RDog Day

Today was Responsible Dog Ownership day (or RDog). It is an event that is sponsored by The Canadian Kennel club, and was hosted today by our local Kennel Club. Go Dog Go was asked to bring a few agility dogs to participate in the agility Demo.

The demo went pretty good- we weren't running it, just participating so it wasn't as well organised as it could have been- but hey, it was nice to not have to haul equipment! The Go Dog Go dogs all ran really well and as usual Wicca had a blast. She loves the straight line, take whats in front of you kind of agility. :o)

At the last minute I was also asked to provide a dog for a demo of the Canine Good Neighbor test. Ha! Good thing I brought Pixel!!!!

Pixel did great and passed each stage with flying colors. I had never practiced for this sort of thing, and really had forgotten what each "test" entailed. But she did each part of the test like a pro. It is not a particularly difficult test- just basic obedience and listening skills. Being "examined" and groomed, recovering after loud noises, or weird sights, meeting people, loose leash walking, walking through a crowd of people, a stay and recall, and being left with a "stranger" for a few minutes (she only had to do it for 20 seconds)

None the less I am pretty proud of her- she is such a great little dog. I got lots of compliments on how well behaved she is and she did great with all the people and other dogs as a distractions.

Wicca would have failed miserably I am sure. Good thing for the young dog! I might just have to enter her in the real thing this fall...