Speck Graduates!

Hey everybody, guess what?




I graduated from my first ever obedience class tonight!

We learned how to make/keep eye contact, "sit" in the front and both sides, lie down, stay/wait, stay/wait with distractions, loose leash walking, really reliable recall, and hand targeting.

Plus, foster mom has been teaching me "look at that" when I see something that makes me nervous, and "target" a plastic disc to get ready for beginner agility, and then silly stuff like paw, spin, unwind just to keep me on my toes.

but you know what? at the end of the day, she's still more tired than me! HA!

Speck does agility + plays biteyface!

I had the opportunity to expose Speck to a little agility this weekend. He was very interested in all the great smells in the agility building at Sugar Bush Farm, (and the silly Roo dog in the crate!) but eventually came to work. He started to learn a target, and is very quick to learn things with the clicker. He was responsive to his foster mom and came back to her, even when distracted. He showed no hesitancy around the equipment, he was pretty fearless. We put the Aframe down low and did a little luring with treats (since he doesn't know the target yet!) Once he got it, he kept going back over the Aframe, again and again! He went through a tire and through jump stantions. He offered the table, and laid down when asked to on it. He shows great propensity for the equipment, and nice drive. He is a natural athlete as well. He would make someone a nice agility dog!

Barb, NEBCR volunteer and agility trainer/competitor

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Also, Speck does a heck of a job as a biteyface companion for Tuck, a new dog in rescue (coming soon!)...

Zoomie Video featuring Speck & Kohl

Speck and Kohl have a zoomie session with foster brother Pippin. Speck and Kohl make a great duo. Why don't you adopt them both???


Triple Zoomies on Vimeo.

Speck

Hi Hi Hi! I'm Speck and I am a Very Good Boy [today]! At least that's what Foster Mom says. As if there were any doubt. I went to my second week of obedience class tonight and she was so proud that I ignored all the loud noises (jet-engine heating units, barking dogs, agility noises in the next ring and a train!) and even stayed [mostly] relaxed the whole time. Well duh, if Foster Mom is with me, I don't have to be afraid of very much, do I??

And I only jumped up on the teacher once before I figured out that I need to sit for her. And I let the teacher lead me around the class to show all the other students what to do next. Heh. I am so clever and quick! I bet she got dizzy leading me around backwards.

Anyway, we just got home and I need my supper! If you think I'm the coolest pup ever, and you're looking for your next sport dog, read my bio here!