Jake did it! He got his CGC (Canine Good Citizen -- see www.akc.org for further info on this test) on Saturday! We drove to Fort Mill, SC and joined several other members of our Carolina ACD Club and some guest dogs for the testing . The funds raised are going to Tennessee Valley Cattle Dog Rescue. By the time we had arrived I had gotten over my jitters and just figured that I was helping with fundraising. The judge did comment, "Jake always brings the party with him, doesn't he?" Lady, you have no idea!
So without further ado here's No Worries Jake, CGC, taking his test:
Jake, please stop sniffing the ground and pay attention to me! Please for Mommy! Your new nose isn't always a good thing!
Jake's best gal pal Pepper got her CGC, too!
Cinch didn't get his CGC but he wasn't far from doing it! He and his Mommy will be ready for the next time and we know he'll pass it then!
Jake playing ball with the Fun Police Queen aka Luna:
Jake getting in some A-frame practice:
And, introducing Bliss, 4-month-old foster puppy extraordinaire, aka sweetest little girl on the planet (who will soon be leaving for her forever home):
Bliss VERY, VERY tired from playing with all the big ACDs:
We all had a blast letting the dogs play in the field afterwards with squeaky balls, agility equipment and each other. I love every minute of Jake getting to play with his ACD buddies. When the dogs were worn slap out, we humans headed for a wonderful lunch and some shade and fans.
Oh, wait! I forgot to tell you the best part! When we got back to our friend's house where we had stayed the night, our friend wanted some help putting up his fence. Jake was loose in the yard and rolling around in the thick grass. One of the girls helping "supervise" the fence raising started laughing and said, "I love to watch Jake roll in the grass". I turn to look and Jake is WALLOWING IN WHITE LATEX PAINT. He proceeds to zoom around the yard covered in white paint, stopping occasionally to roll white paint on the bright green grass and to decorate me with white splatter as he shakes. Oh, the life of the party! Luckily, it was water-based paint and a nice hose was already hooked up outside.
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