We adopted Remy in February and along with my mom and her newly adopted dog, Connor, we took a basic obedience class together. At that time, Remy was very reactive around other dogs and although he did learn his commands, he failed the final test and we walked away as the "Most Improved" pair. In order to advance to any other classes at that particular training center, we needed a successful completion of basic obedience, but were unable to re-enroll due to my work schedule. I found another training center and Remy and I took a Manners class, followed by Level 1 and Level 2 Rally Obedience classes, successfully completing each of them! We have come a very long way together and I'm encouraged to continue. I still hope to do animal-assisted therapy, so we will start with the Canine Good Citizen certification in the New Year. Since part of the test requires Remy to walk toward another dog and not react, my initial goal was to pass this test within three tries. I will now raise that bar and hope for one try! Stay tuned!
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