12/24/2024
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the town,
Not a creature was stirring, not even a hound.
The leashes were hung by the doorway with care,
In hopes that Good Dog and Beyond soon would be there.
The puppies were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of training treats danced in their heads.
And Molly in her collar, and Sammi in his cap, Had just settled down for a long winter's nap.
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, Winston sprang from his bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window he flew like a flash, tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow gave the luster of midday to objects below,
When, what to his wondering eyes should appear, but Betti, the trainer, with a smile ear to ear.
With a bag full of treats, so lively and quick, he knew in a moment it must be their trainer, Betti.
More rapid than eagles her instructions they came, And she whistled, and shouted, and called them by name:
"Now Molly! Now Sammi! Now Winston, let's go!
To the top of the porch! To the top of the show! Let's practice our sit, our stay, and our heel, with positive training, we'll make it a deal!"
She went straight to her work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying her finger aside of her nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney she rose.
She sprang to her sleigh, to her team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard her exclaim, ere she drove out of sight "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"
We start with a well-organized approach to obedience training and go well beyond your 
