On Wednesday nights Ivan and I have been attending puppy class. This week I brought my Labrador Retriever “Dylan” because the Cape Cod Kennel Club was holding a members Rally match at the same location.
Dylan was entered in Rally Excellent where he qualified and placed 1st. He was also in Rally Advanced and he qualified and placed 3rd.
Ivan’s puppy class instructor insisted that I should enter Ivan in the Rally Novice class just for fun..so I did. The whole puppy class came in to watch, much to my horror! Ivan did very well and qualified with a score of 95!!
As you can tell from the picture (and the drooping ear) Ivan was very very tired at the end of the evening but he had a great time and at 14 weeks old earned his first ribbon!
Way to go Lynda, Dylan and Ivan! Woo Hoooo! Ivan, you are The Man—getting a qualifying score at such a young age. Lynda, he might look a little tired, but he has a nice smile on his face. Ivan knows he did good!
Are you serious he scored a 95??? That is amazing! What a great experience! Congratulations to Dylan on his first place win.
@Julie
Yes..a 95….however it was a match and maybe the judge let a few things go as Ivan is so young and cute!!
BUT Ivan walked nicely around on his leash and did all the “stations” correctly. He got a few points off for lagging and bumping into me at times but not bad for a pup who had never done rally!!