School

 Hi!  Chai here today.  Have. i told you about puppy school?  I don't think I have.  Puppy school is very serious.  We are learning so much important stuff!  First, we learn to sit next to mom or dad, perferably on their left side.  And we must also watch mom or dad very carefully.  They get so distracted if we don't keep a careful watch on them.  Then we learn to walk beside mom or dad so we can keep our eye on them while in motion.  It is very improtant to not be a sniffy puppy, or our humans can get lost or walk into something.

  Next we learn that if our human stops, we stop and sit.  Then we learned stay.  Stay can be really hard.  Humans are always on the go, but for some reason, they like it when we sit in one place.  We have to wait while they walk all over the place.  Silly, I know.

  My favorite trick is down.  I get to chill during this one.  All of this training is hard work!  I sneak a few downs in while our human teacher is talking.  Boy can she talk!   I try to say something sometimes during class, but mostly I listen so I can get more treats.  Did I tell you about the treats?  No?  We get treats for doing all of this silly stuff!

Our teacher says that the most important thing we can learn is Come!  It is very important to come to mom or dad when they call us.  They might have something very tastey, or somewhere fun they want to take us.  And we have to be sure that those silly humans are not getting into trouble and need our help.

The very best part of school is that we often stop on the way home for ice cream!  I LOVE ice cream!  The place we go makes special treats for us doggies with a bit of ice cream and a dog cookie.  Yummy!

Mom has been making us frozen treats at home too.  She makes chicken broth and gizzard pupsickles and fruit and yogurt pupsickles.  These are really yummy when it is hot out and are great when mom or dad go out without us.  I can chill in my crate with a pupsickle and not make a mess.  Messes make mom unhappy and I like to keep mom happy.  

Well, I need to go study now so I can wow my teacher next week.  I hope you are keepin it cool!

Arf!  Chai