For those unfamiliar with the test, here is a link to show all the things Coco had to do last night:
http://www.akc.org/events/cgc/training_testing.cfm
Yes we passed!!! However I feel there was 2 parts we maybe should not have passed, but regardless they passed us lol.
I thought the test would be very strict, but turns out as long as you show you have control over your dog and your dog is easy enough to handle and safe in public is what matters.
Coco did VERY well on everything except supervised separation, which was odd because we practiced this every single class and she always had no problem at all. I think she did poorly last night because we had 0 warm up time, and this was our first station. So arriving to class very excited, then to have me leave straight away is why I think she did not show off how well she normally does.
The other part I thought she could have done better at was reaction to another dog. She stayed, with her butt on the floor, but she kept on scootching forward to get closer for a better sniff lol. I had to put her back by my side twice, however her butt never left the ground.
Otherwise, we are so proud! She did extremely well on everything else. We were the first team to finish all the tests, so we passed first!
Getting ready to head out for the test.
Phew it is all over with!
My friend had her yellow lab in class too, Diezel. He passed!
We had 100% success, the whole class passed!
Here is a movie we made of Coco doing our last station, walking on loose leash, through a crowd, and reaction to distractions. After this we were the first team done!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDSXS9enHk0