Darling

Darling In Your Shadow I Can Shine

Exams

Dogdancing: MOD1 (F1, HtM1, DwD1, MD1)
Rally obedience: RO-Z, RO-1, RO-2
Agility: IA1
Hoopers: H1

Daily life

In everyday life, Dárlinka is conflict-free, incredibly adaptable, and easygoing. At home, she loves sleeping or cuddling, and she remains just as calm when traveling. She has no problem falling asleep on a train, during university lectures, at the station, or right in the city center.Even in daily life, she tries her best to please her owner, so there was almost never a need to raise a voice at her—she is the type of dog that works on mere thoughts. However, if there is an occasional need to shout, it doesn't bother her; she just runs back and keeps going. She is completely unfazed by loud noises, sudden movements, or any types of transportation. She is also completely fine with thunderstorms, fireworks, and gunfire. She is a natural swimmer and absolutely adores the water. In the summer, we spend most of our time right there. 

She mostly ignores strange dogs or plays with them if appropriate. The only situations she dislikes are when a group of unfamiliar dogs rushes toward her—even then, she is not aggressive and simply hides behind my legs.  On the other hand she absolutely adores people, especially small children. She has a deep sense of empathy; if she senses that a child is afraid of her, she approaches very slowly and gives them their space. When they show no fear, she would love nothing more than to shower them with kisses.

Activities

She gives her absolute all to any activity with a person, yet she remains completely quiet. This applies to high-energy sports like agility and hoopers, as well as calmer ones like Rally Obedience and Dogdancing.

 When learning new tricks, she offers behaviors beautifully. She doesn't get frustrated when she can't figure something out right away, and she stays nicely focused the entire time. She learns everything very quickly, and usually, just a few repetitions are enough for her to grasp the principle and make almost no mistakes after that.

During training, she is a dog that doesn't mind fixing mistakes—whether mine or hers. She is definitely not the type to shut down after a few failed attempts. Even if she had to do the exact same thing multiple times, she still goes into it with the same enthusiasm as the first try.