Fido Dog Blog

This was sort of an odd graduation! Two of our three students weren’t there because they moved the week before (bye Bo and Maggie! We hope you’re enjoying your new place!) so Rudolph was the lone graduate.

Tammy and I were both excited to have Rudolph in class. Born blind and deaf, he presented some special training challenges. Luckily, his mom knows her dog very well and showed us how she teaches him using food lures (his nose is amazing!) and touch on his body to give him his cues.

Very cool stuff. He made some great strides on his Stay cue, and impressed us all with how he can locate and recognize people by smell alone.

Bo and Maggie, the mastiff pups, were lots of fun as well. Maggie is quick as a whip and learns things very quickly. She’s much more independent than her brother, who takes a more laid back approach to life.

These two got their diplomas a week early.

Well done, pups! And well done mom and dad, you guys are doing a fabulous job with those cuties!

Rudolph’s graduation shot:

Fantastic.

Thanks again to Sookie’s pop for taking pics at graduation, they’re really nice photos! There are more on the Facebook page, so click on over!