Olivia added a new title and a couple other accomplishments in her last week of being seven months old. She says the whole thing is really exhausting for a puppy, and she is glad things are calming down for a while now.
Last Tuesday was the Beginner Obedience Class graduation. Twenty Two dogs attended, making it a huge event. Not only did the pups get their diplomas, they also competed in several obedience tests – healing, sit/stay, down/stay, and recall. Loose leash walking is not a priority at our house, so of course, Olivia and Mom didn’t win that one! Olivia was the winner for sit/stay, and a finalist in down/stay! She did well on recall, but some dogs were super fast. For winning the sit/stay, she got this penguin new toy.
Following the graduation, there were CGC tests (Canine Good Citizen). Olivia signed up a couple weeks ago because she knew she wanted to do this. To earn the CGC Title, the dog must pass the following ten items during the test.
- Accepting a friendly stranger.
- Sitting politely for petting.
- Appearance and grooming.
- Out for a walk on a loose leash.
- Walking through a crowd.
- Sit and down on command and staying in place.
- Coming when called.
- Reaction to another dog.
- Reaction to distraction.
- Supervised separation.
Olivia passed her test on the first try, although the loose leash walking almost got the best of her! With her new title, she now joins Emma, me, and Bailie with the CGC Title.
Lastly, she started her NACSW nose work career. A dog has to be a year old to compete, but you can start taking ORT (odor recognition tests) at six months. Olivia signed up for birch, anise, and clove. She has practiced and can do all three odors. There are twelve boxes in two rows for each test, with odor in one box. Unfortunately, she was a box off on clove, but she passed birch and anise. In two weeks she will try again for clove.
The little one has done quite a lot in her short eight months on this planet, and we are excited to see what she has planned next!
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Olivia sure has had a busy month! congratulations to your amazing baby girl! XOXO, Sparkle
She’s been real busy since right after she turned 6 months old, but she loves her sports and that is what really matters.
Olivia, you are unstoppable!!
She is pretty good so far!
A little over achiever. I wonder who she gets that from.
I think she gets it mostly from Mom, but sometimes I’m that way too.
You are AMAZING Olivia. Way to go girl!!! (and congrats to you and mom!).
Thank you. Olivia is Mom’s experiment and so far it is going quite well. We’ll see what happens now that she is getting to that adolescent stage.
Olivia, you are as amazing as you are cute sweet girl!
Thank you.
No wonder she is tired – that’s a lot to accomplish for a young dog! Congratulations, Olivia, you are definitely a dog who is going places! ♥
It is a lot for a puppy, but we make sure it is all fun for her and so far, she loves it.
Impressive!! Olivia you are one amazing puppy! Congrats to you and your Mom!!
She is making me and Bailie look like lazy couch potatoes!
She is amazing! Great work Olivia! Mom and I are really impressed with you!!! Enjoy a little down time!! your friend Lilly
Mom is very careful to make sure Olivia doesn’t do too much as it all needs to be loads of fun.
Wow, Olivia you are awesome!
She is our little, huge, shooting star.
Congratulations, Olivia! You are one smart girl!
She knows how to use her nose, and her brain 🙂
You’re going to be a superstar, Olivia. I just know it and I think your mom can see it too.
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Have a fabulous Happy Tuesday. My best to your siblings and your mom. ♥
We are hoping she continues to love her sports a lot and do well, but we are always careful to not over do it so she doesn’t like it.
Great job Olivia!
Thank you.
Being awdorable can be exhausting!
It is quite tiring.
Olivia is a total rock star. Well done on all your accomplishments sweet girl!
She is pretty smart. I guess she got cuteness and brains.
She is rocking everything she does! Good job.
So far so good. Hopefully all the imprinting at a young age will stick with her.
It is like you have a superstar on your hands. Congratulations!!
So far, she is pretty amazing, and we are all thrilled!