First Day of Puppy School

Walter and I decided (OK, I decided...) to go to Puppy School to get better acquainted with each other and to learn some new things. It's a 6 week course that trains on kennel etiquette, learning some simple tricks (sit, stay, come, lay down), socialization with other dogs and humans, and general dog care. Jeff and Logan are at basketball anyway on Mondays, so I decided that we should be doing something productive too. It's a 6 week course and is followed up with doggie middle school and then off to doggie high school. We went to our first class last night and it went pretty well. He was a little shy (as he was the smallest breed there and the other dogs were VERY CRAZY). We learned name recognition, "good boy", how to grab his collar without startling the dog, sit, and general crate training process. The instructor freaked out when she saw Walter and said that he did the best and was most focused during the class. Some of the other dogs were too busy tackling each other, jumping on everyone, and biting their owners to listen to instruction. It was rather interesting to see the different breeds and the energy levels. I would think that Walter would be more energetic than some of the larger breeds, but he was so calm. (Maybe scared to death of those hyper mammoths?)