Nancy Freedman-Smith, dog trainer and owner of Gooddogz Training, provides a place for dog owners to find positive training tips, canine-activities and places to visit along with the latest information on keeping your dog healthy and active. Nancy lives with her three young kids, Charlee and Finney the dogs, Yellow the parakeet and Tater-Tot the Hamster. Staying current, keeping fresh, and always learning new things is a must for Nancy and her profession because one thing that animals surely teach you is "the more you know, the more you know you don't know."
Meet Gracie- cutest pup of the month
Meet Gracie a 4 month old Puggle
My clients usually don't believe me when I tell them that their puppy is the cutest puppy ever. I swear I mean it at the time when I say it. I mean, come on...I work with the very cutest of the cute every day. Not unlike premier chocolates, my client's pups are my very favorites...when I am with them.
But Gracie's humans, a lovely retired couple from Standish, do believe me when I tell them that Gracie is the cutest puppy ever. They are hopelessly in love with her. Being of "advanced age" (their words, not mine!) , they recognize that they need lots of direction with this puppy, who, by the way is a major league spitfire. She has tons of energy.
Yesterday was our second in home session and as seen in the picture, we are working on relaxation techniques, and of course nipping. But but mostly we play hide and seek and she flies around the house trying to find us. When she does find us, she melts into a moosh of wriggles and delight. I am telling you, she is totally adorable. Hide and seek is a great game to help dogs and pups get their ya ya's out, and this pup has an extra dose of the ya-ya's!
Saturday update
To prove my point that cuteness runs rampant in my line of work, check out 9 week old Rosie - who fell asleep at the end of her first class today.
Comments
I wonder if you've noticed that the dogs you seem to find the cutest, smartest, cleanest and most novel, all seem to fall in the "designer dog" category (Labradoodles, Goldendoodles, Puggles, etc.)? I'm concerned that focusing on them as often as you do will stimulate even more people to seek them out in favor of Mother Nature's "designer dogs" (good old-fashioned mutts) who are waiting by the millions in shelters to be adopted or fostered. How about a little more press for them and less for the end-products of breeders (and I use that term loosely) seeking to fill a demand by the public newly fascinated by these novelty mixes - who are just selectively matched mutts too???
January 20, 2007 09:40 AM
Excellent point Donna. To be honest, the majority of my clients these days are "designer dogs". It used be that the % of clients was about 40% or more Retriever - Labs and Goldens. Now I am at about 50 % pricey mixes, and have been for some time. The next chance I get I will take a picture of a shelter dog client.
Posted by nancyJanuary 20, 2007 03:26 PM
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