Dogs...

...are hard to train.

But, we are taking the first big step and we enrolled Bruce Wayne in dog training. We're going to Petco every Sunday to work on his 'problem habits'.

Problem Habits include: jumping, barking, leash walking, stealing, listening and probably 10 more things I'm forgetting.

I used to make excuses for him and say "he's just a puppy... he doesn't know any better" BUT I woke up on his 1st birthday and everything changed. Suddenly, I wanted to do anything I could to fix his rotten behavior. Which of course means fixing our behavior.

Dan has never had a dog before. I had two family shih tzu's growing up. Molly and Dixie must have been trained by the owners that had them before they came to add love to our family.

So, we both were clueless on how to train a dog. We succeeded at the potty training - he hasn't had an accident in over 6 months. Thanks to Dan and his dedication to walking the superhero every morning.

We all had our first training yesterday and I feel like we have the tools to correct his behavior and turn his bad habits around.

I walked him this afternoon and didn't yell at him or get frustrated once. Not once. Dan, I know you're shocked.

Also, he stole a sock this morning as I was folding laundry and I was able to get the sock away without getting frustrated because I knew what to do with him. Again, Dan, I know you're shocked.

So, maybe the dogs are easy to train and people are stubborn. Either way, we are committed to make this work and teach him the right way to act. I know every day won't be roses but, we love Bruce Wayne and we're all going to work at this.

Toodles.