Nationals is around the corner. I was reminded this week that one of the main challenges that face competitors is the that we sometimes mentally put ourselves behind the eight ball. How often have you looked at a course on paper or walked the course and said, “this is hard”? Or that part is really …
Today I admit I was a bad trainer! When you train, your attitude needs to be positive. Not fake positive. Faking positive doesn’t count. You need to be able to have your mind available to the situation. This means having the ability to focus only on the moment with your dog. But also, the ability …
In my last post I said I was ready to put a command to the weaves. I held off doing that and I am glad I did because this time there was a bit of regression! This happens. What I did was close them a bit more. There is about an inch and …
This session the poles were set about 2.5 inches apart. My goal over the next couple training sessions will be to get the channel closed as soon as possible. The reason for this is that the channel can interfere with the stride pattern. The dog feels uncomfortable stepping on the track. If the dog is …
Since my last post I have managed 3 different training sessions with Listo. The channel is now set about 4 inches apart. First session the toy was placed at the end. The poles are just at the point where they brush against Listo’s side. Just enough to get him to start to side step a …