2/16/25 Poppy's Week 10 Final Novice Exam

All in all, we've all improved. Poppy checks in so much more. She still gets distracted and la la la when she sees people walking their dogs, squirrels, and the wind. She didn't want to sit on the wet puddles, and we can't blame her! Our footwork was off sometimes, but Poppy still did the right thing. By the time Rachel was doing her exam, the clouds were speeding in and the wind was whipping. Poppy seemed more nervous than distracted at this point. A few minutes after she finished, the sky opened up with rain, wind and hail. We all were drenched.

 

Rachel also did the sit/stay for 3 minutes and the down/stay for 5 minutes in the house as the rain and wind continued outside. Poppy held her stays... Hank, well...

2/9/25 Week 9 Exam Beginner Novice Run Through

Our practices were better than the tests. Some of our footwork was off. Poppy's been doing good targeting the place board, but she decided to sidestep for our tests. Lots of distractions including a frisbee playing dog in the baseball field, young family at volleyball pit, a couple guys at the end of the tennis court, and horses. We forgot the light line, so Janet had to help Poppy out on the recall. Poppy does have a good stay...

1-27-2025 Week 9

 HW Week 9 is uploaded

1/26/25 Rachel and Poppy Doing Sit Walkabout and Walk Away Stay

After a 10 minute workout, Rachel's first attempt at doing the week 8 walk away stay. She also did the sit walkabout. 

1/19/2025 Jeanne and Janet doing sit walkabout and walk away stay with Poppy

Took advantage of a clear driveway only minutes before the expected snowstorm began. Warmed up with a quick heeling practice and then each of us did the sit walkabout and walk away stay. One thing we noticed was Janet stepped off on her left foot on the walk away stay, but fortunately Poppy wasn't even looking at her leg....

1/12/25 Rachel and Poppy Practicing

Enough of the snow had been cleared and melted on the drive to make a safe path to walk away from Poppy. Rachel did a sit walkabout and about a 30 yard walk away stay. She also did a short recall.

Week 8 EXAM

 Week 8 EXAM is posted under 'INSTRUCTOR EXAMs' section.