DOA: Dog Owners Anonymous

Puppy class.

I love it. It’s the most ridiculous, hilarious, and heart warming first world, 21st century experience ever. Puppy class has to be a new thing… I can’t imagine cave men having puppy play groups, or training sessions, or even people in the 1800s bringing their dogs to school. Additionally, the third world countries of present day must laugh in my face that I have the “burden” of training my dog, my wild-turned-domestic animal to live indoors, and poop outside.

Puppy class is a safe place. It is a little womb of comfort we can go and spill our dog problems without judgement. “My little Pookie likes to do her business on the same rug everyday,” or “Bulldozer here can’t stop humping everything.” You learn, its okay to have problems. If you’re doing doggie parenthood right, you're going to have problems.

Side note- I literally just took Penelope out to go to the bathroom, and she pooped and it got all over her so I had to give her an impromptu bath.

Anyways, puppy class is the blanket that keeps our feet from getting too cold. We are all there to do the same thing. It’s so much easier to train a dog when you're surrounding by people who understand “No, please don't pet my dog right now I’m trying to teach her not to jump like a maniac.” If I say this out in the world of everyday, people usually respond with “Oh, it’s ok.” But to me, no, it’s not ok. She is a lunatic and I don’t want her to be this way.

As I have gone through this pseudo motherhood with my own puppy, I have come to know how important it is for ME to be trained. I need help. I also need reassurance, because I got some serious feels I have never felt before. Getting a dog, similarly to having a child I presume, really forces you to reorganize your life. The well being of this living, breathing, organism is now totally dependent on me, and I chose for it to be that way! I asked for that responsibility! If it was nature’s choice, Penelope (my dog) wouldn't be here. So now that I made this decision against nature’s wishes, it’s now my job to not mess it up. It’s nice to go to puppy class and not be alone in this responsibility.

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