No one said it was easy to train a puppy......

.....especially a mixed breed that is KNOWN to be LESS intelligent. [Thank you Amy Chua]

I read Marley and Me before we got our puppy.  I liked the story but really couldn't embrace it...until NOW!

You see, our rescued puppy is the most adorable, loving, STUPID dog there is.  On a positive note, he was 100% housebroken VERY quickly - thank heaven.

You see, the problem is that since we have an invisible fence, he LOVES to be outside.  HE LOVES people, other dogs, cars, the FedEx and UPS man.....he just gets so excited to see people and people tend to give him lots of attention.

Now that the weather is nice, as soon as MACK hears the door open, he scoots out.  This has recently become a problem since sometimes we don't want him out.  We have been working VERY hard for him to understand "STAY'.   This is not an easy task since each family member must be on the same page.

Well, yesterday some friends stopped by for a visit and MACK was relentless to let them know how much he loves them.  We worked hard to keep him from jumping and annoying and we did a pretty good job.

As our friends were leaving, we noticed our grass cutter was outside so we wanted to leave our puppy inside.  I hear my husband at the door, "STAY, STAY, STAY, STAY.....door opens.....and I hear my husband "STAY OUTSIDE!"  Our friends CRACKED UP at our discipline skills!