She Passed the Class

Yeah, jump for joy, Kai has passed her puppy obedience class. I made her go last so that she would not be distracted. She did everything she was supposed to do with a little coaxing on the come part. But she did it. We did not do stay or leave it, but sit, down and walking beside me. She did not care if I left her or that I played with her toes or her ears while she was laying down. So she is officially a puppy, and I am officially happy. We will still work on the behaviors appropriate for her, like not jumping on company or eating their shoes. SHe is much better about jumping on me because I do not allow it, but my family loves for her to jump on them. I have also stopped her jumping on people while we walk by standing on her leash and telling her to sit, but she is not on a leash in the house because I am afraid she will knock something over. I found my first tick on her while we were in class, this was after she stuck her nose under a bush. Luckily, it had not embedded itself in her skin. I pulled it off with my fingers and put it outside the fence, mainly because I was not sure how to dispose of it while outside away from anything. Of course, then I felt buggy and asked my husband to check my hair. He said I would feel it, but I have a lot of hair on my head so would I really feel it. I will have to check Kai and give her a bath. I hate ticks. So I guess I will have to give some more classes later but at least I have the basics.