Brutus, CGC

Brutus is now officially holds an AKC title, Canine Good Citizen.  He had to pass a basic obedience test as well as demonstrate the ability to deal with certain situations in a public setting (neutral reaction to another dog, accepting a friendly stranger, walking through a crowd, reaction to distractions).  Even though we've easily graduated through 3 levels of obedience classes, I really didn't think we'd be able to pass the CGC test for a while, as there is a "supervised separation" criteria (refer to debacle in previous post).  I guess the stars were all in alignment for Brutus (OK, and I drug him all over creation with me to tire him out...), because he performed like a champ!!  We were also the only dog from our class of 5 to pass the test :)   

GO BRUTUS!!  

Now if he could just act like that all the time......

Congratulations, Brutus!!

An exhausted Brutus - a rare moment!

Michelle & Brutus enjoying the moment after passing the CGC exam

BRUTUS THE DESTROYER

So, this morning I took Brutus to work with me.  Done it before, no big deal;  I just keep him just outside the main office space in a breezeway that has been converted into a staff room.  Today I decided to use his brand-new "port-a-crate",  a soft, collapside crate that is much easier to carry around than his old crate.  Apparently it is much more edible too.  Remember that separation anxiety issue?  In less than 5 minutes Brutus masterminded a messy escape.  Take a look at the bottom of the door (right where Brutus is looking). Nice job, eh?  Oh well, that $60 not so well spent...