Tonight, Julia is finishing up the Rescue U Class at The Dog Den (http://www.thedogden.com/rescue_u.php). It has been an amazing experience for Julia and I as we worked on building her confidence with learning new skills (sit, leave it, recalls, look at that, etc.) and I'm happy to say that Julia did a fabulous job. She is a very smart girl and she really enjoys going to training classes.
Since she likes the training classes so much we will be starting another class with her and our other dog next week. If you live anywhere near the Madison area and are looking for an awesome place to take your dog for daycare, training and holiday boarding please check The Dog Den out. Their staff is incredibly knowledgeable about all things canine and you can rest assured that they will treat your fur child as their own.
http://www.thedogden.com/index.php
This past weekend we took a trip to Michigan and I'm happy to report that Julia handled the five hour car ride like a champ. She slept almost the whole way on the blanket "nest" that she made for herself in the backseat. No whining or anxiety here! Julia was also awesome with meeting all of the new people once we arrived and had a great time running around on the family farm. She has been very reliable with her recalls and leave its so it's really fun to hang out with her outside. Julia looks up to our dog as her big brother and loves to follow him around. Believe it or not, she's incredibly fast and she's able to keep up with him for the most part.
Julia also met a couple of new dogs while we were in Michigan and she was very polite with her greetings and playing. She had a great time instigating a game of "chase me" with my sister's lab. She is super nimble and graceful which kind of made me think that she might enjoy taking an agility class someday. While I wasn't fast enough to get a picture of Julia playing with Toby (the lab), here are some other pictures that show just how quick this little girl is:
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| Go Julia Go!!! |
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| Julia playing "catch me if you can" with a super cute husky/poodle mix |
