It was a muddy day today! There was a particular part of the field that was very squelchy and muddy and none of the dogs wanted to sit or go down there! Artemis did ok today, considering the state of the field! Heelwork We started off with heelwork at a normal pace and then moved [...]
Learnt a couple of new things this session or add ons to current commands. Lots of distraction today, so Artemis was working super hard. Heelwork Artemis just really wanted to sniff all the grass today. We arrived a little late this session, so I guess she usually has some time to prepare and sniff around [...]
A mixed bag of a session today, Artemis did really well on some things and not so well on other things. Heelwork Started off with normal pace and then slow pace. Artemis was fine today. Stays Down stay Whilst doing heelwork, the trainer then asked us to command our dogs to go down. And then [...]
Second session of this bout of advanced classes and re-learning things from previous classes. Heelwork We started off walking normal pace, passing dog to dog straight away. Then we moved onto walking at a slow pace, passing dog to dog again. The trainer threw in lots of about turns and double about turns. Then we [...]
My last class of this lot of Advanced classes. Nothing new learnt, just honing in and perfecting (or not) what we've already learnt. Heelwork As usual, we started with some heelwork and then some commands were introduced. Down was fine. Next up was call your dog. Then it was present - no issues here today. [...]
This was a different type of class today, as one of the owners was going for the Silver Kennel Club certification, so we were practising some things to help with that. This is a certification to show that your dog is generally a good citizen. Heelwork We started off walking to heel with everyone walking [...]
Lots of distractions today, keeping Artemis on her toes! Heelwork We started walking dog to dog, which was fine. Then mixed it up with some about turns and left about turns. Then we did positions where we ask the dogs to be in a position, ask them to wait, then walk forwards to the end [...]
Third session of this round of Advanced classes, some major housekeeping today. Heelwork We started straight away with slow pace, which was painful. Then there were lots of about turns, and then some double about turns, whilst walking dog to dog - really challenging from the get-go. The trainer then asked the dogs to be [...]
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