Liesje
Posted : 9/26/2009 4:33:22 PM
I'm in a similar situation with Nikon, he cannot pass the 3 minute leave for the CGC so we are in Intermediate CGC class, again. You should see him with all the younger dogs that are really disobedience or super reactive. He is so well behaved and he is already doing full heeling patterns and such but dang it all I cannot leave him with a stranger (without a ball in his mouth) for three minutes!! We'll just keep taking the class and the test, I guess.... It's frustrating b/c I would never leave my dogs in the hand of a stranger for one minute, let alone three, and Nikon is ready enough to earn obedience titles, but I really want the CGC certificate b/c I think it's important for the breed, with their bad rap and all.
Also when I first got Kenya we started in a much lower level, mostly to bond and because I needed to learn. She knew all the skills but it was good for us to repeat it together.