Awards

OK.  I wrote about it on April 16.  But it is official.  Frodo’s certificate for Top Rally PON for 2014 arrived.  My human feels a tad guilty because he is so easy to train.  Tell him what to do and he does it.   With me – well - I call my training style “flexible.”  Sometimes I do something brilliantly and sometimes I look at you like you are speaking another language.  I really DO understand what my human wants– but it’s called “intermittent reinforcement” – make my human work for good behavior.

Of course, my human made Frodo take an obligatory photo.  Which again is no challenge because you place him somewhere and he poses.  He is such a ham.

You KNOW that now my human wants to get us BOTH back in the rally ring.  I do have my Rally Novice title, by the way.   But Advanced will be more interesting – it’s all off leash.  I’m trying to convince my human to try an outdoor trial.  She just smirked when I suggested it.  The idea really IS kind of amusing.  Me?  Outdoors?  Off leash?  Lots of dogs around?  Grass?  Leaves blowing around?  Birds?  The possible smell of other critters?  I think it would be a blast. My human isn’t so sure.  She apparently has no sense of humor.

Anyway – congrats to my big bro.  I have big pawprints to fill!

Oh – and my human got a recognition in the mail as well – 20 years of Membership in the Canadian Kennel Club.  She said she started when she was 12.  But I know she’s telling a fib.  Just the same – she got a nice pin to recognize her membership.

So two doggy awards in our household this week.  Paxton and I are trying to figure out what our awards will be for…we’re still not sure.  But we’ll think of something!  Do they send awards for most biscuits eaten?  Or most items stolen?  If yes – our awards should be in the mail this week!

©  Linda Wozniak