Patience is a virtue... and a hard thing to have sometimes

Mylo has been driving Chris up the wall lately.  It's funny how things have switched. Mylo used to be the one driving me bonkers. Mylo ate our couch, our window sill, part of our stairs and baseboards which are a few things that drove me to tears in the beginning. 

Now I have learned that 

1) the dog can't be caged cause he's hoodini and gets out while its locked. (the cage is still locked once he comes out) 

2) He's not so horrible now as in the beginning

and 

3) Its just stuff that can all be replaced. (eventually - we arent running out to fix it right away just incase)

But this time around Mylo is getting things that belong to Chris. Like new hockey shirts, shoes, etc. As well as running away on Chris and getting into the closet. 

I know Chris has said Mylo should go back to the pound. Im positive he doesnt mean it considering when I was in tears he told me Mylo wasn't going back. So now its my turn to put my foot down and hold up the fort. 

We would never get rid of Mylo but I do know this for sure .. if for some strange reason we ever did. There will never be another dog in our house. 

Why? Because I dont think its fair. Yes, Mylo is a heck of a lot of work and TROUBLE but so is every dog and if we ever got another dog we would go through the same thing all over again. So lets just work with what we've got and sit back and realize that we have come a long way with Mylo and YES he will get better. With our help.

First day of class

Today was our first class of doggy obedience. I was terrified considering Mylo has been having a few issues. Of course he barked at all the dogs as they walked into the room. But I must say he did very well. Mylo does know the basics pretty well; sit, laydown, shake a paw. 

Our trainer introduced Clicker training. Mylo seems to be taking pretty well to that. He needs to get used to it and thankfully she said he will be weened off the clicker by the end of the class. 

We worked on the basics, and getting used to the clicker. By the end Mylo was exhausted because as soon as we got home he fell asleep under the computer and has been there since. (1 hour) 

Now we will just have to remember to use the clicker. Its a matter of chris and I getting used to using it.