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MACH4 PACH- Aslan RAE TQX MXF MXB2- MJS2 MXBP MXJP,- etc.     Barked: Mon May 6, '13 9:26pm PST  I'd post a lengthy response to give you tons of help, but everyone has already said what I would say. This is stress. Ring issues caused by stress are common. Follow the above advice, and I'd add video yourself practicing weaves at home and doing weaves in competition. Watch YOURSELF. Look for the slight differences in vocal tone and body language. Look for very slight differences. You'll probably see some stress signals coming from you too. my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

MACH4 PACH- Aslan RAE TQX MXF MXB2- MJS2 MXBP MXJP,- etc.     Barked: Mon Apr 29, '13 8:20pm PST  That's a great teeter story. I would have loved to see a dog that happy with the teeter. Thanks Bailey. Aslan did choose his spot correctly!! my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Sports & Agility > Funny obedience/agility stories

MACH4 PACH- Aslan RAE TQX MXF MXB2- MJS2 MXBP MXJP,- etc.     Barked: Fri Apr 26, '13 10:49pm PST  I agree with others about having too many stories to write, but here's mine for today. Aslan was in Masters many years ago. I was injured, so my friend was running him. He had gone outside to do business right before the Jumpers with Weaves run. He and my friend were having an amazing, fast run when just two jumps shy of the finish, he stopped cold. He sat down and began chewing his butt and chewing his butt. He chewed down there for about 15 seconds before finishing and continuing with the last two jumps. It was downright embarrassing. Because he chose to sit down and chew in his third between jumps, he did not receive a refusal. And although he spent probably 15 seconds out there chewing, because he was so fast, he easily made time. The judge walked over to where he had been butt chewing afterward to see if there were any droppings left behind. Fortunately, there were none. If there had been, he would have been NQed for eliminating in the ring. My friend and I were laughing though because it was the only time I could remember up to that point where he did not get a placement ribbon. A fun point of rule, if you do not know what I mean when I say, "his third between jumps," you'll want to learn that if you do AKC agility. It's a very handy rule to know. my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Sports & Agility > The Importance of Mental Control in Dog Sports

MACH4 PACH- Aslan RAE TQX MXF MXB2- MJS2 MXBP MXJP,- etc.     Barked: Mon Apr 22, '13 11:18pm PST  Thanks everyone. This weekend during an agility trial, my mind was fuzzy, so I went to the car and played some tunes. It was amazing to feel my mind sharpen up and become focused. I tried to carry those tunes in my mind to the ring. It's amazing how our brains are wired. my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Sports & Agility > The Importance of Mental Control in Dog Sports

MACH4 PACH- Aslan RAE TQX MXF MXB2- MJS2 MXBP MXJP,- etc.     Barked: Sun Apr 21, '13 4:00pm PST  I was "talking" with a Freestyle friend of mine on FB about this very topic. You Freestylers are lucky to be able to take your music into the ring. Apparently studies show that's a great brain booster for you!! my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

MACH4 PACH- Aslan RAE TQX MXF MXB2- MJS2 MXBP MXJP,- etc.     Barked: Thu Apr 18, '13 3:04pm PST  Many competitors don't realize how important the mental game is in the fast moving dog sports today. I thought I'd post two of my articles in a series on Mental Control and Dog Sports. What do you guys think? Here is the first article on how to build focus. Here is an article on how music can help your mental game. my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Sports & Agility > The Internationalization of Agility

MACH4 PACH- Aslan RAE TQX MXF MXB2- MJS2 MXBP MXJP,- etc.     Barked: Thu Apr 18, '13 2:56pm PST  Internationalization? Bring it!!! I've been teaching my students on international courses for a while now. my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Sports & Agility > Showing too early in agility

MACH4 PACH- Aslan RAE TQX MXF MXB2- MJS2 MXBP MXJP,- etc.     Barked: Thu Apr 18, '13 2:48pm PST  Thanks everyone for your replies. It's interesting to read everyone' story!! Yes, Augusta, you are right. When I talked about the stress in the "ring," I did mean the entire show environment. Watch fearful dogs just visiting a show, and you'll see them displaying stress signals galore. Just being in that super-charged environment can cause dogs to really stress. I encourage all of my students to bring their "not yet ready for prime time" dogs to shows just to visit. There, with proper classical conditioning techniques employed by the handler, they can begin to accumulate to the stress of the environment. I'm glad the article is making everyone think about their own dogs and situations, and thanks everyone for your comments and stories! my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Sports & Agility > Showing too early in agility

MACH4 PACH- Aslan RAE TQX MXF MXB2- MJS2 MXBP MXJP,- etc.     Barked: Sun Mar 24, '13 8:08pm PST  Shadow, That's too bad. People don't understand that asking a dog to do something it doesn't fully understand under the stress of a show environment can be very hard on the dog. It would be like me throwing down an advanced calculus test to a Middle School student and then having the entire class watch over the test taker's shoulders as they take the test. I see it all the time too. my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

MACH4 PACH- Aslan RAE TQX MXF MXB2- MJS2 MXBP MXJP,- etc.     Barked: Sun Mar 24, '13 8:03pm PST  Here's an article that goes over some hand signals. The article is about deaf dogs, but the hand signals listed can be used with a hearing dog just as easily. The article also looks at some of the pitfalls of hand signals (such as being sure they all look dramatically different from one another). Just click this to get to the article. my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

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