04/30/2024
There is a puppy in my Monday night HyBar class that reminds me SO much of my FIRST obedience training dog, Abby.
Abby was Border Collie and spaniel mix we guessed, there was no DNA testing available at that time.
Abby was my first dog in my working adult single life, and she also accompanied me on a few road trips to Inyokern California from my home in Martinez, California.
Abby also flew on an airplane from SF to Duluth MN for a vacation. That was super scary to me, flying my beloved dog in a crate, that was put into cargo. She handled everything like a champ.
Her sit-stay was so solid, that when I walked to my local Safeway grocery store, I put her on a sit-stay and went inside to grab a few items, came back, and she was in exact same spot.
I stopped doing that when Judie Howard told me someone could steal her. (gasp!) Judie Howard with Arydith Obedience School is where I got my start in dog training.
Judie hired me and for 2 years, I learned a lot being an Apprentice. Judie Howard was a pioneer in the positive dog training movement, she was not as well known as Dr Ian Dunbar, who was doing some pioneering dog training in Berkeley around the same time that I was with Judie Howard.
=so grateful to Abby. That was a long time ago, and I carry all that valuable foundation obedience knowledge sharing it with all who hire me.
