My Mum looks very happy today. I can tell you why. That is because our dancing instructor said to her "Cinnamon is a good dog. You should do obedience."
Do you wonder how that comment could make Mum so happy? Back in February the same instructor said to her "How can you put up with this? Are you really getting another Beagle?" (Of course, it was a joke, I know, as she is a very nice human) when she helped us create a short routine to perform in the one-minute busking on the last day of the Paws N Music national camp. At that time I couldn't do proper heeling, although I could walk staying close to Mum, and I didn't listen to Mum or the instructor at all, being busy sniffing around the camp ground.
On Sunday the instructor spared some of her time for us and showed Mum how to walk in obedience competitions (After seeing Mum walking in an obedience trial, the instructor said to her "You were walking like a Japanese girl [in kimono]"). Mum had never been taught such competition-specific skills before. The fact that the instructor offered to help her was enough to make Mum happy, but the remark I quoted earlier made her even happier, because she had thought that the instructor had given up on training me long ago.
By the way, Mint has turned out to be another loud barker. When he is tied while I am doing training, he keeps barking loudly. Mum had always said to other humans "Mint is a good boy, because he doesn't bark like Cinnamon!" But, she was wrong!!! It seems he learned to bark as he grew. I think it was all Mum's fault. She didn't try to correct him when he barked, because he usually stopped barking soon without any intervention ... until just recently. It is a result of her negligence in Mint's nature as a barker!
Yuh, you can do anything. I mean, look at me, I go to school now and everything. Of course you can do obedience, just need to get mom trained up.
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Mango
Obedience is a tough sport, so for someone to say you'd be good at it is a huge compliment! Can't wait to see you two training!
ReplyDeleteWay to go Cinnamon!
ReplyDeleteIts just not true all those things they say about beagles - and you have proven it. Keep up the practice and I think you and your Mum will do really well.
PS - I hope Barry and I get to see you on the weekend. We saw your Mum's name on the instructor list for the seminar on Saturday :o)
@ Hi Barry and his Mum - We look forward to seeing you on Saturday too! But my Mum didn't know that she was in the instructor list. She is just helping out the actual instructors... :-)
ReplyDeleteyay Cinnamon!! I'm sure you guys will be getting your CD in no time! As for little Mint, remember that if it's attention barking you can easily make it worse by yelling at him as attention is attention!
ReplyDeleteMint is so cute though. I'm sure you will do very well in Obediance.
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River
Your person must be very proud! Being told that your good at obeidence is a very good acomplishment :)
ReplyDeleteWe are looking forward to being able to watch you in one of your competeions :)
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Lexi and Jasper the Danes
Oh Cinnamon, we think you're fantastic! Your Mum has worked so hard and persevered when things got tough and its all paid off obviously! You deserve all the praise you get - and its such a good feeling to have someone recognise your hard work too! We should meet up for another walk some time - maybe at Waiatarua reserve, we love it there, tell your Mum to let us know when she has a day free :)
ReplyDeleteOh, Cinnamon - I ALWAYS knew you could do anything! I knew you were going to challenge all those bad myths about Beagles - you're amazing! But I do think your human deserves huge credit because without her dedication and commitment and patience in working with you, it couldn't have happened!
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Honey the Great Dane