Kristin Muntz Webboard User Reg: 05-09-2012
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What's everyone up to these days? Our regimen is currently a daily 1 mile run (around 8 pm, thank you Georgia for your heat and humidity) with a structured marker training session 1 night a week and each weekend day. I got Chance up on the A-frame last week which was HUGE for him! and he's starting to understand 'go OVER the jumps' instead of 'knock them down' on the ground.
Duke's new favorite place to sleep is at the foot of the bed, who'd a thunk that would happen?
There's a dog training retreat here locally in a month, I am really hoping to get a tent and a weekend in the woods with Duke. Excuse to get out of the house and into some silence for a day or so
Duane Hull Webboard User Reg: 09-23-2011
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Work is picking up early this year. Summer is usually our slow time, but it looks like sevens for the rest of 2014 for me. This slows down training. I need to redouble my efforts to make sure we exercise and play tug enough. I also need to get back into the routine of daily marker sessions and object discrimination.
We do make it out to the club weekly for our OB and bitework. Tracking is hit and miss with the work schedule.
Tomorrow night is the third week of our second session of K9 Nose Work with Trooper.
The method is different then how I've taught detection/scent work work in the past.
I may go back to my original methods but I'm always wanting to learn something new so I'll complete the course.
Be open to everyone's methods, suggestions, ideas etc then with a bit of experience you can decide what works best for you and your dog.
As long as it's fair to the dog no one is wrong if what they do works for them.
Well........markers are best of course.
Cathy Goessman Webboard User Reg: 12-03-2007
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I'm working more with my bird at the moment than Tanner. Tanner overheats easy so we're restricted to very early mornings or late at night and I work at night.
About a month ago Cookie(cockatiel) decided that biting was a useful skill and that he didn't have to step up anymore. Screaming suddenly became fun too. Birdie puberty or spring hormones I'm guessing. He finally understands what a target stick and marker is for so he's graduating back to his big cage today. I put him in a parakeet cage for a bit to lessen his aggression and escape options. I didn't force him to interact but it helped that he wasn't able to fly around screeching furiously at me. He hasn't screeched, growled, attempted to bite, or hissed at me for a few days.
Sasha and I have been working on the CARO Rally signs for advanced level. Most of them we have down pat but there are a few that are going to require extza work.
Rob Maltese Webboard User Reg: 03-21-2014
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Unfortunately fell off the map here a bit working 2 jobs and as much overtime as possible to try to get ahead of ourselves while there's overtime. Which means Axle's exercise and training slacks, no excuses I know. Today he got a bit mouthy with the s/o, didn't break skin but I told her for now on if she's not going to do anything productive with him (training or exercise) then to leave him crated, safer for both of them this way...she doesn't agree.
Start working with a new trainer hopefully soon in the ner future named Scott Beebe, hoping Anne might've heard of him. Going to get more into obedience and it will be nice for us to tke a list of goals I have and start figuring them out. By the end of next year I would like to have Axle a certified CGC dog.
I finished the final week of the second session of K9 nose work. That involved outdoors and car search from the outside.
Seems most of the folks aren't interested in working in the target scents.
I discussed this with the trainer and she said if I imprint the birch oil odor on Trooper she'll bring some for the next session (Fall) and work Trooper.
I'm definitely going to imprint him on the birch scent. From there I may just wait till the ORT comes up within a few hrs drive from me.
We're having a blast but Trooper will never have the focus/hunt drive to do real/long term searches.
Kristin Muntz Webboard User Reg: 05-09-2012
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I have moved training with Duke off leash to the front yard, which has been mostly going quite well. Asking Duke for attention heeling during walks with both dogs is quite successful and I try to keep things very short and end on a good note. New supplements arrived this week, hoping I see some positive changes - the pool has also arrived and needs set up and fencing then we can start swimming x3 a week. I stopped taking Duke on runs because they were clearly too much for him, he could not get comfortable and was in a lot of pain even with only one run a week (1 mi, slow pace, on grass shoulder).
I've been working alone with Chance in the back yard and getting better engagement from him rather than him trying to take toys off to play alone, his confidence seems to be coming up and he's most certainly a happy boy
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