Training Update…
Sunday, January 25th, 2009 | Uncategorized
The last few days of training have been very good. I think Ziris is finally coming to the understanding that obedience is just a way of life, and compliance is not optional. However, I think she just might be starting to enjoy it. (Yes, I am shocked…haha) She is even bringing me the ball right back without running around like a retard first, playing keep away and making me yell at her. :) Growing up??? I hope I haven’t jinxed myself. I try to make obedience fun for her, but with her I think there is a very fine line between making it fun, and allowing her to run the show. She has to know that she has to do it… but I still want that “drive” in obedience…anyway….I have been mainly focusing on the long down, heeling, pivots (working on the basic position), about turns, and the motion exercises. Ziris hates the platz command. There is not a doubt in my mind that she KNOWS what Platz mean…needless to say…when I say platz…she hits the deck willingly now. I have been working on this at home also. I guess it is finally paying off. I have also started adding more control in the bitework. She seemed a little off at first, but quickly bounced back. I knew there was a “good girl” in there somewhere. 
Brownie is doing great also. I have just scratched the surface with him…up until a few weeks ago he didnt even know what sit meant. He thinks that obedience is a VERY fun “game” though, which is the way it should be at his age. He is very food motivated so it makes teaching him things very easy. He is my little superstar, I hope that I can keep it this way. He is my one in a million.
Rommel loves obedience, he has come such a long way over the past 6-8 months. There is still some fine tuning to be done, but he learns very quickly, and he is just a fun dog to work with. I have learned alot from him…going back and “re-teaching” things, fixing problems, etc. We are STILL working on dumbells, but we will pull it all together. He did really good with the dumbells yesterday.
Tracking is my least favorite of all three phases, anyone who knows me…knows that. It is just blah to me…BUT…thankfully my dogs enjoy it. I have been very lazy about tracking lately. I HAVE TO get my butt in gear. Ziris will never get her Schutzhund I if I don’t track her. I know she can do it, and will do it, so I think I have kind of taken that for granted.
We went out and tracked yesterday morning for the first time in forever. It was like we never stopped. I did 2 short tracks, one for Z and one for Brownie. Z tracked really well, she didn’t pick up much of the food from the track, but she did good. She downed on the articles WITHOUT any help from me. She wasn’t exactly straight on the first article, but I reminded her and she straightened right up. I was very happy with her considering my laziness of not tracking lately. Brownie…well…you can just hear his nose going the whole time. He did great also. He totally demolished the flag at the start, I swear he doesnt even notice them, and just plows them right over…haha.
Well, I guess that is all for now… 2009 is going to be a good year, I just know it.
1 Comment to Training Update…
Lazy about tracking during winter season? I have absolutely no clue what you are talking about! lol
ME TOO!!!!
Just wanted to get that said. When are you gonna come train with us again? Miss seeing your little Brownie guy doing the funny jumps.
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January 26, 2009