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Good dog, Carl!!!
Today Carl & I went to our first Open obedience trial.
To get a CDX title you have to qualify 3 times in Open. A qualifying score is at least a total points of 170 or more (you start out with a perfect 200 and points are deducted for crooked sits, lagging, etc.)
These are the exercises we had to do (they are all off leash)
A heeling pattern and heel in a figure 8 around two posts.
Drop on recall, (call the dog, then midway they must down on command, then come again when called)
Retrieve on flat (Retrieve a dumbell thrown 20 ft from handler)
Retrieve over high jump (same as above except the dog must go over a hurdle when going out and also when coming back)
Broad Jump (the broad jump is a set of 4 jumps, the highest being about 6" tall. They are set so the dog has to jump long instead of high. On command the dog must go over the jump and return to you.)
Sit Stay (The dog must remain in the sit position for 3 minutes while handler is out of the room)
Down Stay (The dog must remain in the down position for 5 minutes while handler is out of the room)
To keep you from waiting, Carl qualified! Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif I wasn't too sure he was ready, but he did it! Sorry I don't have any pictures, I forgot the camera. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif
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Yeah Carl! What a good dog you are, Carl. I am so proud of you and you are not even my dog, your mom must be just overflowing with pride http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif
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Go Carl go!!!!!! Yay for Carl, the coolest Rottweiler around!!!!!!!!!!! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif Give him a big hug for me! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif
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***Sadie May and LabLover*** Labs rule!
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Sara, don't forget to let me know if you ever have a competition anywhere near me, okay. I won't forget the camera. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif
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Thanks everyone!!!
We went back today. Carl performed much better today. Except, he was coming in so fast on the drop on recall that he didn't want to stop when I told him to down - he just came in straight without even slowing down. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif So, there we go - automatic disqualification! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif We'll just have to try again another day.
