Working on Focus

[matildasmom]

Matilda and I went to an AKC trial in Walnut, CA this last weekend.  Saturday was pretty bad. Both the T2B and JWW runs turned into zoomies. Matilda was pretty high to start and I didn't give her information soon enough and we got disconnected.  Our third run, the Standard run was better but no Q.

For Sunday I decided to try some different things. I

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[nosemovie]

Hey good for you guys!

Working with dogs that stress (and I think ALL dogs stress to some degree, much as humans do) is always a puzzle. You gotta try new things, and expect those things to change over time. Sarah up here was just saying that Pirate only works for toys in class, but then was totally focused on food in a high stress environment (show).
I think many gun dog breeds, labs, goldens, etc... prefer to have something in their mouths to "hold" Great observation by you. Let us know how it goes next time.
And my... what a lovely trial site!

[matildasmom]

Interesting about the gun breeds. So maybe this holding a comfort toy is genetic.

[omnipoodle]

You two look lovely!

[matildasmom]

Thank you.

[dinahprincedaly]

so we should get a costco supply of peppermints? good for you for problem solving like this!!!!

[matildasmom]

Well, we'll see how it goes next time.