Obedience Weekend

We apologize for not being around much the last few days

Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Mom & I were at the park in Idaho Falls

It was our favorite trial of the year

The Upper Snake River Valley Dog Training Club

Obedience and Rally Trials

We were entered in the Preferred Novice Obedience Class

Everything is the same as Novice except no group stays

Preferred Novice Exercises

On leash heeling pattern and figure eight

Leash removed - stand for exam

off leash heeling pattern

Sit or down stay while mom walks around ring

Recall - sit in front - finish (return to heel)

Sit stay while mom retrieves leash

Friday I did really well

My first qualifying score in Preferred Novice!

Saturday did not go as well

The judge was very tall and he had a deep loud voice

Although Mom said he was very nice, something about him did not set well with me. I was giving him the evil eye the minute we walked in the ring. I did not like it when he did the stand exam. Still we were qualifying until the recall. I barked at the judge to let him know he was too close. When Mom called me I went right on by her and that was that

I hung out in my camper cause our day wasn't over yet - 

we still had the fun Team competition

We were on the Clown Team

We had a blast entertaining the crowd with our shinanigans

and came away with 4th place ribbons

Then we were back on Sunday for another try at

Preferred Novice Obedience.

Mom & I were both happy to have the same judge 

we had on Friday

Yay! My second qualify!

 We only need one more to earn the title

And we weren't done yet!

After all the obedience classes were done

I was awarded a rosette for

Highest Scoring Dog in the Preferred Classes!!

We sure had a fun time

I also won $45 in gift cards

When are we going shopping Mom??

We are the PugRanch Kids

Hazel & Mabel