Finding Her Voice

This week while playing after a training session Carmen belted out her first bark!  Her inmate trainer grabbed the treat bag and marked this action for “speak.”  It took about 10 minutes but she’s finally found her big girl voice and now speaks on command!  Her inmate trainer says that he can just see Carmen using her voice with confidence fighting for the rights of female Greyhounds everywhere!  

It has also been discovered that rubber toys are the best for Carmen.  If she gets ahold of a stuffed toy she will systematically try to rip his head and feet off for a quick snack.  Her inmate trainer says that if you give her a stuffed duck for instance she rips its wings and feet off leaving her open for an angry mob of avenging ducks, which is never a good thing.  To sum it up…. Toy duck $5.99, rubber Kong $10.99 avoiding an angry mob of avenging ducks…. Priceless.  

Carmen continues to be a maverick whose independent style seems to drive her to push the boundaries of life, but her inmate trainer expects no less from one of the finest dogs he’s ever known.