Kat/Riley 10/4/24 RC FINAL Exams!

 Yesterday before the pigeon party, Riley and I were able to complete the RoHJ Final Exam! 

Then I backtied her to one of the poles for the batting cage thing (I only use the more sophisticated language, FYI), an she pulled so hard flipping out about all the other dogs getting to retrieve pigeons that the line was almost molded together by the time I tried to untie her (sorry, Buck). Graydon is my master untangler and he was able to get the line untied, but it may never be the same. 😬

Today I crashed after I got home from work and woke up this afternoon about the time the kids got out of school. Graydon played taxi and I zipped Riley and Niko over for one more exam, and one more jaunt around the park before Buck came to pick up Riley from us. 

We did have to start with a dEC, but then she did do a pretty dang good job working against pretty crappy dumbbell throws. 😆 I was really impressed with her! 

I want to note that I never would have been able to make it through the RC exams so quickly in the last ten days without the hours of work I know Buck has invested in Riley already, and I never would have been able to make it through the FC exams I did without the investment all of you made with her! I am so surprised with how 'naturally' she does some things, like 'SWING.' 

I realized sometime in the last 24 hours that I never posted a FC Week 5 Pop Quiz, so we threw one together real quick after we got home. Socks, shoes, toys, Niko... Good Dog, Riley!

Pretty impressive, and the pose only makes it better! 😄

Whether I was cleaning up poop, or loading and unloading the car on a busy road, these two got to practice their STAYs together, a lot. 😌

What a fun, busy 10 days! Thank you, Buck, so much, for trusting me with Riley.  And thank you to the rest of our 'pack' for all of your encouragement and assistance! I am truly blessed to associate with such great fellow dog people!