I have a question regarding the "positioning" in the "DOWN". My 5 month old puppy has no trouble doing the down; however, her hind legs are always bent to a side. What I mean is that her positioning is "too" relaxed rather than an alert down with her body straight. How should I go about to fix this issue?
Ummmm.. I recall in one of Flink's video a comment on the dog being "too relaxed". I noticed the my dog does the same thing. I don't know... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> Shouldn't I "try" to fix it?
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You can wwork on the downs on an elevated surface that is to small for the dog to spread out. Something that will make the dog do a tight down would be something like a cross section of a log or a stool, something different that would force the dog to be more straight would be like a picnic table bench or an elevated 2x?(depending on the size of the dog).
Stop making excuses for your dog and start training it!
A dog is less apt to break the down if it's in the relaxed position as opposed to the "sphinx" position. When it's relaxed (over on it's hip) it takes an extra movement to get up for most dogs. That makes it a little easier to see it comming and correct. In the sphinx position, the dog can just pop up.
You can wwork on the downs on an elevated surface that is to small for the dog to spread out. Something that will make the dog do a tight down would be something like a cross section of a log or a stool, something different that would force the dog to be more straight would be like a picnic table bench or an elevated 2x?(depending on the size of the dog).
Hmmm.. I'll give it a try an see what happens. Thanks.
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