11.03.2010

.obedience school.

Maggie has been in obedience classes for the past couple weeks. In fact, we have class tonight. I think she has two or three more classes left until graduation. I am getting nervous for this because well...she is a stubborn little thing. I swear she only works for treats. Figures. Last week she tested me sooo bad there!  >: \  I kept telling her "down" and she would just stare at me like, "ppft okay mom, I don't see any cheese in your hand yet". But the moment the bag rustles she is down in a heartbeat! We are doing okay with "sit stay", but not as well as I hoped I would be at this point. I can not walk around her with out her moving. She get's really distracted there with the other dogs sometimes.  Ohhhh, I hope we pass!!


    

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  1. KellyNovember 3, 2010 at 11:58 AM

    Sounds very familiar of Gibson 2 years ago!! Don't lose hope, maybe she'll surprise you :)

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  2. *Lisa Marie*November 3, 2010 at 12:42 PM

    I really hope she does! =p

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  3. PeanutNovember 3, 2010 at 3:12 PM

    Thanks for joining my blog! I love your little corgi! And the "Down" command takes time. The corgi works EXCELLENT with obedience. Don't get mad at Maggie, because you have to work *really* hard in order to make her the best in the class. Peanut is the best in his class- always. But, that's because I put all my effort into this obedience. Peanut is in Advanced obedience(the last one) and he has to pass his CGC test(you'll learn about it later) in order to become a therapy dog. Don't forget
    to work hard! If you want Maggie to do her best, take all your free time into practice time. That's what I did. I hope you will keep on going all the way to the advanced course! Your not alone. The first 3 weeks I had Peanut, I tried teaching him "down" and he refused. The next week I gently put a little push on his shoulders to teach him down and he did it! And also, every time I said the command "sit" his legs were to short for me to tell if he was sitting or not(hehe.) I know this is a long comment, but I just have a lot to say and keep working hard on this! Perhaps, if you still have trouble, notify your training instructor and he/she will most likely help you out a bit.
    Maggie's ears are huge! ;)

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  4. PeanutNovember 3, 2010 at 3:16 PM

    Oh! And I love your profile pic! And I am going to Peanut's obedience lesson right now, so see you later!

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  5. *Lisa Marie*November 3, 2010 at 5:31 PM

    Thanks so much for the advice! I need to start working harder with her. I ran into the problem of not knowing if she was sitting all the way also! I do want to go on with her training and I am also interested in therapy dog training as well.

    Yes, her ears are huuuuge! :D She was the runt of the litter, but I think her ears make up for that!

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  6. bettyNovember 3, 2010 at 8:50 PM

    good luck! those corgis have a bit of a reputation for being a bit stubborn :)

    we only made it through puppy class with Koda, which was terrible since he is very smart and picks things up quick

    stick with it, hopefully it will "click" with Maggie

    betty

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