21 months 6
2006/06/18
Two more things to check off on Level 5 - scenting, which we haven't worked on in nearly a year, and Target - pawtouch a wall from 10' away on one cue. She likes to pawtouch the wall, and she can certainly do it from 10' away, but not right off the bat. When I test it I get her running out 5' and then looking back at me with a "Where am I going and why am I in this handbasket?" We've actually passed Level 5 - the two behaviours we have left are both optional, but it seems only good form for us to have to pass everything, since they're my Levels and I decided these are all important behaviours. We've passed Come, Crate, Finish, Handling, Retrieve, Trick, and Watch all the way through Level 7, and I find my baby Stitch at the point I keep bragging about - where she should be able to get pretty much any Novice title with 3 or 4 additional weeks of training. Another month until llama shearing is done and Shearing Day is over, and then I'll test it out getting her ready for a Draft Dog title. Heaven knows it worked on her Rally trial - did I mention that we attended a one-day clinic and then got two legs with 194 and 200? I DID mention that? Oh, my bad... (snork)