When Lucky moved in with Aunt Mel and he was quite a handful. He simply didn’t want to listen to any rules or commands. He just wanted to play and eat and bark at the horses. But dogs that live on a farm with large animals have to learn commands and rules to avoid being hurt. Aunt Mel decided Lucky needed an education. She enrolled him into an obedience class.

The first class didn’t start well. Lucky snapped and barked at all the other puppies. No one wanted to be near him. He leaned at the end of his leash and pulled to get away from Aunt Mel. Once class started, the teacher showed us how to teach our puppies to sit. Lucky didn’t get it.

During the second class, Aunt Mel and Lucky made little progress while the other puppies learned to lie down, stay and come. During the third class, Aunt Mel told Lucky to sit and he finally sat but only for a few seconds. This, however, was their crowning achievement because the fourth class focused on walking on a leash without pulling. Lucky did not oblige. Obedience class ended without a diploma for Lucky.

Aunt Mel wasn’t sure if she could manage this little puppy with a mind of his own. But she decided to give it a little more time. Eventually Lucky and Aunt Mel learned to talk to one another in their own way that works. Lucky knows about 10 words – “leave it, here, water, supper, where’s your Frisbee and car ride” The only command retained from obedience class now yields an immediate result. Sit Lucky Sit! Good Boy!