I was worried when I woke on Sunday to see that it was overcast - the one minute down stay for the Good Citizen Bronze Award looked further away than it did last year! But I thought there is no way round it, and I shouldn't rely on the weather for Tommy to do the down.
It's ridiculous really - how nervous and apprehensive all the handlers get. It does transfer down the lead and makes the dogs nervous and apprehensive as well!
The test was going well. So well I began to believe he could do it - we could do it. The exercises seemed to go smoothly. Then it was my turn - the questions -
'When do you stop feeding puppy food'
'Six months' I said confidently
'Would you like to try another answer'
'Three months? I've never had a puppy' I confessed..
'Well, between 12 and 16 weeks really'
And then the warden who was testing us moved on. The answer was acceptable.
We passed! (The fact that the whole class passed has nothing to do with it...) Tommy and I passed!
I now have a bronze trained dog!
It's ridiculous really - how nervous and apprehensive all the handlers get. It does transfer down the lead and makes the dogs nervous and apprehensive as well!
The test was going well. So well I began to believe he could do it - we could do it. The exercises seemed to go smoothly. Then it was my turn - the questions -
'When do you stop feeding puppy food'
'Six months' I said confidently
'Would you like to try another answer'
'Three months? I've never had a puppy' I confessed..
'Well, between 12 and 16 weeks really'
And then the warden who was testing us moved on. The answer was acceptable.
We passed! (The fact that the whole class passed has nothing to do with it...) Tommy and I passed!
I now have a bronze trained dog!
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