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Jan 1, 2008 3:12 pm
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Jan 1, 2008 3:12 pm
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"But can you tell the difference between a bored dog and a dog who lacks confidence?" Dogs who lack confidence, still want to track. They are generally...
Hi Ruth - My best guess, because I don't think I've ever had a bored tracking dog, would be that the dog was being 'over-tracked'. Either tracking too often...
I don't know where I originally heard this tip, but it works for me. When my dog has finished tracking, the harness comes off and the dog gets to run and...
Happy new year to you, too, Marilyn. I guess you've been in 2008 since 8 am eastern. I hope your temps are C, not F. Go Flat-coats! cheers, Cindy C-R Forest...
Ya know, I think it's the responsibility of the instructor or handler to keep the dog from getting bored. I don't disagree with Ruth often (sorry, Ruth!) but I...
In a message dated 12/31/2007 4:48:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, zadrud1@... writes: But can you tell the difference between a bored dog and a dog who...
Hi Freda, I dont think this went to the list, but it will now. I cant say that I have noticed any change in the dog for shadows, but more in the shade if you...
In a message dated 1/1/2008 11:56:03 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, TifflynLDM@... writes: Think about your training program and your plans for the next ...
At 07:09 PM 12/31/2007, you wrote: My thoughts are, of the dog in question, that this dog has control issues. This is a newly acquired senior dog by the...
I have often said the handler's (trainer's) brain is a tracking dog's greatest enemy. One way this manifests itself is for people to spend time and energy...
My male Bloodhound gets bored with structured AKC tracking if I do it too much with him. He is at his best if he tracks less rather than more. Last weekend...
What an interesting question! I had the opportunity to watch many teams work the transition between full shade and full sun while at an urban tracking seminar...
To clarify: I don't have a problem with a bored dog. Someone else posted a thread about a bored dog; I wanted clarification on the difference between a bored ...
I have German Shepherd who was obedience trained, worked as a therapy dog and I had done some tracking with him. My late husband decided to take him over....
The only dog that I ever gave up on because of his work ethics was my husband's GSD.I really gave it a try and even though the dog was obedient and would track...
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Jan 2, 2008 1:55 pm
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Hello Cindy: I am certainly not holding my self up as an expert in this area but you are describing the behavior of my GSD with my late husband, Bill. I, too,...
Well my husband figured out what was wrong with the Whippet that I mentioned a few weeks ago that was staring off into space some times instead of tracking. We...
Thanx, Lynda! You've described my reluctant dog. I appreciate these ideas. What do you do if you try these, but the dog wants to quit? I want my dog to have a...
Very interesting. Ruth, what was your husband's GSD's one true love? Your husband? cheers, Cindy C-R ... try ... ...Melanie & Reka... With dog, all things are...
For anyone interested I thought I'd pass on that St. Hubert's Giralda is offering Tracking classes in NJ. St. Hubert's is located in Morristown and current...
I have frequently found going backwards is the best way to go forward. Too many trainers try to push their dogs through tough situations, when a little...
... I agree with this totally and all my dogs routinely go back to basics... including the dog in question. I try 3-4 easy track then a hard one. This dog...
As usual Lynda has good ideas about cause and effect on the track. I gave up trying to offer advice over the phone because what the handler though was the...
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Jan 2, 2008 5:25 pm
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Since I've decided to opt back to Mr. Johnson (a modified version of his regimen worked well for me in the past - designed for people who have to work and...
... At a test, you would turn around to the Judges and throw your hands up in the air in defeat. And then get in your car and go home. Or stay for lunch,...
