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01-21-2013, 12:38 PM
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Thanks, everyone! It was more fun than I could have imagined
 Can't wait for the next show! I'm dying to sign up now, but I think she's getting ready to go into her first heat so I am trying to be patient and wait and see 
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01-21-2013, 12:42 PM
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Congratulations!!! Ava is beautiful!
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01-28-2013, 08:16 PM
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Whoot! Whoot!
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01-30-2013, 10:20 PM
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Our first Obedience trials!
Great job! How did you work on the down stay? My 12 month old does but not three mins if distracted. Any advice to train?
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02-02-2013, 08:18 AM
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Once they learn to stay down as long as you want them too. I start backing away from them and putting distance between us, I also shorten the time again when I do this step, so I can praise/reward for a job done right. I found this works better then correcting them for getting up, the more I corrected the more anxious the dog became, so praise was all I used to train this exercise. Once they learn each step I add in distractions, for example when I'm standing close and they're in a down, I bounce a ball, or lay treats in front of their feet, but only after I'm comfortable they know that I 'm asking them to stay down no matter what. I do correct and lead them back to the down if they move for the distraction. Then I start over with the distraction for a shorter amount of time to catch them where I can praise them for ignoring the distraction. For example if bouncing the ball is too much I just hold the ball. or roll the ball. then treat when they ignore it. Always end on a good note. With Frank I thought he knew his down/sit stays well when I taught them the first time, then we moved into open the handler goes out of sight at that level. Frank would not stay, so I went back and trained them all over again only like I stated above, a friend of mine that has GSD's said to be very careful and not make the dog anxious about the stays, make them something they are very relaxed with.
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