January 23, 2019 Today’s Participants: Fiddle and Uke Sometimes, things don’t quite go as planned… I love my little blue dog… but sometimes, she is SO CONVINCED she is right, that she forgets to listen! Hahaha…. Gotta love my little toddler. Anyways, we set four of these platforms in each corner of the room. At … More Day 11 – 100 Days of Dog Training – A… Not So Great Day
January 17th Today’s Participants: Fiddle and Uke It’s been a process for the poor little Blue Booper. She’s a dog that is a lot of fun to operate…. and she hasn’t been worked in an eternity. Our obedience trainer, Donna, was ready for the nervous ball of energy! Uke did some distance work, driving to … More Day 10 – 100 Days of Dog Training – Distance Foundations
11/26/2019 Today’s Lessons went to Fiddle and Uke After last weeks obedience disaster, I decided to reboot. One of the issues that my dogs happen to have in herding is that they “break contact” with the stock to look back at me. Part of this has to do with uncertainty toward the task at hand, … More Day 6 – 100 Days of Dog Training – Distance Foundations
11/19/2019 Todays Victims: Ukulele and Fiddle First things first… Today was a difficult day as a trainer for me. I am trying to work and meld all of the different skills and schools of thought that I have been learning across multiple venues, from multiple instructors and people I respect, to try and find my … More Day 5 – 100 Days of Dog Training – Obedience: Trying to Find a Voice
I participated in a clinic at Bear Run Farm with Cathy Hartley on November 2-3. Today (November 2)’s participants are Fiddle and Ukulele. Uke kicked off the day in the round pen. Showing some pretty good instinct and work ethic. Then, on her second run of the day, we put her into a mixed flock … More Day 1- 100 Days of Dog Training
