Dogs are allowed on many NY beaches until April 1 so we took advantage of one of the last days of the season.
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Training Goals
When we were planning to get a dog one of my goals was to compete in obedience. I’d trained my previous dogs in the basics so that they were good family companions. I wanted to compete so that I had goals to go beyond sit, down and come. I had Tug signed up for his first puppy class before we brought him home.
Tug completed obedience training through the “advanced beginner” course. I stopped obedience when I began working with him for the breed ring. Now that I feel more comfortable with breed handling I want to pursue my original obedience goals.
We will resume classes this week. Tug could be a little tighter on the heel and straighter on the sits, but overall he has solid beginner skills. I am looking forward to beginning off leash work.
Today Tug earned his first leg of the Beginner Novice A title with a 2nd place finish. He did great. Most of the work to be done is on my side of the leash. We have 3-weeks before our next competition to work out the kinks.
Shea is ready for the Beginner Novice level as well. She has such enthusiasm and is fun to train. I will do one more event with one dog to get the logistics down and then will start Shea, as well.
Beautiful Winter Day
Fetch and dog time on a warm-ish winter day.
It was a beautiful day in the high 50′s under sunny skies and a great day to hang out at the dog park. Tug is happy as long as there is a ball in play. Shea loves fetch, but chase is a close second. We met a number of really nice, relaxed, fun loving dogs including a chihuahua, a couple of large boxers, a Rhodesian ridgeback-mix, a Weimareiner, a (beautiful) pointer, and several others. It was a great afternoon for two social, active dogs.
Tonight we have two tired dogs.