Obedience Drop out

Well

Its been decided.

Lexx and I will no longer be taking obedience classes of any sort... at least not for a good long while.

The current class that we are enrolled in is alright. By alright I mean that I adore the instructor and I enjoy the classes, but that I haven't really seen any improvement in Lexx's performance on several activities.

Now, to be fair, it hasn't been the greatest 8 weeks... his meds adjustment and seizure activity has been sketchy... plus I've been on and off sick and entirely unmotivated to do anything, let alone train.

I have decided that Lexx will be a good friend. And thats probably and most likely it.

I love my dog.. but this decision crushes me, I had really hoped that we would get over all this stuff and still move on to perform in SOMETHING, but... it doesn't look in the least bit promising.

I have realized that I do not have the patience to train a "special needs dog" like lexx, the time or anywhere close to the money to train properly. There is no way in HELL I could afford to train more than once a week, and actually had to dive into some money I had saved to pay for this round of classes.

Maybe if Lexx stopped trying to die...I could spend money on training instead of vet bills, but that doesn't seem to be in the cards, and so be it.

Perhaps when his meds are solid and maybe if his health improves, and I find out what is wrong with his leg, we'll get back into it. But for now... goodbye and farewell obedience.

It just wasn't meant to be...