Mason’s Intermediate Obedience Classes #4 and #5
We skipped class last week to meet Kya so I got to make it up by participating in the Beginning Obedience Class yesterday and then our regular class tonight. Adam came with last night but it wasn’t very productive. Since it was a beginning class, there wasn’t a lot of movement welcome and we mostly need to work on correct positioning in the heel and the sit/lay down etc. So, we mainly focused on eye contact and being quiet while other, younger dogs bounced around near us (Mason doesn’t particularly care for puppies). He did really well though.
Whenever our end cleared out for whatever reason, I would work on heeling as much as possible.
This is what I get to see every class:
Who wouldn’t want to work with a face like that??
Tonight’s class I was on my own. But, it went extremely well. Once again we worked on loose-leash walking and sit/lay down in the proper position. We also worked on sit/lay down and stay in preparation for our upcoming event. I talked to the instructor and she thinks that Mason could take the CGC test without the class and pass. I think he would struggle with staying calm while being greeted by a friendly stranger. I’ll have to think about it and see. Either way, pretty terrific compliment! 