My buddy Tino has a visitor staying with him … his “Aunt” Ginny.

Tino has been an exemplary student during training (who says English Bulldogs are stubborn?), so I didn’t think that a canine houseguest would throw him off during our lesson. Was I wrong.

To say that Tino was “off his game” would be an understatement. Seems that Ginny and Tino spend every waking moment playing, and the morning of our lesson had been no exception. By the time I showed up he was so tired that he could barely muster a sit. The 20-minute snoozing down-stay? A+.

We let it slide – every dog has an “off” training session, and Tino happened to have a really good excuse.

I have a feeling that he was asleep before I’d even pulled out of the driveway.