Just a post for laughs and maybe also for all those other pup owners whose dog is currently the class idiot. It took me a few weeks to go from 'im failing as a dog handler' to 'actually, this is normal and fine', so just in case someone else needs to hear this.
I have a 7 months old working line border X bearded collie. As you can imagine, this one goes to eleven. His life motto is I AM SPEED. There's a super computer in there somewhere, but because he's an adolescent, it looks like a toddler driving a Maserati.
Anyways, the trainer and I have already lowered our expectations of him in class from actually learning new things to just not breaking anything while he's in there and having an inkling of calm around the other dogs (once we're home, without distractions, the new cues take him approximately 0.12 seconds to learn). He tries so hard is what's so adorable but his brain is just mush with testosterone.
Basically what I'm saying is, meet your dog where they're at, have fun, and if they rip a hole in your trousers in front of the whole puppy class (which is what actually happened last time), have a good giggle and try again tomorrow!
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