Second session of the Advance class and we are definitely learning new things. Heel work First we started with some heel work, walking dog to dog. Artemis wasn't great at this. Previously there were horses in this field so the smells were quite distracting for her. And also this Advance class is earlier in the [...]
This was our first class in the next level: Advance class. And man, these dogs and dog owners are on another level - we have much to learn! Heel work We started with heel work, with people walking in opposite directions, like crossing traffic. At first this was passing person to person, so the dogs [...]
This was the last mixed ability class so it was kind of a round up to finish the course. Heel work We practised heel work while crossing paths, walking person to person. Artemis was quite good at this. There was a very popular muddy spot, where lots of treats were dropped in the earlier class, [...]
So this session was outside in the rain and it was really muddy, almost like traipsing through a marsh river. Heelwork We did some heelwork in a boggy marsh, trying to avoid the drenched corners; and considering the terrible weather, Artemis was actually really good. Because of the rain, I used Artemis' favourite venison and [...]
This session we didn't learn any new commands, it was just housekeeping and practising. English finish Artemis' English finish was ok. The trainer suggested instead of transferring the treat from right hand to left hand to have a treat in both hands so that it's not too clumsy transferring the treat. This way Artemis can [...]
This week we learnt novice recall and also practised some things we had already learnt previously. Heelwork So I arrived a little late this session and heelwork had already begun. Some owners and dogs were walking clockwise, whilst others were walking anti-clockwise, so we were meeting other dogs. It was difficult from the get-go! At [...]
What a busy busy month! Only 28 days yet I feel I've packed in so much in February. Work has been super busy, but I have managed to find little joys in the every day. It really does help living with a dog who is just so happy to see the humans awake in the [...]
So we didn't learn any new commands this week, we just practised what we had already learnt previously. Stay Artemis did a really good stay in the down position with a lead, considering there were distractions from other dogs walking or running around. Usually we walk Artemis with a lead and in the local park [...]
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