Malaika passes Puppy foundation assessment

[thunderbird8588]

Malaika has passed her KC Puppy Foundation Assessment today and we are realy proud of her.

[curlytails]

Good job! That adorable puppy head deserves extra congratulatory scritchings.

[basi]

Ahh well done Malaika:D

[Janneke]

Yay! Congrats again :D

[Maya]

Well done Malaika! She looks so proud :D

[Kipawa]

She KNOWS just how good she has been - look at that adorable, posing face! Congratulations, Malaika!

[Basenjimamma]

Awesome job, congrats. Adorable picture!

[agilebasenji]

Congrats! Could you explain what is involved in the assessment? And is that Gromit on her certificate? cool!

[thunderbird8588]

@agilebasenji:

Congrats! Could you explain what is involved in the assessment? And is that Gromit on her certificate? cool!

Yes agile, it's Gromit :D
The course lasted 8 weeks and involved basic commands such as sit,down,stand,stay (10 secs),basic recall, meeting a strange dog, an unknown human, play with a toy and give it up, walk on a lead in a controlled manner. They also have to tolerate a bit of handling, ie ears,teeth etc.
Owners have to be aware of the legalities of dog ownership and care.
Now we have signed up to do Bronze i am a little worried because someone has told me you aren't allowed to use treats :eek:
Malaika is the type of girl who wont do anything for nothing :rolleyes:
Thank you everyone for your lovely comments.:)

[agilebasenji]

I bet you'll be fine for the next level. I'm sure your instuctors will tell you how to wean Malaika off the treats. It's really about increasing the duration of work-time before rewarding.

[Patty]

Congratulations to Malaika and obviously to you as well Shelley. She looks very pleased with herself and so she should!