Report card from my trainer

Good news. I'm settling in to college life. I'm learning and strengthening my obedience tasks in phase one. I'm a good learner but still crying and barking in my kennel. Not appropriate behavior for a college boy. I guess I still have some growing up to do. We will have updates once a month on my progress.

My brother Flint moved to Leader Dog school. He will help someone who is visually impaired. Wish us both luck!

Dog In Training

Got the news today: Felix did much better on his submission today and passed his retest.

That means I'm officially a Dog in Training! This is the time when PAWS staff decide what job I might be good for. The selection criteria is very high. Not all pups will make the program. In the next few months I am in Phase 1&2 training.
In Phase 1- I work on improving upon the obedience training I already started. The degree of difficulty and more distractions are added to make sure my behavior is solid.
In phase 2 -I will learn retrieving and door opening skills. Most of the advanced skills I learn will be based on these 2 tasks.

Wish me luck on this new adventure.

Update

Note from my teachers:

Felix did well on his temperament test. He did struggle with the submission portion but we will keep working with him on that and hopefully that will improve once he’s settled in. We will retest him in a week. I will keep you posted.

College Day

Today I go to school. I got to pose a few more times for Mom. Got to meet up with my siblings. Fisher, Flint & Faith.Flash and Fergus moved in the the dorms early.
More pictures as we greet everyone. Class picture.
Wish me good luck. I still have to pass the entrance exams.

Spring is here

Mom says It's almost time to go to college. I am much taller than Aussie now. We share the water dish. I can reach the top!I'm just checking out the yard now that the snow is gone.
Watching for birds.Mom likes me to pose by the flowers. I humor her.

IKEA here we come

We had a fun outing today. My friends and I went shopping. We got to practice our skills. First I had to do a little clean up. We worked on sit, down stays, under, thru, steps, and trying to ignore each other. That's a hard one! I had a great time Mom, but I'm tired.

My vacation with Ms Sonya

Mom & Aussie are out of town again. They had to go to a place call Utah to teach student nurses about service dogs. They reviewed the role of pets & therapy dogs too. How all pets can make you and keep you healthy. Mom says I bark too much and would be disruptive during class. I got to go to Ms Sonya's house instead. I met Phoenix, Chloe and Patrick. Phoenix had a birthday. She turned 7. She let me snuggle with her. Sonya has a comfortable lap.I had a great time but it's nice to be home with my Momma and sissy. I'll be a college boy real soon!