The Greenes: Wrigley

I am shocked that I have not mentioned Wrigley on the blog! I always talk about her at school but I completely forgot to talk about what we have been doing with her! Well, Wriggs, the best dog ever is taking classes in the area. I signed her up for these classes, not because she is a bad dog, I signed her up because I would love to have her become a therapy dog. The classes meet on Thursday evenings, this will be our 3rd class. Ryan has been able to go to the first two with us, but tonight he won't be able to go. Anyway, she has been doing really well. If you have ever met Wriggs, then you know she can be a very submissive dog, (except around my parent's dog Emma) she is so gentle and her biggest pleasure in life is getting attention from any human being. She is not really interested in other dogs but she loves people! Well, after we took her to her first class, which uses a clicker type of reinforcement, I was really discouraged because she was afraid of the clicker! She really is a pansy but I think that is why I love her even more... sometimes. Anyway, Ryan worked with her the rest of the week trying to warm her up to the clicker and she is getting it! I feel bad because we haven't really practiced this week so I hope she does okay tonight at class. When we go to class she does not like the treats that the trainers give her, she always spits them out which is pretty funny. Anyway, I thought I would just update you on our schedules, when Ryan gets home we can videotape some of her knew "tricks". We only have a few more classes so hopefully she will graduate! :)