Well here we are; another obedience course finished and I am so proud of my black dog! Reading back through the previous classes has really given me and opportunity to see how far we’ve come. While I am sad that it is over, I am very excited for our next course to start up which will hopefully be within the next month.
In our last class we worked on all the previous commands, but now we have jumps! Well, one jump. But an actual jump! Our sit-stay has improved greatly since the beginning of the course and we now worked with a 6″ jump to go over. Ranger, with his boundless enthusiasm for work, loved being off leash and trusted to do what was right.
I must admit that I was nervous to have him off leash as I always felt that the moment we weren’t connected by something physical, he would run off to have more fun begging for playmates. I shouldn’t have worried. He likes working. He likes being near me. Our trainer loves him and even used him as the demo dog again.
When it was our turn for the peanut station Ranger actually sat up on the ball this time for a few moments before trying to crawl onto the trainer’s lap. I really want to get him one for us to use at home. His hind leg stands have improved a lot over the course of six weeks and I feel it’s partially due to training “back” and the ball.
On the dog forum I frequent, people are talking about a weekly training competition which would give us something to work on until Agility course starts.
This week we’re in for another snow dump (why are they always on Wednesdays) so I’m hoping to get him out tomorrow for a good hard run. Until then, it is time for us to snuggle up in bed.
Black Dog to Top Dog 