Graduation day!

Today Gavin and I took Maddie to her last beginner's agility class! She had a great time and really finished strong. She hit all her jumps and learned the jump-tunnel sequence right away. So now she is putting two obstacles together one after the other. We are so proud And YES -we took pictures!

Now, she can do all these tricks without her leash on (and prefers to perform unfettered) but we kept her on a leash tonight because the police attack dogs were training in another part of the field. Note that there was no fence was separating the police attack dogs going after the guy with the kevlar sleeve from the housepets in the beginners agility class. Anyway, the police dogs were "practicing biting" today and I didn't want to risk her running over there to play the part of the criminal. So that explains the leash.

Here is Maddie jumping through the hoop. Go baby!

Here she is running through the tunnel...

Here she is on the see-saw. She's so funny - she walks right up to the pivot point, stops, rides the see-saw down to the ground, and then runs off before it pops her in the butt.

This is the dog walk - she sprints over this thing.

The A-frame....

The table... the trick here is just to lie down for five seconds. No problem there - Maddie spreads eagle and gets comfy for at least 15.

A job well done.

And this is her whole class! We met some great people and some adorable talented dogs. Maddie also got some valuable socialization and obedience training and our mama-baby bond is stronger than ever! This has been a great experience so if you are looking for something fun to do with your dog we would definitely encourage you to look into it!