Tonight Cutter graduated from Good Dog Agility's beginner class. It was a sixteen week course and Cutter is a super star! We have a long way to go but he is on the right track. He is very obstacle focused for such a young dog. I was told that most dogs at this stage of the game were still very handler focused but Cutter was one of a few in the class to be obstacle focused.He is only 14 almost 15 months old.
We got to run a full beginner course for graduation. The course was as follows; Through the tire jump,up and over the A-frame,over a winged-jump to the set of 12 weave poles,over two jumps in a semi-circle,over the teeter-totter,onto the table and down for a 5 second count,off the table to a dark curved tunnel,over a jump then through the chute,across the dog walk to another curved tunnel and over a jump to finish the course. I have a hard time keeping up with him so I need to work on cueing him once he commits to an obstacle cue him for the next one. We have a lot of fun,can't wait to start the advanced beginners class next week.
Cutter was very proud of his blue ribbon and he enjoyed the bone cookie and jerky treat he received along with his certificate! Yeah Cutter!
2 comments:
Congratulations Cutter (and Rhonda)! Will we be seeing him on Animal Planet at the next dog show? It's amazing watching these dogs go thru their courses. BTW, you've got some good looking animals.
What a handsome boy Cutter is! Congratulations are in store for both of you. I would say that you had as much to learn as Cutter did. He looks so cute sitting there all proud with his ribbon. I think he knows he worked hard to earn it. Can you even imagine life without a dog in your family?
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