CGN This Saturday, any tips?

With the hand off to the person for the isolation, they make no eye contact at all with the dog. When I did it, they stood against the wall. When I was ready I handed off each dog, told them to stay and left. The person doesn't move - it is almost like having the dog tied up. Mine all had their eyes fixed on the doorway I disappeared through. Liam did a little whining and then ended up lying down. The two girls sat.
 
Hi Everyone,

The test is actually on Nov 23, so I still have a couple of days to prepared, sorry I wasn't very clear on the first post.

Sammy's Daddy
 
Congratulations - knew you would be just fine. We didn't have to loose leash walk outside - we did it inside, with no distractions.

I can only imagine how proud you are of your Sammy.
 
Emmasmom said:
I just put CGN on all three of mine last Saturday - Natalie's was tougher because of all the confusion going on when she was tested and she had been scared by a barking dog.
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Ronna,

Can I ask if you have received your certificate from CGC? I am still waiting for mine, and its taking longer than I thought it would. Not sure if they are just slow, or have it been lost in the mail. We did our test on Nov 23. Thanks.

Sammy's Daddy
 
I was just thinking this morning that I would have to look back through the posts and find out how you got on with the CGN test as I wasn't on the forum for a while and then saw your thread this evening! MANY CONGRATULATIONS on passing, that is a real measure of achievement and reward for all the hard work you have put in with Sammy's training!! :smile2::smile2:

Do you have any other goals to work towards?
 
Thank you Julia.

The only other goal I have in mind is for Sammy to become a therapy dog. Although, at the moment, I am not sure how I can work towards it. Some places won't consider any dog that's under 2 years old, so I guess I have a year to prepare for it.

Plus in most cases they need a dog that's absolutely calm and under control, Sammy can get excited very quickly once we're outside the door, I don't know how I can manage that yet. Maybe as she gets older she will become more manageable.

Nearest to my home, I know St Johns Ambulance has therapy dog service and a local hospital also has a team, though both are quite demanding in terms of time commitment, which I am worried that won't work well with my own schedule.

I keep reading there is a demand for (volunteering) therapy dog service, but I can't seem to find any help getting into it. You'd think if there is such a demand, they would be actively setting up (free) training and assessment so more people can get into it. But instead everywhere I looked, they demand when you bring you dog to their test your dog is already extremely well trained and behaving. That just keeps people away.

(Oops, sorry for the rant)

Sammy's Daddy
 
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