Mason Obedience Class #7
Tonight was our “extra” obedience class session for Mason’s first obedience class he was pretty good. Just like all the rest of the classes, she started off with the look which he has been a master at since before we started the class. There were lots of newbies in the class so she spent a bit more time on that than usual. I started messing around with down and stay before she moved on. When the instructor finally got to the down and stay, Mason didn’t want anything to do with it. Down was fine. I’d say ’stay’ and step back and he’d pop up. Doh! She came around and looked kind of disappointed because at this point he seemed like he had regressed to a previous state. She got him to do it a bit better than I did but still not to the point he was at. I was trying to back away too fast and he was just following me. She backed up slower and said ok at a distance that was much closer than I was trying. Like normal, I was trying to give him too much credit. I tried a bit more and then a helper (who I’d never seen before) came around to see how things were. He still wasn’t doing too hot for me so she tried. And the same thing happened (backed awhile slower and released him sooner).
I just love how everyone loves Mason even if he can’t do the “tricks” that he is supposed to be learning. He did manage to lay down and stay for about 5 minutes while she wrapped up. Half of that 5 minutes there was a treat I dropped and he didn’t get it until I said ok. I think all the other dogs moving around really confuses him.
On the way out, the instructor gave me a certificate for passing the class. Since Falon had registered but I took over going to class, she changed the name on the certificate to mine. I was kind of geeked about it but Falon was a bit annoyed because she was doing the reinforcement training at home that I normally slack on.
Level II? Maybe… We’ll see.