She did it! Our little girl graduated from obedience school tonight! It was quite exciting! Madeleine (aka Maddie or Maddie Lion or Labradorable), my 6 month old puppy, and I have been practicing her commands for weeks. She has been close to perfect with her sits, stays, downs, comes, and stands. Good girl! She barely even acknowledges the 2 carefully placed dog biscuits tempting her on the kitchen floor as we snake around them for her 'figure 8's'. Very good girl! She is even trotting along by my side now when we go for walks, which is a relief considering how she loved to forge ahead to eagerly greet whatever smell she would happen upon next.
So tonight, while she was deducted some points for excitedly greeting the judges rather than holding her 'stand for examination' position, her adorable personality scored big in brownie points! Plus she successfully held her 'sit-stay' for 1 minute and her 'down-stay' for 3 minutes. That is quite an eternity for a pup! Besides her diploma, her big reward tonight was a little play session with her boyfriend, Gunner, a 7 month old black Labrador.
It was quite a successful night. I am so proud of her!
Below is a clip of our little Maddie Lion just 4 short months ago bounding through the yard. Oh, how they grow up so fast!!
Lori
2 comments:
Yay Maddie!
Her ears look just like the hat the flying nun use to wear:)
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