my puppy

Today is Dixie's second puppy training class. Dixie is a little black Shih Tzu puppy that I got for free from a friend. I love having her and have loved taking care of her for the past five months. Last week she went to PetSmart for her first class. She just turned a year old at the beginning of last month and I had it in my head that she was not going to be able to learn new tricks or commands. I was shocked at how good she did while there. She learned to come when called and to spin around. Prior to the class I taught her to sit and lay down, which she picked up quite fast. Now when I get her to do tricks she will start doing all of them at once just to get a treat. She is the cutest puppy in the whole world! Trying to teach her tricks has taught me to have some patience when it comes to training her because, of course, she doesnt just get it on the first try. To me this relates to being in school because when I am learning new things I dont just get it on the first try and have to keep working at school to stay knowledgeable.