Obedience folks-

If you are looking at your position changes at a distance, check out this blog I recenty wrote! Some fun games to help prevent your dog from creeping forward.

In my Open class, we are really diving in deep to discuss styles of position changes. The foldback down vs a "splat", kickback stand with front feet still, or teach a "step" of front feet still?

These are really tough concepts to grasp and some of you want to care deeply about it but are confused! And others of you will think this is way too much to care about and you just want functional and that is ok too!

Blog Post: How to Stop Your Dog From Creeping On Position Changes!

Should You Reward Errors?

In case you've missed it, I have a Ring Confidence training group on Facebook! Here is one of the recent posts

Spoiler alert- I reward error a lot! I do this because my primary goal is to keep the dog in the game. I want their confidence high and that attitude that they can do it!

My goal is not to teach through errors. This means I don't need the dog to get it wrong in order to show them what does pay. I want to setup my training session to avoid errors as much as possible. It's my job to adjust things if error are piling up!That doesn't mean I am perfect and error don't happen. They happen more than I'd like as I try to break things down.But I don't worry about whether the dog knows they are wrong.

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Current December Classes

Class is in session! LAST DAY to register is Sunday the 15th! I am only teaching these classes once next year so join us if you want to buckle down and help your dog!

My favorite class! Teach your dog exactly what to expect at each point in a trial- from the moment you arrive to the moment you exit the ring and reward them.

Knowing what to expect greatly lowers anxiety for both people and dogs!

Ring Confidence for Agilty, Obedience, & Rally

Obedience can be fun!! Even if you are just starting your journey and think that getting past novice sounds like a pipedream, you want to start this class! Get unstuck from the boring stuff in novice and start teaching your dog (and you!) just how joyful obedience can actually be.

Retrieves, backing up, big cone sends and more!

TEAM to Trials: Open

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