Kimma and I went to our first obedience show-n-go! I'm preparing her for her BN. She's never been in an obedience class (though of course we've done puppy obedience, agility foundations and a CGC course, plus she's my demo dog, so it's not totally foreign to work in that way around other dogs), so I knew that it would be interesting. She CAN do everything in many different environments, but I did learn some new things about her/us today:
- She gets stressed out on new types flooring
- Kimma is MUCH better off leash than on. Ooopps. That's my fault for working her mainly in the yard/other fenced in areas and on long leads that I"m not holding.
- Hand targeting is our best friend
- She can sit/stay and down/stay in random fields and on agility start lines like it's nobody's business, but doing them in a smaller indoor room is scary
- A sit for exam with my antisocial, aloof dog will get the judge licked on the hand :yikes:
Ugh
- She gets stressed out on new types flooring
- Kimma is MUCH better off leash than on. Ooopps. That's my fault for working her mainly in the yard/other fenced in areas and on long leads that I"m not holding.
- Hand targeting is our best friend
- She can sit/stay and down/stay in random fields and on agility start lines like it's nobody's business, but doing them in a smaller indoor room is scary
- A sit for exam with my antisocial, aloof dog will get the judge licked on the hand :yikes:
Ugh