Day 1 - Choosing a dog

Choosing that one dog is no easy task especially if your surrounded by at least 15 others vying for your attention.

Entering the dog run scared the hell out of me. It was my first time entering a dog run with ultimately no knowledge on what these dogs attitudes are. As we enter the dog run, all the dogs rushed to us and really jumping out just to get your attention. They know we are the trainers. They just know. They bark nonstop. They walk in circles and even fight with other dogs just so to keep your undivided attention.

Dog Run 1 has alpha and omega dogs. These are dogs that rank #1, for the alpha dogs, and for the omega dogs, they are those 'i don't care' dogs.

It took me at least 10 minutes to get in the moment. My heart was beating so fast and I was so scared thinking any of these dogs can leap into me. *palm on face*

Alfie found his dog, Wendy. Wendy doesn't like to be stroked in the head. She can easily snap back and growl with that short period of stroking. I dislike her at first. I know we couldn't get along. But Alfie found something in her, more like a challenge, that made him decide to get her trained.

Most of the dogs in the Dog run 1 are old dogs. I think more of myself as a puppy kind of dog lover so I decided to take a look at dog run 2. In dog run 2, dogs here are the beta (ranked #2) & omega dogs. The dogs here are more ecstatic to see people. Too bad I didn't get a chance to go inside and bond with the dogs.

I was still searching for The Dog. Ms Gwen, our trainer, advise us to let the dog sniff our hands. More like a kind of introduction. If the dog likes you, he'll wag his tail enthusiastically and lick your hands.

That what John did. Although a lot of dogs has been sniffing my hand, he's the only one who licked my hand. From then I knew. I'll take John.