Day One Flatirons Kennel Club Obedience Trials in Longmont, Colorado
OK, Ronin, you little doggie! Ronin passed Utility B fine--not brilliantly, but good enough. I was having a hard time working smoothly. I wasn't awake enough (no coffee) and I'm suffering from dry eye. Nevertheless Ronin was one of five dogs that qualified in a field of twelve. Then he went through Open B like he should--he's got all that down pretty well. Then. He. Went. Down. On. A. Sit. Stay. AGAIN. This time he was down before I had left the ring with the other exhibitors. ARG.
We've really been working on the sit-stays, too.
He did this after a great practice in the park Thursday. In the park there were two little kids watching us practice. When I had Ronin on a sit-stay, I was 15 meters away behind a car. The two kids wandered over and sat beside him and started petting him. He sat during the entire experience although he would rather have wiggled free, shook his tail, and kissed the kids. He was so good, he sat during the entire time until I returned and released him.
So today we got together again with some friends at a park and ran through all the exercises for Open and Utility. And he did many long sit-stays. He did them alone. He did them with other dogs. He did them with people and dogs walking around him. He did them with other dogs doing down stays. No Problem.
Tomorrow, we'll try again.
We've really been working on the sit-stays, too.
He did this after a great practice in the park Thursday. In the park there were two little kids watching us practice. When I had Ronin on a sit-stay, I was 15 meters away behind a car. The two kids wandered over and sat beside him and started petting him. He sat during the entire experience although he would rather have wiggled free, shook his tail, and kissed the kids. He was so good, he sat during the entire time until I returned and released him.
So today we got together again with some friends at a park and ran through all the exercises for Open and Utility. And he did many long sit-stays. He did them alone. He did them with other dogs. He did them with people and dogs walking around him. He did them with other dogs doing down stays. No Problem.
Tomorrow, we'll try again.