One day at a time: Our little grad!

CONGRATULATIONS WINSTON!!!

He is so proud!

Today was another big day for our little guy, but this time a POSITIVE one. We had puppy class number 8----Graduation Day! This class was not like the others. Normally as you have found from my puppy school blogs, we learn a new trick and practice it. Not today! Instead we all sat and waited for our turn to prove we (the dog) could do it.

Here we go, heading to our BIG class!

Winston and I just before!

Sus went first each time then Winston, Spike and Archie. We began with the basics...sit, down, look at me. Everyone did a great job with these! Then the hard one!!! STAY for 30 seconds. All the pups did a great job. I of course made Chris do this one because Winston really listens to him a bit more. I think it is the male bonding thing! Spike had a few problems, and it doesn't help that Chris dropped our treats in the middle of his turn...but he got it at the end.

Next was leave it----Winston really didn't do it like she wanted him to. You see we take a large yummy treat and put it under our shoe. We have to show it to the dog, cover it up and if the dog goes for it say leave it. You are suppose to do this until the dog looks at you and shows they are not going for it. Well Winston would leave it, but not look at me. Instead he would just sit there and look around. Finally after many tires he gave me a side look and she counted it. However, as Chris will state,"He was leaving the treat and not going for it, what does it matter if he looks up at us!"

Winston waiting his turn....such a good boy.

Look how happy he is to get his diploma from Ms. Angie!

Look at our sweet boy, posing for his graduation picture for the wall. Ms. Angie places each puppy up on the wall!

From leave it we did come and sit; then a walking leave it. Winston rocks at the walking leave it, since we do it on our walks. He walks by the treat pile you say leave it and they have to keep going....Well our little friend likes to pick up sticks and rocks when walking so we have leave it down! Finally we had the lose leash walk with no pulling and 2 sits; and then the greet! He did amazing at it all. Actually EVERYONE did amazing. Winston got a 100 on his report card! Honestly I think we must have been in the GT class, because everyone aced the test and could have probably learned more.

Look at our little grad...holding his ball and posing for a pic!

Here he is with his report card and diploma.

I took a few pics of Winston with his classmates. They loved to play in class and after sitting so long today they needed some play time. We are so proud of our little guy, he has grown up so much!