After a six-week CGC prep course Gracie and I took the Canine Good Citizen exam and Gracie received her CGC certification. I honestly can't believe that she did as it appeared as though I was giving her the commands in Martian. Seriously the girl didn't even acknowledge I was the ring half the time (that is if you compare the exam to an obedience trial standard). At one point she seemed so bored that I swear she was about to lie down and take a nap. When she wasn't stretching or yawning she was scavenging for remnants of a treat on the floor. Since you can't use treats during the exam to help encourage the dog to sit or give you their attention, she took it upon herself to seek them out elsewhere since I wasn't packing. That made it sort of difficult to keep a loose lead. Thank goodness we were able to wander a bit in between exercises. I'm just glad it wasn't an obedience trial, as we for sure would have been asked to just get out of the ring. LOL. But all in all, she was very sweet, and welcoming and not at all skiddish or even the slightest bit of aggressive. Obedient? Well, she didn't jump on anyone or bark or even pull me around thank goodness. She also didn't show too much interest in the other dogs she had never seen before which was very cool. So WAY TO GO to Gracie Belle. I'm very proud of my good little citizen.
