The first day of the work experience program was absolutely incredible! Today, Adrienne and I got to visit a location in Raleigh called Teamworks Dog Training where dogs go to get trained and sometimes stay months at a time while their owners are away. We got to learn some amazing things about how to train dogs using clickers and positive reinforcement. We also learned about the things owners should and shouldn’t do to their dogs. For instance, I learned that you should always advocate for your dog and let others know of your dogs likes and dislikes. The staff members were so nice as to allow us to participate in some of the training activities such as recall and basic training. They offered Adrienne and I treat aprons and clickers so that we could train and reward the dogs for their amazing tricks. We worked with many different dogs including some therapy dogs and we even got to watch many of them play with each other. Overall, the first day of our work experience was a lot of fun and I can’t wait for the next two weeks!
