Saturday, December 3, 2016
Tonight's picture was taken in December of 2007. We took Mattie to the US Botanical Gardens. That was a great place to visit around Christmas time. For many reasons. First of which it is kept as warm as a hot house inside which is deeply appreciated on a frigid day and second because the gardens are decorated for Christmas. They are stunning and magical! That day after touring around Mattie paused under a hanging plant. We got a kick out of it because it looked like his hair exploded!
Quote of the day: Whoever said dogs can't speak was never interested in learning another language. ~ Mark Winik
Tomorrow is the big day for Sunny! At 2pm, he will enter the dog training ring and get assessed! For the past month Sunny has been enrolled in a Canine Good Citizen Prep class. I am thrilled I took this class because I had a lot to learn!!! Though Sunny is the one being assessed, it is his handler (ME) that ultimately wins it or loses it for Sunny. As he is supposed to follow my lead.
If I want Sunny to apply for pet therapy school/certification, he must first pass the Canine Good Citizen test. So in essence it is a pre-admission requirement to get into pet therapy school.
Sunny gets assessed in ten catagories. For the past month in class we have been working on each one of these requirements. For the most part Sunny does great, except for #6. In #6, I have to instruct Sunny to sit. He is attached to a VERY LONG leash, like 15 to 20 feet. He is supposed to sit, while I walk away from him dropping the leash as I go. For the most part, each time I do this, Sunny follows me rather than complies with my command. Believe me I have been practicing this at home too, as Peter made me a make- shift long leash.
The problem with all of this is Sunny is one of ten dogs being assessed tomorrow. They do not tell you what time is your test. So there is a lot of waiting around in a tight space, watching other dogs being assessed. Not something any of us excel at.
The hopes is Sunny passes his test tomorrow, and is awarded a certificate that looks like the photo!
Tonight's picture was taken in December of 2007. We took Mattie to the US Botanical Gardens. That was a great place to visit around Christmas time. For many reasons. First of which it is kept as warm as a hot house inside which is deeply appreciated on a frigid day and second because the gardens are decorated for Christmas. They are stunning and magical! That day after touring around Mattie paused under a hanging plant. We got a kick out of it because it looked like his hair exploded!
Quote of the day: Whoever said dogs can't speak was never interested in learning another language. ~ Mark Winik
Tomorrow is the big day for Sunny! At 2pm, he will enter the dog training ring and get assessed! For the past month Sunny has been enrolled in a Canine Good Citizen Prep class. I am thrilled I took this class because I had a lot to learn!!! Though Sunny is the one being assessed, it is his handler (ME) that ultimately wins it or loses it for Sunny. As he is supposed to follow my lead.
If I want Sunny to apply for pet therapy school/certification, he must first pass the Canine Good Citizen test. So in essence it is a pre-admission requirement to get into pet therapy school.
Sunny gets assessed in ten catagories. For the past month in class we have been working on each one of these requirements. For the most part Sunny does great, except for #6. In #6, I have to instruct Sunny to sit. He is attached to a VERY LONG leash, like 15 to 20 feet. He is supposed to sit, while I walk away from him dropping the leash as I go. For the most part, each time I do this, Sunny follows me rather than complies with my command. Believe me I have been practicing this at home too, as Peter made me a make- shift long leash.
The problem with all of this is Sunny is one of ten dogs being assessed tomorrow. They do not tell you what time is your test. So there is a lot of waiting around in a tight space, watching other dogs being assessed. Not something any of us excel at.
The hopes is Sunny passes his test tomorrow, and is awarded a certificate that looks like the photo!
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