tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728239450684064906.post7936970353435801312..comments2023-11-02T06:19:56.290-07:00Comments on Dogbird Daily: Wow Momentsdogbird dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01669855044556626656noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728239450684064906.post-59136372788422077782014-07-10T06:07:08.349-07:002014-07-10T06:07:08.349-07:00Oh so true - Perri has and still is teaching me so...Oh so true - Perri has and still is teaching me so much about being patient...giving her her space...learning how to motivate...learning to break training sessions into tiny chunks. It truly is amazing how much dogs can teach if we are only willing to listen.<br />And as for class....sigh. This is the second class I have moved her to (although, I moved her from the other class because our instructor was overfacing us x 100.) She will run pretty nicely on the first course and I may need to learn that we are going to drive 40 minutes one way for 3 minutes of good work and then just call it quits for that class :) That's Perri! <br /><br />Thank you :)dogbird dailyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01669855044556626656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728239450684064906.post-5280340339874581382014-07-09T20:34:58.849-07:002014-07-09T20:34:58.849-07:00I don't know your dogs and I don't know wh...I don't know your dogs and I don't know what the right answer is for you and Perri. Some dogs have a lot to teach us about motivation and building a working relationship. I relate to your struggles as Vito was getting worse and worse in agility practice (but sadly trials were even slower) maybe 2 years ago. He needed to be pulled from that class, moved to a different class where he felt more comfortable apparently, and we begun a long journey of me learning how to motivate him with still putting the responsibility and choice on him to engage or not.<br />Congratulations on your trial success. Your runs look beautiful!Laura and The Corgi, Toller, & Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06437492165453445126noreply@blogger.com