Austin Dog Training: Pit Bull Wants To Be A Good Pit Bull Ambassador!
Client’s Name: Dan
Dog’s Name: “Trudy”
City: Austin, TX
Breed: Pit Bull
Likes: Trudy loves to play “fetch”, both indoors and out. She also likes to tussle with her big brother Bear, an 8 year old shepherd/chow mix.
Pet-Peeves: Trudy doesn’t like to be left alone much. She’s very people-oriented and gets cranky when left by herself.
Favorite Toy: Trudy’s favorite toy is the one that she is currently playing with. Outside she loves to retrieve “tough ball” tennis balls, or an “Air Dog” toy. Indoors she plays with a rubber Kong Bone or a pink “Kong” toy.
Favorite Treat:Trudy uses her food mainly for treats, and is on grain free, venison dog food.
Favorite Walk: Trudy loves walking anywhere. She gets out at least twice a day, early in the morning and after Mom and Dad get home from work. Because she “has been” reactive in the past to other people and dogs, she hasn’t been out too much away from home, but she’s looking forward to that changing.
Best Trick: Trudy does all the basics such as Sit, Stay, Come, etc. Her favorite is “Dance” where she gets up on her hind legs and dances with Dad.
Arrival Story: “Trudy’s Mom and Dad got her from Austin Pet’s Alive (APA), a local rescue operation. Her story goes much earlier than that. Abandoned (or even “dumped”) at a very early age, Trudy was found by an animal lover, who brought her to the local shelter and then called APA. She was given 5 hours to live before APA rescued her. She had a severe case of non-contagious mange, and was put in the care of a foster Mom. Mom and Dad met her at an APA event and instantly fell in love. They introduced her to her brother Bear, and then brought her home and made her a loving part of their family!
Her story continues to be played out on her facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/trudy.marquette ”
Why Training / Sit Means Sit: Trudy’s quite an active little girl, to the point that she get’s very excited around other people, animals, and distractions in general. She is very smart, but once wound up she forgets her manners. After trying more traditional classes with mixed results, we hope Sit Means Sit will allow Trudy to maintain her sense of composure, and be the good Pit Bull Ambassador that we know she can be.
Motto: Trudy is smart, loving, high energy, but I suppose to narrow it down we would go with “Loving”. She is a treat to be around and a good guardian of Mom and Dad. She is happiest when with her “people” and shows it as much as possible.