Every week, when I drive Matthew to hockey, we pass a dog training facility. Sometimes there are classes going on when we pass by, and I see the proud dog owners outside, leading their dogs by the leash, desperately trying to heel. I can sympathize, as we are puppy training dropouts. We took a class years ago when we got our lab and just quit going. It wasn’t a legit class - just a group meeting informally, but had we gone to a real dog trainer, with real dog training equipment, we probably would have had better results. Signature K9 is a site that sells dog training equipment to people and groups serious about training dogs. They even have equipment for training police, military, and search and rescue dogs, like dog harnesses.

I don’t need Bailey to sniff out drugs or find a lost kid in the woods. I just want her to stop eating food off the kitchen counter.