Kai the Overachiever!

In class, we ran through the CGC test in its entirety just to see how close Kai is to meeting test standards. In the end, Kai had passed each and every standard! By the end of the class, Kai and I were signing paperwork for the CGC certification! Two weeks ahead of schedule! Next class will be graduation!

Click your Heels Three Times

This sunday we learned of another standard to pass the CGC test. In class we were working on the standing skill (both from sitting and the down position) as well as the vet examination process (lifting paws, tail, looking in ears and mouth.) 
Both of these skills are under criteria three.

Kai did very well overall, even though he was very distracted with the clicker the dog trainer was using. Apparently, the clicker makes a very fun sound according to Kai because I could not get his attention back. Thankfully, the clicker sound only occurred at the very end of the class, so we got some very good practice in.

Sit, Stand, Down, Stand

The second class went very well. Kai and I were the only ones out of our class to show up, so we got individual attention. We spent the beginning of the class class working on “sit and stay while being petted skill” (which was tremendously improved) and the “walking skill” (the second criteria.) We need to work on turning left and right as well as the stops in the middle and in the end.

 I will also need to work on training him to stand  on command from both a seated and a down position (the first part of criteria three.) The combination we need to practice is: sit, stand, down, stand. Taking Kai out in public to practice these skills will definitely give us a real life experience and a good foundation to help people in healthcare facilities.