Improving Distance Skills

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After Zoe managed to complete her Elite Gamblers title this last weekend I got to thinking…maybe improving her distance skills wouldn’t be impossible after all. I keep putting it off with her because she’s older and I just know that teaching her new skills turns into such a fight sometimes. Especially since she’s an opinionated girl that thinks that she knows how everything is done already. LOL But the way she’s running, she’s not ready for the retirement home, checker boards, ping pong tables and a hammock just yet. So, maybe I should just give some distance training a try with her. What do you think?

I thought I’d set up the first drill today from the beginner’s day of that Jim Basic distance seminar that we audited last year. For sure I’ll work it with Layla, and I might even see what Zoe thinks of it too. We’ll see how it goes. I have every intention of my younger dogs having better distance training than Zoe got in the beginning. I’ll try to set up the camera and post something later on this evening.

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That’s so funny, about her being independent…Katie is SO stubborn and independent, makes teaching ANYTHING a big job! She just KNOWS WHAT SHE WANTS TO DO and is going to DO IT NO MATTER WHAT MOM!!! LOL

Comment by Dawn — May 19, 2010 @ 4:41 pm

well I’m certainly not the expert when it comes to agility training, but thinking of you and Zoe trying something new sounds great to me. When I saw her run on sunday I was thinking, she looks like she is in her happiest place, right in her element. Maybe it would be good for you two! And maybe I’m crazy too, but you’ll never know till you try!:)
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Comment by katie — May 19, 2010 @ 8:46 pm

Dawn,

Zoe has always been a bit opinionated and once she thinks that she understands something, it’s hard to change her mind. The nice thing is that when she and Katie are right, they’ll definitely have it down pat. :-)

Comment by Marie — May 20, 2010 @ 10:37 pm

Katie,

I’ll have to keep you posted as to whether this re-training was a good idea or not. Let’s hope it is!

Comment by Marie — May 20, 2010 @ 10:39 pm

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