houndlove
Posted : 10/5/2006 4:00:45 PM
Thanks everyone! I just can't even describe how it felt when the trainer said, "Well, first off, let's congratulate Marlowe, he passed the test! And for the rest of you, well, you all did great and can try the test again soon." I just about died right where I stood! We all clapped and Marlowe was totally like "Oh! For me! Yay! *wag wag wag*!"
We'll be starting tracking soon, maybe in a couple months. There's a place here that offers a class, but the one that is in session right now is at 8 AM on Tuesdays, so yeah, not possible for the working girl. But, I wrote them and asked if they're going to be offering it again at some time a little bit more work-friendly and they said they were really going to try. So, yay! Also, I'm finding myself very tempted by agility. Marlowe is a Dog of Action and hates just standing around, and he's a lean, fast little boy, so maybe. And the whole reason I initially wanted the CGC is for him to be a therapy dog, because I've never seen a dog who's so good with people poking, prodding, pulling, crowding, petting, etc.... He just stands there and takes it, which is just amazing.
So, the world is our oyster and we're very proud of him. I'm a very contrary personality, so of course I have hounds and of course I have to do stuff with them that people generally don't think hounds are able to do. Yeah, me and my hounds go very well together, personality-wise!