On Making a Joyful Noise

I have a 2 ½ year old Flat Coated Retriever named Jet. One of the traits that attracted me to this breed was their “Peter Pan” (read: never grows up) personality. Jet has more than embodied that trait, although at only 2 ½, he is still legitimately a youngster.

As a baby boy, he was a big barker. When we would pull up to the training facility for class, …