Positions with the lad this morning. Itβs taken some time for him to master, but with the dedication from his human heβs doing this beautifully with his own added uniqueness that I absolutely love!! β€οΈ Good lad K π
Sausage hold
Training doesnβt always have to be serious or have a specific end goal. Rainy days stuck inside waiting for deliveries can be perfect for teaching stuff for absolutely no reasonβ¦but theyβre still learning π
Foraging
A new face in the field this morning. This girly has only been in her new home since Wednesday afternoon so there was no βtrainingβ just mooching and chatting. She has come from a 5 star home to live in a new 5 star home. Gorgeous, beautifully raised, exceptionally well bred and already stealing the hearts of her new family - and the last of the blackberries π€«π I look forward to getting to know her
Hoopers
A snippet of the lovely Jacko this morning. Heβs not new to sports but relatively new to Hoopers (in field time rather than calendar time) and heβs absolutely smashing it! Really watching for the βcuesβ and using his listening ears π. These guys are going to smash this year. CHW is a non competitive organisation with progress levels - but if these head out to compete Iβll be their No1 supporter!
Recalls
3rd session today for this fantastic lad. Heβs recently had an onset of adolescence deafness with his recalls. Rather than waiting for it to become a problem his humans brought him in. With popping on a long line to keep him out of trouble and some tweaks in timing and watching body language and adding an emergency stop heβs absolutely smashing it! The work put in between sessions always shows! ππππ
Scentwork
The amazing Barnie doing what he loves the most and using his amazing nose. The awful music is very fitting for him as itβs titled βfox in the fieldβ π
Tracking
Sometimes we are blessed to meet people βwho just canβ
This young lady is one of those few. This was the intro to tracking day and itβs my dog who has never been handled on lead by anyone else before. I put food on the track to help with speed and handling but I donβt think I needed to! Iβve watched so many times as her handling is so calm, understanding with beautiful timingβ¦Fantastic Miss M
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I think a huge criticism of reward based trainers is that dogs donβt learn because weβre βbribing them to do stuffβ
Were these positions taught with food? Absolutely
Has there ever been any compulsion used? Absolutely not
And as Iβm stood behind her there are clearly no extra cues for each position.
What ever level of precision youβre looking for teaching with food and toys the behaviour can be taught. Not forced π
How to turn of for school - crazy Collie style. Incoming!!!! π
How to turn up for school - crazy Collie styleβ¦.Incoming!!! π