Finally the long wait is over and I get to walk on my own outside and my first stop was Southbark Dog Wash for their signature blueberry facial. This place was amazing and their service is top notch. I was greeted with friendliness the moment I walked in with my tail wagging and was immediately given a tub. The blueberry facial was the perfect way to calm me down after I was overcome with all the excitement and the perfect way to clean my pug wrinkles before my bath. After a calming towel dry. I left feeling like a new man who could take on the world!
The next morning was my first day of puppy kindergarten, a class to help me socialize with other puppies, people and most importantly teach me and my parents basic puppy manners like sit, lay down, come, give, etc. I walked in and was overwhelmed with all the scents from other dogs but had no problem socializing with the other owners. Part of the class required my mom to hand my leash to another owner and they give me a treat to “sit”- I pretty much mastered this concept and enjoyed meeting the new people. The teacher told everyone I was “the social butterfly”, looks like the socialization skills I picked up from my puppy shower paid off. On the other hand, I was a little hesitant to play with my four legged classmates. I guess my first homework assignment is to socialize with other four legged friends.
The best part of the class was all the treats I received from the other owners and from my teacher. One lesson we worked on was learning how to “give” when we are chewing a toy. My teacher gave us a rawhide bone and a dried cod skin stick to switch out, I would chew on one and my mom would say “give”, I’d give it up for the other. I devoured the cod skin. My teacher was explaining to us how since we were puppies we needed to have lots of chew toys and the more natural the better. Many of the owners had a few questions which led my teacher to giving all of us pups a bone marrow to chew. My mommy felt like I was on an episode of Anthony Bourdain after all the new and interesting things I got to feast on. All in all my first day of puppy kindergarten was a huge success.
After school I cam home to a great surprise, my new harness and leash arrived. We decided to splurge on a buddy belt harness and leash that I could grow into. The arrival was perfectly timed for me to wear on my first visit to my dads work. My first 24 hours out and about was exciting and I am looking forward to what lies ahead.
Bentley the Pug 