We did it! Loki is now a registered therapy dog!

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

WE PASSED!! I am so excited and he passed his exam with flying colors. He is 3 days shy of 18months so this is a fitting "birthday present" for him. The testers were impressed at how well behaved he was being only 1 and 1/2 years old- by far the youngest they were testing today. We even encountered an off leash dog- not on purpose! As we were walking out, the next tester walked in and lost control of their leash (not sure if they dropped it or what happened) but their dog bolted for Loki but thank God Loki sat on command and stayed calm.

Which brings me to say THANK YOU every one! There is no way Loki or I would have passed his exam without the help from everyone on here! Loki went through a phase of being leash reactive around 1 year old and after reading every post that popped up when I searched "leash reactive" on DK, and working on different tips and tricks everyone here had to offer, it seemed soooo worth it today when he did so well! I also have to give DK credit for helping me teach him leave it, loose lease walking, and ignoring other dogs when it's not play time... So basically a lot of super important things and I would have floundered with!

Thanks again everyone! I literally can't thank you all enough! I attached a picture of Loki and I just after we got our signed and completed exam back- with our "matching" outfits!

[Leslie, Yogi & Maci Bear]

Way to go! Congrats to both of you

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

Thank you :) we are both very excited!

[Roslyn and Nana]

That is so exciting! I will be looking for tips when Nana is a little older. :)

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

Very exciting, and we will be happy to help, there's a Therapy Dog group you might want to look at for tips :)

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Way to go!!! This is a big deal and you should be so proud of Loki and the hard work you did to help him get there :)

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

Thank you! I'm so proud of him because he really preformed beyond my expectations, doodles are awesome like that!

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

Oh that's so cute, thank you guys!

[Paige and Leo]

Love the picture! Way to go! Leo is in therapy dog class now and his test is in Nov. He will be around 18 months. I am not sure he will be that great at the test. Fingers crossed. ;)

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

Thank you, good luck with Leo! I posted more in depth about the test on my page but one of the testers seemed skeptical about Loki because of his age, he is 3 days shy of 18months so on his vet paper work it reads 1yr 5months, but he won them over! I think the tester I talked to over the phone had more faith in us which was a big encouragement. :) I'll keep you guys in my thoughts!

[Janie, Jackson and Jilly]

Congratulations to you both on a job well done! Adorable photo!

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

Thank you so much!