Small brag - obedience win

EdgewoodEdgewood
edited March 2009 in Shikoku Ken (四国犬)
Small brag here.

I took Kuma to a Dog Training Club match last night. I had taken him once before as an 8 month old, where he did okay, but not great (a bit distracted). Now at 16 months, he concentrates much better through the distractions.

We did pre novice, so all onlead but still judged very strict like novice. Anyway, we WON our match, which had about 8 dogs (against shelties, rotweillers, labs, collies, etc) with a 196.5 (a very good score). Pretty good for a Nihonken (Shikoku).

We only lost a few points in the figure 8 and the fast heeling for a bit of lagging. But got perfect scores for the down and sit stays, the recall and fronts. Yeah! :-)

He won a ribbon, a nice tumbler glass and a St Patty's Day bandana.

Comments

  • KFontaine04KFontaine04
    edited November -1
    YAY KUMA!

    Wonderful job! That is an acomplishment everyone can be proud of!
  • tobyshibatobyshiba
    edited November -1
    aww, good job to you and Kuma! :)
    I wish I could've seen the match, I bet Kuma thought that was a lot of fun.
  • tsukitsunetsukitsune
    edited November -1
    GREAT JOB!!!! That is awesome! And the best part - sounds like you had fun!
  • ljowen123ljowen123
    edited November -1
    That is wonderful!
  • RyuRyu
    edited November -1
    That is so great!!! Congrats Kuma! Good job!!
  • sunyatasunyata
    edited November -1
    Wow! I think that deserves a BIG brag! :-P

    That is definitely awesome that he beat out a breed (or two) that is known for obedience. Way to go, Kuma (and Kris)!
  • LeonbergerLeonberger
    edited November -1
    That's great!
    Congrats to Kuma and you!
  • CrimsonO2CrimsonO2
    edited November -1
    Kris,
    Congratulations to both you and Kuma. Truth be told, your obedience training efforts (and success) are what have really fueled my aspirations to get a Shika within the next 5 years.

    Now surely you have SPAM of the boy with his ribbon, bandana, and tumbler glass!

    Jesse
  • OliversdadOliversdad
    edited November -1
    Congrat's...that's great!!!
  • obukobuk
    edited November -1
    Congratulations! Don't be shy to brag about this! Way to go! :)
  • lymuralymura
    edited November -1
    That is awesome! Congrats to you both!
  • the_november_rainthe_november_rain
    edited November -1
    Awesome! Good Job Kuma!
  • shimaurashibalover92shimaurashibalover92
    edited November -1
    congrats, way to be kuma!
  • StaticNfuzzStaticNfuzz
    edited November -1
    Awesome! Good job .... I know you both worked hard as a team to get there.

    Snf
  • lindsaytlindsayt
    edited November -1
    Wow, what an awesome job, and I know that ribbon represents a lot of hard work, so leashes off to you both.
  • EdgewoodEdgewood
    edited November -1
    Ah, thanks everyone for the congratulations! I was quite happy as it was an excellent outing for our first attempt in 10 months (and excellent 2nd attempt). Kuma does love doing the obedience and offers it up on his own, so he is a fun pupil because he loves it.

    Jesse - what a nice comment! I am glad that you liked my obedience video. Here is the SPAM you requested! :-)

    PICT1017
  • CrimsonO2CrimsonO2
    edited November -1
    Thanks Kris,
    LOL, though Kuma does not look amused:). "Where's mah drink?"

    Jesse
  • baantonbaanton
    edited November -1
    Congrats to Kuma on the fantastic win! Cute pic flanked by the cats --- they look a little in awe of their winnin' brother (not so much! Cats can be so "c-r-ool")!

    All kidding aside, Kuma is georgeous, and seems like you and he put in the hard work to earn a much-deserved win!
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