tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728239450684064906.post5562700620780927959..comments2023-11-02T06:19:56.290-07:00Comments on Dogbird Daily: Novice A Handler FOREVERdogbird dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01669855044556626656noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728239450684064906.post-10896986970834159452013-09-13T16:23:57.747-07:002013-09-13T16:23:57.747-07:00I really think that CDSP will be our next step and...I really think that CDSP will be our next step and a great way to measure our forward progress in two months, and also a gentler way to build confidence for Perri. <br /><br />Time, time, it all takes time. :)<br /><br />I definitely agree with you. The hard thing about AKC Obedience is that if that dog is frightened or stressing in the ring, you cannot comfort them or encourage them or give them a "good girl!", you just have to let them drown. So in that sense, the AKC Ob ring is best left to wait...as I am finally admitting :)<br />But there are so many more places to put our dogs in the ring and help them to grow, and I intend to take advantage of that!<br /><br />Failing is how I learn, for sure!dogbird dailyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01669855044556626656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728239450684064906.post-15350585350516633792013-09-12T17:07:42.288-07:002013-09-12T17:07:42.288-07:00p.s. I really love that Hellhound doodle.p.s. I really love that Hellhound doodle.Mercielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113914693313406505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728239450684064906.post-66567064605058787242013-09-12T17:04:29.247-07:002013-09-12T17:04:29.247-07:00Aw man, I'm so sorry! Go read "Sometimes ...Aw man, I'm so sorry! Go read "Sometimes Everything Just Sucks" again and remember that this too shall pass.<br /><br />And you know what, if the rest of the weekend isn't so great, maybe CDSP WOULD be a better place to start. You can talk to your dog, you can encourage her, you can make the ring a happy fun place again. It's only two months away, that's a perfect amount of time to practice and get ready for it (does Perri have a Recall Over Jump? If not: two weeks to train it!).<br /><br />You'll get better, your dog will get better, you will get the ribbons and letters in time.<br /><br />One thing I wanted to say to Sabine in class yesterday (but didn't because who am I to talk, I am the not-even-in-Novice-A-yet student) was that yes, failing in the ring can make a fearful dog more afraid... but it can ALSO make a fearful dog more confident when he learns over repeated exposures that failure is not a bad thing, and actually I don't care, and if he DOES do well then it will be a huge party of proudness and love, but if he doesn't then I will still love him (mostly) and it is not that big a deal.<br /><br />Failure is okay. You have to tell your dog that failure is okay. Because we are all gonna fail, and fail mightily, on the way up. Just remember to lean forward so that you fail in the right direction. :)Mercielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113914693313406505noreply@blogger.com