Thanks Gina and Targon
Our breeder requires a CGN on Max as part of our contract and I had originally decided to go the non-competitive puppy class route since the puppy 3 class offered an intro to the CGN, get the CGN, then hop over and do the competitive puppy stream. But when I spoke to our trainer, she said it was better to do the competitive route right away since it covered all the non-competitive puppy commands as well as finishes and that would avoid us having to repeat anything. Plus the CGN was a small component to the regular puppy 3 class anyway.
So here I am, having never competed in obedience before, having never owned a puppy before, it's been feeling lately like I've bit off a bit more than I can chew. I guess I just needed the reassurance that I could do it and it can be done.
Slow and stready wins the race right? And as long as we're both having fun and building our relationship together, what more could I ask for.