We had a nice-sized class of 8 dogs and even through a couple months of horrible winter weather we kept up a very good attendance record as a whole.
The dogs were all very quick learners and there was a lot of progress in behavior over the 8-week class.
As a graduation exercise on the last night of our class I set up a rally course that included heeling, sits, downs, heeling through cones and a few tricky turns. The class also successfully completed their 30 second stays in the sit and down position. We also practiced our recalls one last time.
Here's a series of photos from the last class and the presenting of the graduation certificates:
A very nice sit by Max |
Weaving through the cones |
Nice sit, Bailey! |
A very good front. |
Ares shows a good front... |
... and the finish! |
Jack getting ready for the rally course. |
Happy heeling. |
Max in the cones. |
Max performs the "down." |
Another very nice sit by Bailey. |
Bailey finishes her "finish." |
The "sit" ... |
... and the "down". |
Ares weaves through the cones. |
Pretty sit, Ares! |
And the "down." |
Jack shows a good "front." |
"Down, Jack." |
The celebratory cupcake cake with a dog cookie on top! The following photos show the dog/handler teams who were present receiving their certificates: |