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 Congratulations to Posy, Liam and Nola for all graduating basic obedience classes.

It has been a number of years since Jon, Posy’s owner, has trained a dog in obedience – where he earned a High in Trial on a Daschund. He’s made the transition to “Chessie” ownership quite nicely and Posy is doing fabulous with her training.

Nola’s owners, Glen & Kristin, haven’t taken a formal obedience class before, having trained their last Chessie themselves. They knew as soon as they got Nola that she is one smart dog that would need a little more direction. They took my advice and enrolled her in puppy classes and are glad that they did.  Nola is a lot of puppy with lots of drive and between obedience classes, daily walks and weekly swims in the ocean, Nola is becoming a good canine citizen. Good girl, Nola!

Sylvia, Liam’s owner, has been doing a fabulous job attending obedience classes with him. After puppy classes, Liam went into basic obedience like a real champ. He’s a rising star in his class and the instructors often comment on how well he’s doing. He’ll soon be taking the AKC CGC (canine good citizen) test/certification. Good luck, Liam! We look forward to your success!

 Saturday, we had a Chessie fun day — 5 Chessies met up at a local park and they had a blast! There was Liam and Nola – both 5 mos. old; Rip and Trixie – both 1 1/2 yrs. old and Jessie the old girl at 9 yrs. old. Shhh don’t tell Jessie she’s old (she doesn’t believe or act it)!

It was great spending time with our friends Kristin, Glen & Sylvia and their puppies. I look forward to our next play date!

We had a great day playing with Liam, CoolWaters Wish Me Luck O’ The Irish. Liam, and his owner, met us at a puppy match for a little fun.  Liam  did very well, all things considering — it was very warm out and he really didn’t know what to expect as he had never trotted around a ring before. He did great and walked away with a Puppy Sporting Group 3! He’s such a happy go lucky boy that loved everyone!  

Liam is doing fantastic in obedience classes. He’s gone through one round of puppy class and is now going into obedience training. He’s very smart and I think his owner is going to have lots of fun with him in the future!

Lovely Nola at 4 months of age (owned by Glen & Kristin of Palm Coast, FL). 

I’ve been told that Nola’s a real pistol. She’s figured out how to open doors on her own. By standing on her hind legs, she uses her right paw to push the door handle down. Smart girl, I’d say!

Glen & Kristin – she looks fabulous! Thank you for the updates.