When we brought home Dublin in January of 2011, he was a 16 week old puppy. He was full of energy and loved to get into mischief. The breeder had let him sit on all the furniture. Dublin was like Superman, and he could leap over coaches and chairs, it did not matter if people were in them when he pounced! From the time we brought him home in January 2010 until he went into the program in August of 2011 we did not sit in our family room. Dublin also loved to chew. In fact, he ate the family room coach. Another of Dublin’s tricks was to wait until people had their backs turned and take a running leap at the people with all four legs. He loved to eat shoes, mittens, hats, gloves and socks. We spent one happy occasion at the Vet after he ate a sock out of the dirty clothes and we had to give him medicine to throw it up. Walking with Dublin was a game of tug of war and he usually won! He did go to obedience school and had several private training sessions but it did not seem to work. We realized we needed help when our in laws, who had always watched our other dog, said Dublin was just too much for them. We were going on a long vacation and did not have an option for Dublin. Enter the Canine Academy. I called Lisa and arranged a meeting. My husband, Dublin, and I went to the meeting. We were impressed! After a family meeting we decided to send Dublin to camp. The motto of the Canine Academy is Have a good dog….Want a great dog?™ Obviously we did not have a good dog, so I expected him to be better but certainly not great. Boy, was I wrong, Dublin is truly an amazing dog now! We missed him while he was away and my children thought that he would be a robot and lose all of his personality. The change is amazing. Dublin has kept his personality but he now has the tools to behave. I would recommend this program to everyone! The whole family loves going to the off leash classes and showing off our dog!!!!
Dan, Ann, Danny, Katie & Maggie Christ
March 2012
