Sit, Stay, 'N Play

We picked up Chip on February 26th, 2022 with his big sister Cassie, a 10-year-old Sheltie, in tow. One week later, we lost Cassie after she bravely fought cancer for over a year. Needless to say, we were devastated by our loss while also having a brand new puppy at home.

After a few weeks of being home, and still grieving, we felt we needed to find a way to bond with our energetic little boy. We found our way to Sit, Stay, ‘N Play and enrolled in a puppy training course. Chip excelled in his training, and it gave us a way to be constantly engaged with him.

After a few months, we decided we wanted to continue with his training and enrolled in the intermediate obedience class. This proved to be a bit more of a challenge and really tested us due to his high energy, high anxiety, and reactiveness that had developed. Feeling a disconnect with Chip, but not wanting to give up, we decided we would give agility a chance as a way to reaffirm the bond we had created.

Today we are so excited to say that with patience, help, and kindness from the staff at Sit, Stay, ‘N Play during our agility journey with Chip, we have never been closer to our 20-month-old little crazy boy. Chip recently competed in his first TDAA agility trial where he Q’d on 4 out of 6 runs and we could not have been happier. We are so proud of our Chip for being chosen as this month’s Dog of the Month, and we’d like to say thank you to all the staff at Sit, Stay, ‘N Play and also to Chip for helping us through our most difficult time and filling our hearts with puppy love once again!