Golden Ludo, Superdog
The moment of truth has arrived - this Tuesday was Ludo's GOLD Good Citizen exam!
We're relocating soon and I was desperate for her to take her Gold under the supervision of my lovely dog trainers. We've been going every week for a year, and Ludo passed her Bronze and Silver under their supervision.
Ludo could do everything except 'stop at a distance', where you put her into a sit-stay, walk all the way across the hall, then call her to you. When she's about half way, you tell her to stop and lie down. It is actually quite difficult for a big dog to come to a standstill on a slippy floor, but we worked hard and she could do it (at least some of the time) before the test.
Tuesday 15 July was the big day. The test included walking past a bowl of food on a loose lead without touching it, a two minute down-stay, walking to heel at different speeds (offlead), stopping at a distance, plus an outdoor leadwalk across roads and the usual vet checks etc. She also did a down-stay for four and a half minutes with me out of the room without moving from the spot. SHE PASSED!!!
I think Ludo is the first Estrela ever to pass the Gold GC Award. I don't know of any others that have it. I was told that Estrelas are not good at obedience but Ludo was a complete star and passed with flying colours!
The photo is of Karen Denton, me, Karin Sweryda and of course Ludo. If anyone reading this is interested, Best Pals Dog Training is in Belbroughton (near Stourbridge and Kidderminster) and you can contact Karen on 07968 413543. I highly recommend them - they've performed miracles with Ludo and I! I made them some of my homemade dog biscuits as a parting gift - Ludo and I are really going to miss them.
I'm just so proud of Ludo especially considering she's not quite 18 months old. Here she is at home later that day, chilling out with her fancy certificate:
P.S. I've just added some photos to my previous post if you're interested!
We're relocating soon and I was desperate for her to take her Gold under the supervision of my lovely dog trainers. We've been going every week for a year, and Ludo passed her Bronze and Silver under their supervision.
Ludo could do everything except 'stop at a distance', where you put her into a sit-stay, walk all the way across the hall, then call her to you. When she's about half way, you tell her to stop and lie down. It is actually quite difficult for a big dog to come to a standstill on a slippy floor, but we worked hard and she could do it (at least some of the time) before the test.
Tuesday 15 July was the big day. The test included walking past a bowl of food on a loose lead without touching it, a two minute down-stay, walking to heel at different speeds (offlead), stopping at a distance, plus an outdoor leadwalk across roads and the usual vet checks etc. She also did a down-stay for four and a half minutes with me out of the room without moving from the spot. SHE PASSED!!!
I think Ludo is the first Estrela ever to pass the Gold GC Award. I don't know of any others that have it. I was told that Estrelas are not good at obedience but Ludo was a complete star and passed with flying colours!
The photo is of Karen Denton, me, Karin Sweryda and of course Ludo. If anyone reading this is interested, Best Pals Dog Training is in Belbroughton (near Stourbridge and Kidderminster) and you can contact Karen on 07968 413543. I highly recommend them - they've performed miracles with Ludo and I! I made them some of my homemade dog biscuits as a parting gift - Ludo and I are really going to miss them.
I'm just so proud of Ludo especially considering she's not quite 18 months old. Here she is at home later that day, chilling out with her fancy certificate:
P.S. I've just added some photos to my previous post if you're interested!
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