Warfel's Zoe

About Zoe
TDCH Warfel's Flying Zola, CGC, CA, PhDog
Trick Dog Champion, Canine Good Citizen, Canine Ambassador, PhDog Degree from Dream Dogz

Zoe

We adopted Zoe (Border Collie) in September 2010, from Haile's Angels Pet
Rescue. She is a sweetheart, and wants to cuddle and get attention. She enjoys playing with all dogs.

When we rolled out the new group classes in January 2011, Zoe came to every class, so I could demonstrate everything on a "green dog." She came to AKC STAR Puppy, Totally Pit Bull, AKC Canine Good Citizen Prep, FUNgility, Trickz, Nose Work, Freedom, and Control Unleashed. Zoe is now my "demo dog" and waits on her place until she is needed during class.

In February 2011, Zoe took and successfully passed the Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Test, at only 13 months old! The CGC test items include:

1. Accept a friendly stranger
2. Sit politely for petting
3. Appearance and grooming
4. Our for a walk
(walking on a loose leash)
5. Walk through a crowd
6. Sit and Down on command/
staying in place
7. Come when called
8. Reaction to another dog
9. Reaction to distractions
10. Supervised separation

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In February 2011, Zoe and Victoria were awarded the Novice Trick Dog (NTD) title from Do More With Your Dog! and Kyra Sundance. For the Novice Trick level, we performed these tricks:

1. 3-2-1 let's go!
2. come
3. crawl
4. down
5. hoop jump
6. jump over a bar
7. jump over my knee
8. kennel up
9. kisses
10. shake hands
11. sit
12. spin circles
13. stay
14. touch a target
15. touch my hand
16. tunnel

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In February 2011, Zoe and Victoria were awarded the Intermediate Trick Dog (ITD) title from Do More With Your Dog! and Kyra Sundance. For the Intermediate Trick level, we performed these tricks:

1. food refusal
2. hide and seek
3. hide in a box
4. paws on my arm
5. rollover
6. sit pretty/beg
7. teeter-totter
8. under/over
9. wave goodbye
10. which hand holds the treat?
11. weave poles

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In July 2011, Zoe and Victoria were awarded the Advanced Trick Dog (ATD) title from Do More With Your Dog! and Kyra Sundance. For the Advanced Trick level, we performed these tricks:

1. directed jumping
2. double hoop sequence
3. figure 8's
4. go hide
5. play dead

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In July 2011, Zoe and Victoria were awarded the Expert Trick Dog (ETD) title from Do More With Your Dog! and Kyra Sundance. For the Expert Trick level, we performed these tricks:

1. contraband search
2. open a door
3. shell game
4. skateboard
5.weave poles

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In November 2011, Zoe and Victoria were awarded the prestigious Trick Dog Champion (TDCH) title from Do More With Your Dog! and Kyra Sundance.

The TDCH is the highest tier title, and is awarded to exceptional dogs who demonstrate outstanding skill in performing a large number of difficult tricks, and who also demonstrate skill in every facet of foundation behaviors.

For the Trick Dog Champion, we performed these tricks:

From Warfel's Flying Zola

1. Coordination: cavalettis
2. Mouth Target: hold an object/ carry an object; retrieve object to hand
3. Paw Target: ground target
4. Nose Target: hand target
5. Scent: nose work box search
6. Distance: go to a mark; cued behaviors at a distance - go jail, bar jump, come, stay, down, fetch, go to your spot
7. Signals: sit, shake, down, roll over, stay, come, kisses
8. Chain Behavior: disappearing ball
9. Expert Tricks: nose work box search, shell game, disappearing ball, object guard, got fleas?

Zoe has been featured in The Alligator (the Doga article)!

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Zoe and Jedi were in both of my eHow.com professional video series, and my DreamDogz YouTube videos.

Zoe has been my demo dog in my group classes (giving Jedi some vacation time), and has assisted me with my private clients as well. She waits on her mat to be called, comes to me to demo, and goes back to her mat when done.

Zoe has been our ambassador at the 2nd Annual Kanapaha 5k-9, Kanapaha Middle School Career Day, and dog event around town.