Knox & Gunny Week 10 Exam

 Well it’s been a week. Knox has kept a great attitude all week even when things haven’t gone smoothly- today was the most discouraged he’s been. Gunny is still struggling on the recall with Knox. She can do it but for whatever reason she doesn’t want to. We set up a makeshift tunnel in the shop to practice the recall in this week. That helped. This video of the exam is the best she’s done all week. Not sure if it’s enough to pass but I think so? 

On another note her sits have improved a lot and are needing much less corrections. Proud of Knox as he battles through these rough days with Gunny. 

Knox and Gunny Week 9 exam

 Here is Knox and Gunny’s exam. Gunny was super stubborn about the recall this weekend and it’s been so hard on Knox. We did the best we could to get this video. It’s not that she can’t do it or doesn’t understand. It’s getting her to want to do it. Let us know what you think 

Class 2/3/25: Week 9 BN Demos

 Gayle/Olive

Mary/Ellie

Allysa/Abby

Knox/Gunny

Abby & Allysa Week 9 Exam

 I’ve loved working with Abby this week. In the video I was trying fix her collar before the figure 8. In case you wonder what the heck I’m doing 😅. My little one was being a big distraction while we did this haha. Abby loves him! 

I also uploaded one of our practice sessions. Abby doesn’t love placeboards and this made us laugh. Maybe it’ll make you laugh too 😉

Week 9 EXAM

 Please post one video of a complete AKC Beginner Novice pattern. You do NOT need to have the signs. Here is what is required.

The AKC Beginner Novice (BN) obedience exercises include12:

• Heel on Leash (40 points), Heeling pattern includes: 3 Halt to AS, 1 Left Turn, 1 Right Turn, 1 Right About Turn, Pace changes from Normal to Slow, Normal to Fast, Normal.
• Figure Eight (40 points) on leash
• Sit for Exam (40 points) on leash
• Sit Stay/Walkabout (40 points) leash is on the ground
• Recall (40 points) @ 20' off-leash (you may drag light line if doing this EXAM in an unsafe environment.

Dogs must qualify with a score of 170 or better three times to receive the BN title, which goes at the end of the registered name1.

Have fun.  

Roxanne

FC Week 9: The pieces now form into a specific pattern

Truth

Congratulations Allysa and Knox,

You have both worked diligently to get successfully to this point in the FOUNDATION Course. From here forward, for Weeks 9 & 10, your homework is also your EXAMS.  You are doing an AKC BN (Beginner Novice) run-thru for Week 9 EXAM and for Week 10 EXAM (to graduate from the FOUNDATION Course) you will be doing an AKC Novice run-thru.  

Anyway, your Week 9 BN EXAM examples are uploaded. Have fun, this Week 9 EXAM is done in one (1) video.  You do NOT need the signs on the ground, just make sure you do all the required BN exercises. 

Here are some old videos. 

Link to Roxanne doing BN and Novice trials in the AKC obedience trials

Have fun and smile, alot, knowing you are both almost FC Graduates!!  It took diligence, patience and perseverance to get to this point, you have BOTH DONE VERY WELL.

Roxanne

Gunny & Abby walk away Stay

 Well we had an interesting week. The first half of the week I thought it was a 100 yard recall like we did at 20 feet last week 😅. Fun fact- Abby did an 80 foot recall with the sit in front and heel and everything. I was so proud of her but had no idea how we would do that at 100 yards. 😂😂😂 good thing Roxanne set me straight. 

We had two days of state drill team after that and then 4 basketball games in two different towns today so these videos in the dark are the best we could do. We measured out the distance with my husbands measuring wheel, used all the shop lights, and two truck lights to make it happen tonight. The dogs did great. Hopefully you can tell haha.