Rozzie happily surprised me today by being the star of the rally match held in Auburn, WA. I took all three dogs, as I’m hoping both Rozzie and Reardon will be ready to compete in rally obedience by our National in October. (Rally is an obedience competition where the dog and handler team perform exercises provided by signs placed in a pattern in an obedience ring.)
Nine months ago, Rozzie was spooked by a rally judge and barely finished the course. It didn’t help that the judge was literally running up behind us to keep score. Today, Rozzie showed outstanding attention. She didn’t even notice the judge or the timer when we walked onto the course. She got one cookie on the course–during the down exercise–and other than that, food was on me but invisible. Moving from food to no visible food is always a big transition, but Rozzie is handling it far better than her brother in new locations. Here’s her rally run for 100 points (a perfect score):
Good girl, Rozzie!
The Spaniel Annals 
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