Once you realize that your dog needs more professional training than you are capable of providing, you have to decide what type of lessons will benefit them the most. The worst case scenario is that you choose the wrong type of training class and end up switching at the recommendation of the trainer. The best case scenario is that you think about the following questions to guide your decision so that you select the right type of training from the start.

1. Has your dog received any training around other dogs?
Dog training courses held outside of your home are often small group sessions. That means your dog will need to interact with other dogs in a nonthreatening manner. You will also need to control your dog well enough that they are not running away and interfering with the training of other dogs.
You can seek out one-on-one training and meet the trainer in their own facility or a public location. This eliminates interference of other dogs directly, but you cannot control other dogs walking by with their owners or running loose. If your dog has shown threatening or extremely shy behavior around other dogs in the past, you may want to start with in-home dog training.

2. How does your dog typically behave around unknown humans?
When someone rings your doorbell, how does your dog react? You can never determine how your dog will interact with a trainer or other participants in a group class, but you can get an idea of how they may act by thinking about their interactions with other people in the past.
If your dog is not ready to interact with other people, then you may want to go with in-home training. You can eventually change to other types of training courses as your dog’s skills and confidence mature.

3. Do you have specific skills that you want your dog to master?
If your dog needs to work on specific skills, you should go with one-on-one lessons. This allows the trainer to tackle those skills directly without concern for the needs of other dogs and owners. You should consult with a professional trainer to determine whether your lessons are best held at home or in the field.
Dog training is a personal matter, but some dogs do best when surrounded by other dogs. Think about your dog’s personality and past behavior to determine what is best for them.

You know that feeling of losing yourself? Of just standing there, watching your life goes by? Well, that’s exactly how I felt the last few weeks.. since start of May. For someone suffering from OCD, having no control means a lot.. almost close to insanity.. and the only way to cope up with that episode was not to care.. but I know, sooner or later, I have to care and start picking up the pieces..

And so here we are.. (tempted to present this in bullet form! haha)

It all started when the kids were hospitalized.. one week after and it was my turn. And just as I was recuperating, we had to prepare for my ate’s wedding  (a family effort kind of affair)… one of the reasons why I had to go to Quiapo.

Two weeks after my ate’s wedding, my tita suffering from the big C finally bid goodbye.. if we’re friends in FB, you’ll know that in a way, our family has been preparing for this.. but it was painful still..

In between that, we had to prepare for SY 2014-2015… imagine 4 students. how many books? how many notebooks? ahh I never even had the chance to post a pic of our leaning tower of books and notebooks to cover!

And another thing..I made a decision that somehow affected by sanity during those times.. hindi naman ako naloka no! That decision made it more difficult for me to cope up with all the stress.. haays (iba blog ko yan next!) 

BUT! I AM BACK ON TRACK!!!!

This is the start of picking up the pieces! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh

Well, for step 1.. I made sure that my house is back where I “left” it.. and oh syet na malagket!! Para lang naman wala akong katulong! Kadirdir ang balur ko mga teh!! Kuskos marino ginawa ko para lang bumalik sa dati (kahit kaunti).. 

Step 2.. aba’y mag blog ng bongga!! Ito naman talaga isa sa mga namiss ko nung mga panahon na lukang luka ako.. feeling ko ba, wala akong makausap pag hindi ako nag ba blog hihi 

And speaking of blogging…. I think there will be some changes here.. good changes of course. During my hiatus, I realized it is REAL BLOGGING that I miss and not the kind of mad blogging (paid posting, events blogging, stats blogging). Oh wait! Baka naman ma mis interpret ako ha.. to me REAL BLOGGING means writing when you feel like doing it.. or writing as if you’re just making kwento.. gets nyo? Nakakamiss ng bongga un! But I am not saying that I will stop doing sponsored posts (it pays the hosting, the domain etc).. the only difference this time is, I’d be more careful in accepting projects and writing about.. Ang sagwa basahin pag hard sell! May nabasa kase akong blog na ganun… ang pangeeet! 

Events? Bawal tumanggi! That’s an opportunity to build relationship and of course dress up! As long as my schedule will allow, events are welcome!

Teka, ang haba na ng aking come back post.. bigyan nyo na lang ako ng masigabong palakpakan at marami rami pa ang pending post ko (na karamihan ay sponsored.. o ayan ha)