He’s nearly “perfect” for all of the reasons you listed about Honey … a good upbringing, lots of training, socialization, exercise and love.

I’ve lived with several Goldens. Growing up, I had one that was a real handful because we didn’t train her or socialize her or exercise her enough. She was still a great pet, but far from perfect.

Small dogs have it really tough. People like them for their compact size but they don’t realize that dogs like dachshunds or terriers are active little hunters.

Yep, if I were you, I’d get pretty pissy too.

I love that Maya helped with Beau’s training. Dogs are much better trainers than humans. We can learn a lot from watching them. 🙂

Bwa ha ha! I love that this trainer did spite training. 🙂

And I bet that dog had the time of his life.

Heck, at the Karen Pryor clicker expos, they train chickens and goldfish. So any smart trainer willing to work hard can get results.

Or even worse, people who clone their pets thinking the clone will be the same as their original dog.

We’re all the results of our experiences and can’t just be recreated in a test tube.

If you pitch a fit at some ignorant so-and-so who doesn’t appreciate how much work it takes to have a well behaved dog, I’ll be happy to pay your bail. 🙂

If you want credit, maybe you need to wear a t-shirt–She didn’t come perfect; I trained her.