Loa and Annette - Saturday, July 27, 2913

Annette and Loa earned a 199.5 and a 200 in a novice trial sponsored by Companion Dog Sports Program (CDSP) near where Fred and Annette live.

The website for CDSP is: - http://www.companiondogsportsprogram.com/ . 
(You may have to copy and paste the above address into your search engine.)

Many people prefer other venues like the CDSP, UKC (United Kennel Club), NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council), USDAA (United States Dog Agility Association), CPE (Canine Performance Events),  etc. to the AKC for showing their dogs. In general they may be more accepting, friendlier, more fun, and less stressful.

Loa is a beautiful, intelligent, obedient yet spunky, tricolor Icelandic Sheepdog whose parents are Alaskastaðirs Korpur and Thordunu Kría.

(The above photos are from my files; they are not recent. Clicking on photos enlarges them.)

Team Loa & Annette are changing minds about Icelandics! Annette is the alpha in their team and trains Loa to be quiet and attentive. Our dogs are extremely smart and learn quickly. They want to please us. It's our responsibility to be clear about acceptable and unacceptable behaviors. Early supervised socialization with other dogs and with people is very important for their development.