The best part of elementary school for me was RECESS! Football, basketball, dodge-ball and...girls! Recess for us was a reward but, for your dog, it is the avenue to classroom success.
Start the day with recess and make it long and fun. Then, it is time for classroom training. Make this part short and sweet. (Even 5 minutes is good).
After some good ol' fun your canine companion will be ready to focus long enough to learn some important behavior and tricks. (Save the treats and rewards for classroom).
Keep the important things in the classroom and overlook the crazy, unruly recess behavior. Pretty soon, those few minutes in class will be noticed in their behavior on the playground. Well, maybe not the girls thing so much. )
Brent
