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Puppy Kindergarten!

So for the last four weeks, I've been going once a week to this thing my people call "Puppy K." First we go for a CAR RIDE. I really like the car ride. Mama opens the windows and there are all kinds of neat smells blowing in my face. Dad sits in the back with me so I don't get lonely.

Puppy K is at this place called the Ann Arbor Dog Training Club. I know this because I've heard Mama say it a few times. When we get to the AADTC, we go to a grassy place where I think I'm supposed to go BATHROOM before going inside, but usually I'm too excited because I know that shortly I'm going to be seeing all my FUN PUPPY FRIENDS!

There's Gus, Zoe, Stella, Maya, Holly, Clifford, Dixie, Jasmine, Womper, and Sophie. Stella, Clifford, and Zoe are Golden Retrivers. Dixie is a Border Collie. Womper and Holly are Chihuahuas. They're so tiny! Sophie is a Boxer. Jasmine is a Wheaten Terrier. Maya is some kind of shepherd-retriever mix. She's got Golden retriever fur but perky shepherd ears. Gus is...well, he's some kind of terrier. He's my best pal. When he came in last night I could hardly stand it. Dad had me laying by his side and when I saw Gus I just got SO excited I kept trying to stand up but Dad was doing "step on the leash" and kept me down. I whined, though. Mama said, "You get to play with Gus later."

So Puppy K is all this listening and sitting, staying, down, walking, coming, stopping, and lots and lots of TREATS. I eat so many treats I'm usually not hungry by the time we get home. I'm also terribly distracted. There are so many wonderful smells all over the floor and of course, all the other puppies. It's really hard to stay focused. I try, though. I'm learning. I am very good at SIT and I'm getting better at STAY and COME.

Mama practices my Puppy K Homework with me at home. I do much better at home than at the AADTC. I can STAY for almost a minute!

Puppy K sure is fun.