Recent content by Auntkhaki

Thanks everyone! I always said once we got into ExB I'd stop baby sitting him and let him have a little "loose leash" but old habits are hard to break! I think I tend to overcrowd and over direct him instead of just letting him go. He needs more confidence and I need to trust him more. BTW...

Thanks Stacey. I think you've hit a big part of the problem right on the head - I do try to keep him in control instead of letting him go ahead. At this point I just need to encourage him to think for himself instead of always sticking right next to me and stop reigning him in. I'm so jealous...

I knew this was going to happen. We've been competing a little over a year and Ollie recently got his AX and AXJ. We just did a trial this past weekend running ExB in standard and jumpers and were over time every run. He's just not into running - trotting is more his speed. He's quicker when...

I've been doing agility with my 5 year old male for just under a year now. He's extremely accurate and dependable and hard to really excite. He's now on the verge of getting his AX and AXJ. The problem is he only runs at a moderate speed! I can easily get in front of him on the course. Up...

Well, back from class and he did the a-frame like it was his long lost friend! I guess maybe it was just jitters. Who knows - he does have mind of his own. I'll keep working the contacts hard. Hopefully that, and a little more experience, will keep the train wreck from repeating itself.

This was his second competition and I considered nerves. He seemed very at ease, although his standard run was later in the day, about 5 hours between that and his jww. I failed to mention he did it on 2 consecutive days. He is a fairly green dog even though we've been training for about 2...

Has anybody ever had a dog refuse a contact at a trial that had a drastically different surface texture than the one they are used to practicing on? My dog refused every contact at a trial just a few days ago. He'd get on then jump right off and then refuse to get on again. JWW was excellent...