Amyinseattle | December 31, 2009
Simon with the ducks was *highly* entertaining. For the first half of the lesson I moved the ducks around the duck arena and happened to have a 65lbs dog on a lead. I, by the way was a great duck dog. I got all the obstacles in the AKC arena and put my group back [...]
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Tags: Ducks, Simon
Amyinseattle | December 22, 2009
Molly had a decent working day. I’m finding that when I don’t work her every week consistently i end up with ‘forgetful dog’. “down” “down?” “yes, down Molly” “ohhhhhhhh down here?” “no, down back there where i said ‘down’. I’m not out here talking to myself.” and yet, often times when I first start to [...]
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Tags: Commands, Sheep
Amyinseattle | December 5, 2009
Most of the time i take Molly out, we work sheep and I think: How can i be a better handler for her? i’m not seeing something. It dawned on me this morning that part of the problem is the way i’m defining these terms in my head. Follow me here: According to the Collins [...]
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Tags: Eye, Flank, Handler Stress