Maxicare's Hot Toddy...

I passed my puppy foundation assessment in June of 2004, after an 8 week training course at Daventry Dog Training Club. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting lots of new people and dogs, and the training wasn't too bad either! So this lead me to continue with my training with mum.

Here is my certificate...

They say that some dogs are slow learners, and that was an understatement in my case! It took me 2 years to pass my bronze test, so I think that gives all dogs a bit of hope!  I passed my test in June of 2006. I was very bad at my stays, I didn't like them at all (what is the point in sitting in the same place for 1 minute?!) But mum seemed to disagree, and she made me practice them over, and over, AND over again! We practiced everywhere, in fields, at the parc, in the car, in the garden, in the house, in the street (sometimes mum even did star jumps and played on the roundabout, she must have found it boring too!) But I was glad to have practised so much, because we passed in the end.

I think mum was pleased with me, she cried a bit when we got the certificate (I don't understand people!) She said that I had been a very good boy, and worked very nicely on the night, she was very proud of me. She never thought I would get to pass the test, I was just so naughty! But I showed her!!!

It may not seem a lot to most people, but a lot of work had to go into this one, so here's the special certificate...

Taking my Silver test was a bit on a joke really! Everyone doubted that I'd pass, but they needed someone to fill up a place on test night, just so happens, that I was the choosen one! I was told by mum that there was no point in practising, because we were only doing it for practise and a bit of fun.

Who knows what happened on the night, maybe the judge was blind and deaf! But we some how, we managed to pass!

 So here the certificate to proove my intelligence ...

Uh-oh! it sounds scary! But watch this space, we'll be going for it one day! (When I'm a big boy )