Tonight I was priviledged to witness a remarkable step forward in the development of a brave little girl named Ivy. Ivy attended her first Agility Foundations class this evening. We were originally only going to go and sit on the sidelines and watch, but she was so relaxed as we walked around the barn before the class started that we decided to see how she would do. Not only did this shy, fearful girl greet two men (not her favorite gender of humans ordinarily
, but she walked back and forth on a level board, raced through the tunnel, and jogged through the ground poles with a big grin on her face. Her sit, down and stay was right up there with the other four dogs in the class that have all had previous agility experience! She actually laid down beside me several times while the instructors spoke and was perfectly content to just be in the moment. Thank you to the volunteers and fosters at North Star...in case you wonder sometimes if what you do matters, here's one success story that would not have happened without you! Paula