Delilah- Jack Russell x Rat Terrier; Marshmellow- Netherland Dwarf Rabbit
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I went to a trial this past weekend and watched for a couple of hours. It's funny- last year I went to this same trial and saw the more advanced dogs run and they all did so well. But this time I saw the novice dogs. And a lot of them didn't pay attention- a lot of them would get nervous and just trot off sniffing everything, or start running around in the ring, or do the wrong obstacles, and two even escaped from the ring and had to be caught.
I can imagine Delilah doing ALL of those things. My trainer said Delilah's not going to have any issues with the obstacles- it's the staying focused and listening that we have to work on.
And after this weekend I can see what she means. I just imagine Delilah running out of the ring and no one being able to catch her- just running around and wreaking havoc.
There are like, 2 or 3 trials in VT every year, and I know for a fact that two of them don't allow dogs that aren't competing. How do you prepare your dog for a trial? We're no where near ready to compete, but I'd like to start working on this ASAP because it's going to take a while for my ditzy, reactive little terrier.
I can imagine Delilah doing ALL of those things. My trainer said Delilah's not going to have any issues with the obstacles- it's the staying focused and listening that we have to work on.
And after this weekend I can see what she means. I just imagine Delilah running out of the ring and no one being able to catch her- just running around and wreaking havoc.
There are like, 2 or 3 trials in VT every year, and I know for a fact that two of them don't allow dogs that aren't competing. How do you prepare your dog for a trial? We're no where near ready to compete, but I'd like to start working on this ASAP because it's going to take a while for my ditzy, reactive little terrier.