Hmm to graduate or not to graduate?

[Freedom]

I think you are expecting too much from a GOLDEN. If I remember right, they are known for staying in puppyhood until up to 2 years of age. So she is quite young to be mastering anything, in "Golden" puppy years.

What does the instructor think? If she does not graduate, do you get to return without paying again?

[anna_66]

In "my" experience...Practice makes perfect!
Whether or not you take her back to school practice, practice, practice!!!

Roxey was the only one I kept taking to school (she loved it) and I'm sorry I didn't keep up with the other two. I think it would have made a HUGE difference.

Here we have puppy kindergarten/beginners obedience/advanced obedience and then other classes that are more advanced and do different things like search and agility.

Did your instructor send you home with homework? Our always did. She'd give us a sheet for the whole week.
Three times a day we worked on different things (so she wouldn't get bored of the same thing time after time-she is a husky after all and gets bored easily...lol) I think it made all the difference in the world.

Whatever you decide...PRACTICE

Good Luck

[bckrazy]

I have to agree with Robin.

The most valuable part of going to Obedience classes, with dogs of any age, is to to "train" YOU as the owner. Do you feel that you'd benefit from taking another round of classes? Are there some commands that you aren't totally consistent with and totally understand? Do you have any questions or are you having difficulty training anything? If so, I would go back, if I were you. : )

Classes are also a great opportunity to practice commands with distraction... but she should be doing those commands flawlessly at home, before you can even begin to expect her to obey them with other dogs/people/in a different environment. If you aren't practicing every day, at home, you won't get much out of the classes.

[lizbud]

Pups do learn at different rates. It wouldn't hurt to take her through
again. The pups don't really learn from the classes themselves, but the
repetition of instruction exercises over & over. Working with them at home
with 15-20 min lessons is what really teaches them what you expect of
them.