10/12/08

Grady is now about 17 months old and he's quite the dog... here are some of his accomplishments to date:

10/14/07 - Grady starts tracking training and at about the same time also starts his formal obedience training at Top Dog

Spring '08 - Grady attends his first obedience match shows

5/25/08 - Grady passes TD Certification

6/8/08 - Grady passes Therapy Dog test

8/2/08 - Grady passes CWS Novice Team Swim (NTS) test

8/3/08 - Grady passes CWS Single Novice Retrieve (SNR) test

8/9-10/08 - Grady attends CWS 2 day Splash Camp

8/24-25/08 - Grady attends Ed Presnall 2 day TDX Workshop

8/31/08 - Grady achieves first 2 legs of CDSP CD-H title with scores of 198 and 193 (indoors)

8/15/08 - Grady starts making monthly therapy visits with B&B Therapy Dogs

9/21/08 - Grady finishes CDSP CD-H title - 1st obedience title with score of 181 (outdoors)

9/28/08 - Grady passes AKC TD test at WHWTC in Elkton, MD

10/3/08 - Grady does his first advertising job for Wal*Mart, spring 2009 clothing spot

10/12/08 - Grady passes CWS - 4 retrieve tests at Oxford, Single 60 ft retrieve, Single 100 ft retrieve, Double Article Retrieve and Triple Article Retrieve and now has enough Single Task Merits to compete in Water Dog Service Trials (when he turns 3).

And coming up next...

10/25-26/08 - Grady entered in Novice B for 2 day, 4 trial Pennjy UKC obedience trials

11/23/08 - Grady entered in ASCA TD test (let's hope we make the draw!)

12/13-14/08 - Grady to be entered in Novice B for 2 day, 4 trial ASCA obedience trials

Winter '09  - Grady likely to compete in AKC Novice Obedience and Rally Novice

Spring '09 - Grady hopes to be ready to enter AKC/ASCA TDX tests

Summer '09 - Grady hopes to complete his remaining 3 retrieve tasks for CWS retrieve title and start working towards tow and boatwork titles