Once again, Chester did well at Obedience Class. Next week is the final class already! I think he has learned a lot and gotten much more comfortable around other dogs.
Tonight, Adam was his handler for the first half of class. Adam said he got frustrated with Chester because he wasn't sitting on command as well as normal, but from where I sat he didn't seem too bad. They also worked on their heeling, sit for exam, sit/stay, and recall - both formal and informal. Chester is one of the best in class at this. As soon as he was called, he came running and sat at Adam's feet. The instructor even said to the class, "I thought Chester was going to be one of the troublemakers in class, but he is doing outstanding!"
I got to be his handler for the second half of class which was all fun. It was an intro to Agility with a mini course set up including balance beam, hula hoop/tire jump, A frame ramp, bar jump, and a board to jump over. Chester LOVED it. He was good at all of them except for the board. He just couldn't understand that he was supposed to jump over it since he could climb over it so easily. His favorite item though was the A frame ramp that he got to climb up and over. He also really liked the balance beam and the bar jump. I wish I would have taken pictures! It was pretty cute.
The assistant said he'd be a really good candidate for Agility because he was good at it and really enjoyed it. Unfortunately, I don't think that would be good for his mild luxating patella. Poor Chester.
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