Oh My Winfrey

Every now and then I’ll get a “remember me?” e-mail from a former client. Thankfully, most of them don’t say something like, “Remember my dog Fido? We worked with you three years ago? Fido just bit the mailman’s leg off.” No, most of the follow-up e-mails I receive are happy tails about how Fido is faring post-training.

One of my clients from’06 recently checked in with an update on her charming 2-year-old Labradoodle (Labrador and Poodle Mix), Winfrey. And she sent pictures!

Isn’t he gorgeous?

Winfrey’s person told me that she regularly gets compliments about how well behaved he is in public. She gave me the credit for his good manners, but I humbly declined it. I might have started her off with the basic training tools, but she’s been putting them to good use every day for the past two years. And then some. Winfrey’s got mad skilz.

He knows his left paw from his right, can spin in either direction: He’s also getting started with agility training, dance lessons and he’s working on becoming a therapy dog.

Whew. I think Winfrey could teach me a few new tricks at this point!