Puppy Kindergarten

Olivia started puppy kindergarten today! She was definitely the cutest puppy there, and even the teacher oohed and ahhed over her.

She had to wear a harness and leash, which we tried on before we left and she HATED. She was also VERY nervous when we arrived, and spent the first few minutes shaking. She calmed down eventually and let all of the people pet her and jumped and played with the other dogs.

We started out with free play time. There were 5 dogs total, and the teacher separated them accordingly. Livi and a dog named Whiskey were the youngest and smallest and so they were in one area, Molly and Henry had already been to a few classes and were more comfortable, so they were in one area, and then Cody was in his own area because he wasn't socialized and wanted to kill all of the other dogs.

After free play, we sat in a circle and the teacher talked to us for a while, then we worked on a few different lessons, then more free play and then we were done. Class was about an hour and 15 minutes. Olivia seemed to enjoy herself and I learned a lot. We have been practicing a lot and I am feeling much more confident. I am excited for next week!