Darryl

Today was a tough day as my sister called just before leaving for class with some tragic news about one of her dogs. I was not sure how focused I could be running MeiLi and ended up late leaving so I would have no time to settle her in. I also had to take Devyn along so she could go to the vet right after class to have her lone stitch from her spaying removed. […]

I was exciting to have class today. I physically felt better than I have in almost a year. My head also seemed to be a lot clearly without the stress of pain. I had high hopes of being a better partner for my pup. I brought the GoPro but never used it so no video. I need to do a better job with that. I did remember a toy and water which was an improvement

Today we had our first agility class of 2023 and the first in some time. We have started a new session on Tuesday afternoons at Skyline Agility club with Betsi Hartman. It is a smaller class with several other reactive dogs. I was super concerned going into it today. I was also not very focused as Devyn was being spayed and I simple was not prepared for class. I forgot water and a toy for

Last week while doing a Recaller game, The Wow Game, with MeiLi it became apparent that she was not responding to verbal cues given to her but only responding to hand motions. That is a major issue in agility so that is our current focus. We have not gotten to do too much because of the holiday, my judging schedule, and my health. But today we did a little testing of what she has learned

Working on a new game. The Game of Deke. Basically, the dog learning to treat you a prey and chase you to stay in the re-enforcement zone. I really needed to be able to move more to really make this game fun and a better learning experience. But I think she had fun and started to figure out the game a bit. If not, we certainly had a nice game of tug!