[brytlea]

She just thinks she knows better how to find that bird than some silly human 100 yards away, and please don't disturb her with whistles and hand signals while she's hunting, thank you very much!

Sounds SO much like Claret. No matter what venue we were in, she was sure I was an idiot and she was a genius. Sadly, she was usually right! lol

susie

[AnAmericanMother]

Oh, my dog is MUCH smarter than I am!

She is my very first dog ever, although I do have the advantage of having trained horses for many years. Despite being handicapped by her ultra-novice handler, she has a retrieving title (SHR in UKC) and three agility titles (AD in USDAA and OA and NAJ in AKC - one leg left to go on Jumpers. As a sign of my idiocy, I moved her up before she had three qualifying scores, so she's behind in Jumpers due to my own grievous fault . . . .)

She was MUCH too wild to do obedience to begin with, but now that she is 4 and has settled down a bit, we'll probably head back to the obedience ring and see if we can put a title on her, just for fun.