CGC :-)
How did I forget to mention this? I’d been having a hard time finding a CGC test for Laev, because the person who seems to run them most often around here is me. I drove…
ClickerExpo Cleveland (After) and Now
We had great fun at ClickerExpo, and I was quite proud of Laev. I realized on the second day this was a hugely new experience for her — while we’ve done several trials, she’s never…
Farm Store Visit
We still needed the fence I didn’t get to buy yesterday, and I’d promised Laev an outing after disappointing her yesterday, so off we went. Laev’s welcome in the farm store and I take care…
1 click, on cue.
Something I love about clicker training is the sheer speed of it. Yes, I know that initial training can be slow and can feel slower (usually feeling much slower than it really is, if we…
Faster Sits, No Barking, and #$%@&* Cats!
Okay, to fixing our sit-for-the-bite latency problem. Quick review: Laev had chained four barks before the sit, making her response a standard of 2 seconds, where I wanted a sit within 1 second, with or…
Darned Analytical Obsessive Dogs
So we set up for an obedience for the bite session, with a new goal of a 1 second latency. Revved her up, lifted her collar to bring her out of a scrabbling lunge, cued…
She’s Tired?
Laev and I hope to participate in the AD (endurance test) at UDC Nationals this year (weather permitting). The AD consists of a 12.5 mile run for Laev, followed by an obedience routine (I get…
Straight Fronts, Upright Sits & Squirrels.
I’m trying to straighten Laev’s fronts, which are, um, imperfect. 🙂 She sits close, but crooked. Our Schutzhund helper recommended teaching her to bump and hold the dumbbell against my torso, which is only possible…
Why Schutzhund?
I was asked recently, “Why do you train in bitework? I think that is a kind of weird sport, but same can be said of my love of freestyle! I’d love to read a blog…
Winter Storms & Weather
Laev got much less exercise this week; we had “winter storms” of ice and 12-16″ of snow on top. I don’t mind snow at all, but ice is bad; it slicks the roads and it…