Bella goes to training

We decided to get Bella trained since we are moving into a new house that has lots of carpet. Bella is puppy pad trained, but she thinks anything that is shaped like a puppy pad is okay to pee on. We've thrown away 2 rugs and decided that a new house with lots of carpet is not a good thing with a dog that has accidents. So we are getting her trained by a women that I swear is the Dog Whisperer of the Midwest. She is amazing! Bella will be in training for 4 weeks. The major problem areas are the potty training, licking constantly, and barking. Hopefully she will come back a well behaved dog. I'm going to miss her like crazy.

Here is what Robin the trainer had to say about Bella today:

Bella is doing great. She gets along with all the dogs (she has 3), was very interestd in my cat, and got her nails trimmed. She made sounds like a bird. Everyone thought there was a bird in our house. We are teaching her "kiss", "don't kiss", "stay here", "come with me" and I am practicing the game where you "stop when the leash gets tight and go when the leash is loose". At first it seemed like we weren't going to get more than a few inches, but then, she got the idea of how the game works. It's fun to watch her mind work. She seems acclimated very quickly here.