Sometimes you have to go back to go forwards. In fact that happens a lot in dog training. Recently I felt Sparrow was not quite clear on the criteria I was asking for with her running contacts, so I took a step back, I reassessed and I decided to go back to groundwork. I began... Continue Reading →
Running Contacts with Sparrow – 1 June 2017
Today's session of running contacts involved trying to phase out the use of the toy. Sparrow normally runs down the contact to a click and treat box, now we want to have her driving from the dogwalk onto another obstacle. Naomi was helping me today (thanks Naomi!), she has been helping me iron out the... Continue Reading →
Push Rounds and Ketschkers, 4 April 2017
After a break from training due to first me being broken and then Merlin grazing his paw, we finally were back at Broads this Tuesday. Running two dogs over the same course is always interesting as it reveals their different strengths and weaknesses, and shows up the areas I need to work on. Merlin was... Continue Reading →