08.23.06
We Graduated!
Lexie just graduated from another six week puppy school. She attended classes at Sirius Dog Training and we were very happy with the quality of training. Now we need to decide which classes to enroll her in next. I will probably enroll her in Puppy II @ Sirius, but I’m also entertaining the idea of classes at ARF or Mt. Diablo Dog Training Club. Decisions, decisions!
Here is a shot of Lexie and her classmates.
She’s the lab on the far right, I’m the one behind the camera. 
Her best friend in class, Beau, is to her left. Emma is the labby on the left, she sits so pretty for a treat, but boy does she gobble your fingers. Gus, the golden retriever (second from the left) was the shy guy in class, but just adorable and Pepper, the tiny dog of the class, was so cute that everyone just wanted to take it home.
Lexie did awesome in her final night of class. We had a recall races and guess who one? If you guessed Lexie, you’re right! What made me really proud is that I didn’t have to lure her with a treat; I stood in place and told her to come. She also had a bit of a disadvantage during the first race; the handler didn’t release her when he was cued. My little lab, who hardly acknowledges me with distractions won all the recall races…Go figure. I do have to admit her recall is getting much better, when I call her name at the dog park she does look at me and usually she starts running towards me; her actually making it to me without being distracted is a crap shoot.
We also had team relay races; the dogs had to walk loose leash, perform sit/down/stand, walk loose leash again, and perform a heel finish. The females, which are the two labs, were pitted against all the other dogs. Guess who one that race? Yep, the labbies!