Holly is a good canine citizen! She passed her evaluation and has her blue ribbon! There was a time when the thought of her achieving this felt the same as me running a 5 minute mile! I’m proud of her & I! We committed to attending class every week for eight weeks as well as doing our training at home. There were ups and downs, lags and lunges – in training time and confidence both. Persistence pays off!
I pondered for a while on ‘what’s next?’ for Holly. I do not foresee myself doing dog obedience trials with her but I do see us going into public facilities and/or public events. For this, I want an obedient dog and her to be confident, communicative and calm. I enrolled her in Novice Class, beginning late April! As you progress through the class listing, the expectations also progress. I see another lesson of ‘Persistence’ in our future!
