I have been obedience training with Polly in my favourite park today. The trees were beginning to turn red and gold, sun shone through the early morning mist, dew glistened on the grass ... and my beautiful girl was in fine fettle!
Although at four and a half, Polly is now a well mannered girl, we thoroughly enjoy obedience work, so continue to attend 'Real Life' classes regularly. We have worked hard to overcome the typical golden retriever stubborn streak, to build focus and most importantly of all, to create a close bond between us. I don't mind saying, I am very proud of all Polly has achieved since we first began training together four years ago.
If you would like to know more about the trials and tribulations of training a dog, particularly a golden retriever, please take a moment to read our earlier posts and take a wander through this blog - there is plenty of information, a list of books I found helpful and many very honest accounts of the challenges Polly and I faced along the road to obedience.
I hope you can 'paws-a-while' to enjoy the read and if you are a new goldie owner, I really hope this blog helps you meet any challenges that may come your way and give you encouragement to persevere with your training. Golden Retrievers are such fabulous dogs when they trust you and are given positive, fun and enthusiastic training.
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