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snowbunny

snowbunny

Location
Andorra and Spain
Emily said:
Out of interest @snowbunny , did Willow struggle with anything in particular?
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Yes and no. The situation was very novel, and she doesn’t deal well with anything novel. There was also a spot of ground she (and Luna) didn’t want to walk on, and I think that upset her a little. So the exercises are all things she can easily do, but she was just unsettled.
 
snowbunny

snowbunny

Location
Andorra and Spain
The next competition has just gone up. There’s only one every couple of months. I can’t compete this time because I have nowhere to do it. The place I had picked out is too buried in snow 😂
It’s going to be far easier for me to do it when I’m in Spain, so I think I’ll just do it when I’m there :)
 
Joy

Joy

Location
East Sussex
We're just back from a week in Tenerife, but I'm hoping to record a round for this competition before the closing date. The level 3 bonus is walk backwards, which is still a work in progress, but we'll give it a go.

@Aitch Have a look at Welcome and News and see if you might like to have a go. You need to register before competing but you could be set up for the next one which is towards the end of April. It's obviously easier than real-life because you can practise the course first.
 
Joy

Joy

Location
East Sussex
It's only 3 steps (the dog comes from heel to sit in front position and then backs up while handler walks frowards 3 steps.) Sometimes we get it right but often Molly doesn't stay straight. Just before I went away my obedience trainer had me using plank on the floor which was useful but I haven't had time to follow it up at home yet.
 
Emily

Emily

Location
Melbourne, Australia
Joy said:
It's only 3 steps (the dog comes from heel to sit in front position and then backs up while handler walks frowards 3 steps.) Sometimes we get it right but often Molly doesn't stay straight. Just before I went away my obedience trainer had me using plank on the floor which was useful but I haven't had time to follow it up at home yet.
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Our Rally "backwards three steps" is at heel. My biggest problem is that Ella's bum starts to swing out :rolleyes:

Unless I shove a handful of treats in her mouth as I ask her to move backwards :oops::LOL:
 
Joy

Joy

Location
East Sussex
I usually hire a barn to record Molly's rounds but there were no times available this week so a friend and I hired a hall this afternoon to get it done. When it came to Molly's turn she just wasn't interested. First time I took the lead off she trotted off across the hall. Second try she sat down and absolutely refused to move. We stopped trying to record and I even tried a training round with treats, but she just wasn't going to do it. So no competition entry for us this time.

I decided not to let it worry me and stopped at Cuckmere Haven on the way home for a walk. There were loads of big, shallow puddles and she splashed through them and looked happy - and then fell naturally into a beautiful heel position next to me. I wonder what goes through her head sometimes...
 
snowbunny

snowbunny

Location
Andorra and Spain
I think we can be so focussed to “get the thing done” that we act a bit weird, which puts them off. Or maybe just being in a strange location put her on the back foot.
Whatever it was, good for you listening to her rather than trying to force a round.
 
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