Just have to brag......2 more "Good Citizens"

[Jennifer Tramell]

Last night two of my kids took two of my dogs for their AKC Canine Good Citizenship test.   The kids/dogs had just completed a CGC class hosted by their 4H club and it was test night.  I was pretty sure that Charlotte would do great, but I was a little worried about Webster. 

 

Webster is a mellow, easy going guy and my son is a mellow, easy going guy.  Sounds like a nice combination, but sometimes the mellow son gets distracted and forgets to pay attention to the mellow dog.  The mellow dog gets distracted and starts sniffing and wandering, no longer paying attention to the mellow kid.  The result is an 88 lb dog dragging an unsuspecting 60 lb kid around the arena.  Not the way to pass the CGC :-)

 

Charlotte, on the other hand, LOVES dog class and just can't wait to find out what she should do next.  She is a dog class over-achiever, not quite border collie or Aussie level, but close (if you've ever seen a border collie or Australian shepherd work, you'll know what I mean).  After an unfortunate incident between a rude boxer and our Charlotte, the 4H agent simply stated, "Well, they can't all be perfect like Charlotte."

 

Well, we were pleased when Webster and Daniel moseyed their way through the CGC course.  There was a slight concern when Webster thought that "meet and greet a stranger with a dog" included sniffing the other dog's butt.  Webster agrees with Cesar Milan that butt sniffing is the proper way of greeting another dog, however, he had to play by AKC rules.  It was a polite sniff and, when Daniel realized that there was nose to butt action, he redirected our brown-noser into proper behavior. 

 

Charlotte pranced through her tasks, just waiting for Rachel to tell her what to do next.  She not only did well, but she looked go while doing it. 

 

Here are Daniel and Webster "walking through the crowd on a loose leash" (slowly, why hurry?).

 

Meeting a friendly stranger - "May I pet your dog?"

Charlotte during the "stay", just waiting for Rachel to give the release command.  Whatcha want me to do??? Just give the word!!

Meet and greet a friendly stranger with a dog.

 

Here are my "darlin's and doodles" with their CGC ribbons (we have to send away for our official AKC CGC certificates).

[Bonnie and Kona]

Jennifer, I loved every word and every photo. Congratulations to the kids and the doodles. What a wonderful feat of accomplishment. They are all adorable!

[Lori, Quincy & Frankie]

That is so terrific!  I love the way the  personalities match!  Congratulations to all!  

[Nicky, Riley & Boris]

Terrific, it's really special when children are part of the training, the dogs get so much out of it but the children get a life times worth of canine good citizenship. Well done to all and lovely to see the photo's.

[Rose]

Congratulations to all!

[Camilla and Darwin]

Congratulations to all, what a wonderful accomplishment!!

[Jarka, Monty & Auggie]

Wow, way to go, all 4. That's great that your kids were involved in the whole process.

[Leslie and Halas]

Congratulations to the doods and the kids!!!

[Janie, Jackson and Jilly]

They are adorable. the kids and the doodles!!! Congratulations to everyone for a great job!!!

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

So happy to see children involved in the dog's training. Not only did the dogs learn, your children learned a valuable life-long lesson.  This makes me so proud!   Wonderful that you felt they needed to be involved.

We were in classes with youngsters two youngsters also.  Priceless to watch the progression, control, and bonding.

Great job to all of  you

[Gail and Bailey]

Wow!  What a cool thing to have the kids be involved in the training and have them go through the testing with the dogs!  Congrats to all!!  Jennifer...you obviously did a wonderful job "training" Rachel and Daniel to be great kids! :)

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

Wonderful! Congrats!

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Congrats.  Your kids worked hard and got great results!