy email to Pappaws Dog Training Center and asked them if there was any way they could give him a crash course in obedience and help me with some things to keep him calm, as we likely have no time to complete the entire obedience course. I received a very prompt reply that there was a command that they could teach him, likely in a single one hour long session, which should do the trick...

Rogue On His Climb During Our Session

So on Monday afternoon Rogue and I went to class. While there I received a wealth of information, and in under 30 minutes Rogue had learned the command "climb." Basically "climb" teaches him to go to his special place, we are starting with a pet cot, and hope to be able to transition this command to a dog bed by the time he has surgery. Once he is on his cot, he can do anything except go to the bathroom, bark, or get down until I tell him to. We have been working on it every day sense we went to class, and each day he amazes me. Yesterday I added in distractions and he didn't respond to a single one! I am hopeful he will have this command completely mastered by the time he has surgery.

Rogue Working On His Climb At Home