Rüdi and Obedience
As part of the preparation and training for drafting, Rüdi is also competing in the obedience and rally rings. The introductory obedience title is Beginner Novice, and he passed three tests in a row—two at the Channel City show on June 3rd and 4th, 2023, and the third at the Bahia Sur show on June 18. He definitely has a problem with the concept of heeling, but his scores improved every test, so I was really happy with that. I was pleased that he pulled this off just before his first birthday.
He then progressed the next level, Novice, where he passed two runs at the Harvest Moon cluster of shows October 19-22, 2023, then squeeked by for his third pass at the National Specialty on October 23, earning his CD title. (But we still really need to work more on heeling …) CD was the main obedience goal since basic obedience is a core component of the drafting tests in which we are now participating; the Swissy tests (perhaps others) will allow you to skip the basic control exercise if the dog already has a CD.
And now, more than a year later, he still really needs more working on heeling …
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