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That's super helpful Kelly thank you! She is enrolled in the test prep class in April and my personal trainer was an examiner so I think we will be adequately prepared. We are working on our "meet and greets" and at one point this weekend we found ourselves chatting with a couple with a young AmStaff and I realized that Shiva was surrounded by unleashed dogs and was completely calm.
She can do a 50 yard 30 minute downstay...and I can go in the vets' office and leave her on a down outside so I can peak at her..
Oh, my trainer mentioned that they'll often use a staggering, unstable (kind of 5150 person talking jibberish) scenario -just to make sure the dog doesn't loose it around this kind of human behavior -I thought this was interesting. Was this part of your test? Also unexpected umbrellas opening!...
Koenig is good at down-stays also, but he is NOT cool with me leaving most of the time. With Separation anxiety, it just sends him off the deep end. Thank goodness for Aaron's son.
Staggering person was definitely was not part or our test! Just lots of people milling around/walking. I don't think there was an umbrella, but I've heard of that, and or wheelchairs/walkers as a test. We did have Aaron's son riding his bike around at the end as part of the pedestrian test, but that was not hard for Koe- he runs next to my bike for miles at a time.
Remember the dogs don't actually meet- they just stay at your side and ideally ignore each other.
I think it depends on the people running the test.
From what I have heard, some testers make it harder and want the dogs almost at a therapy dog level. Other testers simply want the dogs to not act like freaks. They will overlook a lot so long as the dog has basic obedience and is not overly reactive or aggressive.
With the CGC there is never any harm in just taking the test if you think the dog is ready. Most dogs can pass with a little prep. I'm pretty sure there aren't any limits on how many times you can try, however I think there may be a limit on how often you can take the test.
Congratulations, Kelly and Koenig! May this be the first in a long line of titles for you two! I think it's all the more to be proud of because he is a rescue, after all. Isn't it great to be able to show people that rescue dogs can do it all, too.
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