They Passed!
Dec. 14th, 2011 08:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
danceswithgaryWe just got back from the Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test and both Molly and Tessa passed.
*twirls until dizzy - which takes no time at all these days*
Granted, they passed because the judge let them come back and re-test on the 'reaction to another dog' section of the test. It was a strange German Shepherd (almost spelled it Sheppard) and Tessa wanted to tell it how tough she is while Molly couldn't wait to be best buddies, instead of calmly halting and ignoring the other dog. *sigh* I made sure they were more focused on me the second time through and they made it.
I handled both of them for the test with Gary outside with whichever one was waiting. They've decided that they don't always have to obey Gary because 'hey, Daddy's a pushover - let's have fun!' His response is to either yell louder or shrug it off. I don't let them get away with very much in comparison, and they respond to my hand commands (which Gary can't seem to master) because my voice is still unreliable. Good thing I worked with them on those since my voice has been completely gone for the last four weeks due to another virus that went straight to my throat.
I have a lot of puppy videos that I need to sort through as soon as I finish my Clexmas gift. Think of them as a little reminder of summer during the long winter, that is, if I manage to get them posted before spring. :-P
*twirls until dizzy - which takes no time at all these days*
Granted, they passed because the judge let them come back and re-test on the 'reaction to another dog' section of the test. It was a strange German Shepherd (almost spelled it Sheppard) and Tessa wanted to tell it how tough she is while Molly couldn't wait to be best buddies, instead of calmly halting and ignoring the other dog. *sigh* I made sure they were more focused on me the second time through and they made it.
I handled both of them for the test with Gary outside with whichever one was waiting. They've decided that they don't always have to obey Gary because 'hey, Daddy's a pushover - let's have fun!' His response is to either yell louder or shrug it off. I don't let them get away with very much in comparison, and they respond to my hand commands (which Gary can't seem to master) because my voice is still unreliable. Good thing I worked with them on those since my voice has been completely gone for the last four weeks due to another virus that went straight to my throat.
I have a lot of puppy videos that I need to sort through as soon as I finish my Clexmas gift. Think of them as a little reminder of summer during the long winter, that is, if I manage to get them posted before spring. :-P
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Date: 2011-12-15 05:01 am (UTC)Did they get biscuits?
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