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Bark Busters!

Bark Busters has come to town! So for about 6 months I have been saving my pennies to be able to afford a dog trainer for T&T. Finally in August I had saved enough and made the appointment. The day before they came out I keep saying to T&T that Bark Buster was coming and they we not going to be badly behaved anymore. Our dogs are really not that bad they just have a few issue like jumping on us when we come home, barking at the door, pulling when being walked on a leash, and they also think I am a personal dog toy holder. So day the trainer came to our house I put both dogs outside so they wouldn't bark like crazy when she got to our house. Well at first I brought Tyson in and he knew something was up he was hiding under the table and shaking, which is just not like him. Tater of course had to be chased down and carried inside which is normal for her when a new person comes over. So the training session began and she talked about the philosophy of the training and how they use no treats to train the dogs and do use growls and a water bottle to correct bad behavior. The first training session lasted for 3 hours and Matt and I were beat after it. Tater seemed traumatized and Tyson was terrified at just the site of the water bottle. Well we were suppose to practice these things everyday and I have to admit that we were not so good at doing all the training with them. I worked on the jumping and having them wait for a command, but the lead training was taking a back seat. About 3 weeks later the trainer came back for the second visit which was a lot shorter, yet successful. This time we showed off what we had been working on and then she showed us how to walk the dogs together without them pulling. It was amazing how fast they picked up on it! I can now say I have successfully walked them twice since then and I no longer feel like the dog owner who dog's are walking them instead of the other way around. Matt and I are so proud of T&T they have come a long way and we know they will keep learning more good behavior. I have to say those were well spent pennies!

Labor Day weekend

We had a great Labor Day weekend. Our Friends Jen and Jamie invited us, Allyson, JJ, and Addie down to their house in Richmond Virginia. We all had a great time catching up. This was our last vacation for a while so we really enjoyed it. We took the dogs with us and I am pretty sure Tater would have rather been left at home, she was terrified of all the new people. Tyson on the other hand found a new best friend Jamie, he enjoy all the BBQ chips Jamie gave him. We did a wide rang of actives while we were down there. We went biking, swam in their new swimming pool, went to Bush gardens, and even took in some of Virginia history. Matt parent’s came to Richmond for a night to visit and we all had a nice fajita dinner that Jen cooked. Thanks Jen and Jamie for inviting us to your home and letting our dogs shed all over it.