Tuesday, July 14, 2009

I Am a S.T.A.R.!




The last day of my puppy kindergarten class, we got "tested" to see if we could earn the AKC's S.T.A.R. puppy award, and I passed! I just got my certificate and medal (ahem) in the mail.




So what is a S.T.A.R. puppy? It stands for Socialization, Training, Activity, Responsibility.
To pass, I had to do things like letting a stranger pet me, walk nicely on lead, sit, down, recall, stay with a stranger while my human walked away, not freak out at a loud noise, not be aggressive toward the other puppies/humans, allow a treat to be taken away, allow my human to hug me (yeah, that one was really tough!). Then my human had to show proof of vet care & ID, describe my daily exercise regimen, attend at least 6 puppy classes, and bring plastic bags to class to clean up any messes (I was insulted by this one since I stopped pooping indoors a loooong time ago).

7 comments:

  1. Congrats on your STAR puppy award, Sedona!
    I´m so proud of you! You did great!
    xoxo,
    Thor

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  2. I khould see your S.T.A.R. khwality from the furst time I saw woo!

    Khongrats!

    Hugz&Khysses,
    Khyra

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  3. CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS Sedona !! You are one smart pup!

    Wags & wiggles,
    Bijou

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  4. Congrats, Sedona!!
    We already knew you were a star, but how cool to have a medal to prove it! Did this get you a CGC (Canine Good Citizen) too? The test sounds very much the same. Kudos!!

    Snorts-
    Brutus

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  5. congrats on your star award - We has CGC,TT awards that are similiar

    Woodrow Sweetie

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  6. oooh - that's a NICE medal!!!
    *looks admiringly at both it and you*

    you did GOOD, sedona, and i will try to do the same when it comes to *my* puppy class!

    i don't think i will get a medal, though...

    your friend,
    sienna

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