Hi, I'm Amy Jensen and this is the puppy training podcast episode number seven.

This podcast is for those looking to train their own dog, whether as a companion,

therapy, or service dog. I'm here to help you every step of the way. This is the puppy

training podcast and I'm your host, Amy Jensen. Today we're going to start out a little

differently, but you'll see how this connects in just a little bit.

So have you ever heard of the dancer Jillian Lynn?

She's an amazing story, and I'm going to just briefly share that with you today.

So she ultimately became the choreographer behind cats and fandom of the opera.

She's a professional dancer.

But her story began when she was seven years old and she was in elementary school.

She had a hard time sitting still in her seat. And her teacher noticed this and struggled day

after day just getting her to sit still and pay attention in class. So finally the teacher

called the parents and said, you know, we need to have a meeting. This is not working.

And she said, really, I think that your daughter needs to go see a doctor.

So the mom took the daughter to a doctor and the daughter sat in this office. Well, the mom and the doctor spoke for about 20 minutes and she just kept bouncing and she was

sitting on her hands trying to stay as still as she could, but she just couldn't sit still. And the doctor took note and,

you know, turned on some music actually. And then he said to the mom, you know, let's go outside in the

hallway. And I want you to observe your daughter from out here. So they stepped out into the hallway and

they were watching through the glass door as this daughter just began to move to the music that was

playing in the office. And the doctor turned to the mom and said,

your daughter is not ill. She doesn't need medication. What she needs is to be enrolled in dance school.

Your daughter is a dancer. And so they did. They moved her from the traditional school into a dance

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