Saturday, September 20, 2008

OTCH Connor

Conner is a very special boy. At age 4, Conner earned his OTCH title.

As soon as I brought him home at 7 weeks and 2 days, I could tell right away that he was going to be a very forgiving dog. At the same time I thought I could see something that told me I would need to be careful with his training as I could see he was a little clingy and this could cause training problems if I did not give him LOTS of confidence in his training.

Glory loved him from the very start. He was never afraid of noises, yet he also was never real crazy about playing with other dogs, other than Glory. He just ignores other dogs after a sniff or two and returns to me. Something that I have always loved about him.

He is probably the most gentle dog I have ever owned out of all my Goldens. His play drive is amazing and that is one of the things I love about Connor. Yet he is a mellow dog in the home. He doesn't seem to care much who is around as long as I am there to play with him. All my obedience training with him was between training the exercise and playing in between. Entering the ring with Connor is part of the game. He is such a joy to train and show. Gail Puzon

OTCH One Ash Prime Time Exress, UDX4, JH, WC