Flash is our border collie, who came to us when he was about 7 months old. I thought it would be fun to record his progress as he becomes part of our family. We are working with trainer Rachel Amado and our first goal is to have Flash earn the Canine Good Citizen award. He is a very smart dog, as all border collies are. This is going to be an exciting experience for us as Flash will keep us on our toes. Stay tuned.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Canine Good Citizen
This morning Flash and I drove to Nancy Jane Park in Crest and met up with Rachel so Flash could take the Canine Good Citizen test and earn the AKC title. This test is prerequisite to other types of training like Agility for example. I knew Flash could pass most of the exercises, such as walking on a loose leash, walking among "crowds" of people and dogs, sit, down, stay, etc. The only concerning part was leaving him with "a kind stranger" and hiding for 3 minutes. We took this test a few months ago and he nipped or tried to nip the kind stranger. Not good. He failed that test but today he passed without any indication of aggression. Yea!!!
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