Backchaining - how did you start out with obedience?

[Mrs.K]

Originally Posted by JKlatsky

Debbie Zappia is where I got most of the foundation work I use now. I think you'll like it. Is it a class? Or a seminar? If it's a seminar I would seriously consider not bringing the dog. So much learning happens in the discussion that happens as your dog is going back to the car, before the next dog comes to the field.

It's a six week class and I am so looking forward to it. After that I would like to continue to sign up for these classes for the following year and learn as much as I can within the next year (basically throughout hubbies deployment). I saw Debbie at the Greg Doud Seminar and the second she walked in with that dog you knew that she was in a whole different league from everybody else.

[Jason L]

I would start with all the gymnastic stuff (perch work, spinning, turning, lateral shuffle, etc) first. You can teach an agile dog pretty much anything. But agility is not something you can teach once the dog is set in his or her ways.