Kelli Rocha's Blog

Tonight, Charlie graduated from his first round of Obedience training.  It took us 8 weeks to complete the course… and most of the time he did very well.  There were a few occasions when he’d rather sniff around and play than do the commands that were asked of him.  I think that Obedience school is really more for the handlers than it is for the dogs.  There were a lot of dogs in our class that caught on quicker than their owners did.    It was a lot of fun to see Charlie’s littermate each week.  It is amazing how they recognize each other and play.  I really enjoyed the class and learned a whole lot.  Now… the trick is to keep up the work and keep working with Charlie so neither one of us forgets and we can keep getting better and better. Next Spring we’ll take the next step.