Sit

Sit!
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: I Can't Believe My Dog Did That!
By Sharon Landeen

Dogs act exactly the way we would act if we had no shame.
~Cynthia Heimel

I hoped my arm would remain attached to my body while I struggled to contain my energetic gentle giant. The Saint Bernard book I'd read strongly recommended training early while the dog was still a manageable size. But my puppy already outweighed me.

So here we were at a city park, standing in a line at a beginning obedience class for any breed of dog up to six months of age. I noticed that the other participants had attractive jeweled collars with matching leashes. (Keep reading)