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That sounds fun! I haven't done a gold class but I want to.
I think we're going to do play. I debated for awhile about life skills because Hugo still needs work on some of those... but we're taking an in person advanced manners class and I think I'm going to get a lot of that there. Plus I just took Denise's engagement class and I think it's going to go into play well!
I think we're going to do play. I debated for awhile about life skills because Hugo still needs work on some of those... but we're taking an in person advanced manners class and I think I'm going to get a lot of that there. Plus I just took Denise's engagement class and I think it's going to go into play well!
Yay!
Good thing I paid yesterday; back into medical mystery mode with Gusto. Drove to Mass for an agility trial last night, and after being up with him from 1 am to 4:30 am, checked out of the room and drove back home. Where he is, of course, 100% happy and jumpy and would like breakfast. He's off to the vets on Tuesday so they can go on a hunt for the issue. Hopefully something easy to deal with and he'll be as right as rain to start the class in a couple of weeks.
Good thing I paid yesterday; back into medical mystery mode with Gusto. Drove to Mass for an agility trial last night, and after being up with him from 1 am to 4:30 am, checked out of the room and drove back home. Where he is, of course, 100% happy and jumpy and would like breakfast. He's off to the vets on Tuesday so they can go on a hunt for the issue. Hopefully something easy to deal with and he'll be as right as rain to start the class in a couple of weeks.
Those who have taken Precision Heeling...worth it?
I'd like to start Skill right. But I want it to be worth it
I'd like to start Skill right. But I want it to be worth it
But, I'm not sure how you have been training a heel and how much will be overlap for you. This class starts with a lot of stationary exercises just to teach the dog where heel position is. I had done most of it in the winter, and the exercises were perfect because I was working in my kitchen and barely had any room. When we went outside his heeling just sort of came together.
Looking back, I think my instructor wasn't the type that really continues to learn? I had mentioned some of the exercises we were doing while there was overlap and she hadn't heard of any. Not that she was bad, her client dogs are constantly get titles... She was just set on one way that wasn't working for us.
So again, the class really focuses on exercises that teach the foundation of heel position. I know that is the growing trend in how to teach a heel so you may already be doing most of it. I knew the basics of the stationary exercises but this really taught me how to apply them. I would absolutely retake the class at a Gold level with any dog for her critiques though. I definitely really enjoyed the class and learned a lot from it.
Was that at all helpful? LOL.
Sue's confo class is AWESOME. I learned SO much - training for conformation, showing procedure and how to not look like a noob, structure, handling tricks - it was awesome. I got a huge value from the class. One of the best compliments I've ever gotten on my training was from a pro handler who said "your methods [from Sue's class] sure are weird, but they're working!" I was terrified, but Pilot showed like a rockstar at the National.