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Training for a Happy, Confident and Motivated Obedience Dog
Reinforcement-Based Training​

NEW BLOG Blog 2/14/22) - Obedience (Open & Utility: PRACTICING APPLYING JUDGE PRESSURE in the ring
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UPDATED 11/24/21:
READ This Before You Euthanize Your Dog - Canine Vestibular Disease

This page is being reprinted and added to with new resources since my blog page on vestibular is so popular. A friend asked me to include some of her new resources to help those whose senior dog experiences these scary balance and equilibrium symptoms that have a sudden onset.  I am finding from correspondences from around the world that even vets might not be recognizing what the dog is presenting with. Many like myself believed that our dog was having a stroke; others that their dog needed to be euthanized. Our wish is that this information will help you support your dog during their vestibular syndrome so you both will have many more happy days together. 

How do Dogs Learn?
Example: Teaching the DOWN from the SIT in the Open Command Discrimination.
Goal: Dog moves back into the DOWN position and does not jump forward. 

NEW VIDEO (October 8, 2021) The 2 cool border collies visit the doggie gym for advanced balance and proprioception fun.

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 Cynde at 2coolbcs@gmail.com



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​OTCH Kaffee
"I will do whatever you ask with happiness and a big smile."  

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Meet Beckett
"I LOVE everyone I meet and want to greet them with a big kiss. I especially LOVE children and training with my Mom."
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" Follow Beckett's as he grows up from a puppy to an adult in photos and video: socialization, balance discs, tricks, obedience training and herding.

Meet Myst

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Everything I do is FAST..... Some judges love to watch me since I am a little crazy in all the sports I do. I LOVE herding, have finished my obedience titles and now have so much fun with scent work. Of course running on trails is my very favorite sport.



Favorite Pages...
     - Pressure Games: Why did my dog NQ in the ring?
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RESSURE IN THE OBEDIENCE RING... See the effects of pressure from the judge in utility directed jumping.
                Then the games  created to help with this pressure. Other games for obedience: signals, command discrimination,                     backing into pressure, heeling, fronts

     - Pivoting to Lovely Heeling
     - How I Taught Utility Scent Articles
     - Shaping the Dumbbell Retrieve
     - Puppy body Awareness
     - Advancing With Core Strength - Helping to Prevent Injuries
     - Iliopsoas Rehab. one dog's successful journey back to health
     - Update to Iliopsoas Rehab
     - Nosework for teaching utility scent articles

     - Puppy Fun 8-12 weeks old 
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Video 1: Fun Game for Helping Dog Learn about Obedience Ring PRESSURE
Petra Ford had an interesting Fenzi webinar on Nov. 29th where she talks about all the PRESSURE that dogs encounter in obedience which can affect their performance with things such as recalls, moving stand, straight fronts, not responding to command discriminations, signals, and much more. 

 This game is a fun way that she introduced to help dogs learn and experience PRESSURE from behind. As with all games they must be FUN, the dog must be HAPPY and ENGAGED and not STRESSED.  This video is the very early training I have been doing with Beckett working on helping him experience pressure from behind. There are more pieces to be added such as having a person walk up behind the dog.

Video 2: FUN GAMES for UTILITY SIGNALS & GO OUT Proofing
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Myst LOVES FUN... When we were training for her UD AND UDX we played these fun games for SIGNALS and GO OUTS.



Continue on our journey of pressure in the obedience ring. Helping the dog with games...See what the pressure did for some of Beckett's exercises in Directed Jumping and Recalls


FITNESS & CORE STRENGTH


Trick Dog Fun - Perfect for Having Fun at Home with Your Dog


 Hiking with Dogs  


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