Obedience Class

Riley shocked us last night and turned out to be the star pupil in obedience class. She listened perfectly to all commands and her recall was 100%... even when being called away from visiting with another dog. Her heel was right on target, even when they worked on walking figure eights. I'm just a bit proud that my dog (who is WAY younger than all the others in the class) is doing so well. The trainers even came up to us after class and said Riley was doing "excellent" and had "great focus". We are going to do her "AKC Puppy S.T.A.R." test at her last class in the series next week. Wish us luck! :D

Here is a link to some info about the test, if you're interested: AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy!

Next.... Canine Good Citizen!

Rocky Ridge Trail - 2/6

Reuben took Riley on a hike today at their favorite park. He took some beautiful pics this trip. :)

More Portraits

I couldn't help but take some more portraits of my beautiful girl today. :)

5 & 1/2 Months

It's hard to believe that as of tomorrow, we will have been V parents for over 3 months! Riley has grown up so much that yesterday & today she was able to keep up with the big dogs on the hikes. :)

Diablo Park - 2/4

We went on a hike today with Rod (redbirddog from the forum) and his 2 dogs Bailey & Chloe as well as another V (Toby?) and the people he owns. The dogs had a blast and Riley was fast enough to run with the big dogs! I think we'll definitely be coming back to this park for some more off-leash adventures.

If you go, do check your dog carefully for ticks as cattle frequent the area. We thought Riley hadn't picked up any, but I noticed her fur was stuck up a little in one spot on her neck and sure enough there was one that had already bit down on her! :(