Some people have asked us what we want to do with our German Shepherd, a fair question since Gsd's are a working breed. And the answer? We don't know yet. Even if Drama's father Cairo is a patrol dog/ army dog with a lot of merits behind and her mother is doing obedience and tracking we don't have the claim or pressure on us with little Drama. Even so we want to do something, since she is of a breed that need stimulation.
I like obedience, and everytime we've seen grandmother Nira, uncle Hummer or daddy Cairo I and my boyfriend had said to each other that our baby girl is going to be that good also =) We have talked about tracking too, but only time will tell. Drama was from the beginning a really quick learner, and in two days she knew how to "sit" and "lie". Since the puppy-courses doesn't begin until autumn we have started on our own and this weekend we did the first obedience-training. With a lot of candy, patting and a cute voice we came far!
What she can do, more or less:
- Sit
- Lie
- Stay (I walk away 10 meters, waiting a few seconds and then call her in). Of course she follows after a few seconds some times but more often than not she is actually sitting/Lying until I say "here".
- Paw (a greeting with your hand)
- Heel (By having a candy above her head so she has eye contact with me she is walking really nice by my side. After a few rounds she automatically sat down when I stopped)
- Let go
Drama is only 12 weeks and I'm really impressed of her quick learning. The challenge now will be to let Christoffer do some of the obedience-training. He is still working, but I have summer vacation from the Registered Nurse-programe a few more weeks and have a lot of time to spare with Drama. He will get his chances when he has vacation and I'm at work ;)
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