Ollie flunked his test :-( [View All]

[undeterred]

For the last 8 weeks we've been going to Canine Good Citizen training and today was the test. Ollie messed up on two things that he usually doesn't have a problem with. At home I can get him to sit, lie down, stay, and come with no problem. At the test he was totally distracted and I could only get him to sit and come to me.

While walking on a leash he was nipping at me the whole time in the way herding dogs do. When I take him on leash walks in the neighborhood he never does this. But in the test he was terrible. We got several chances and he was the same for all of them.

He was 8 months when the class started, 10 months now. Youngest dog in the class and most easily distracted. I guess we made a lot of progress considering he did ok on 8 of 10 but he didn't pass and I feel disappointed.