tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946683276292245911.post6453769701999259049..comments2022-11-12T15:18:47.512+00:00Comments on Nats dogs: Flyball and Asher got to do it properly :)Nat xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11421789364176290667noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946683276292245911.post-91384660933560547022010-04-24T01:08:41.926+01:002010-04-24T01:08:41.926+01:00Thanx nat :-) we have already been doing this, the...Thanx nat :-) we have already been doing this, the problem may have been that we didn't put in the wings on the very 1st run of the day because we totally didn't expect him to do it (we know he doesn't like 14" but not had any problem with him over 12 in training)and so he got it stuck in his head. Every race after that we had wings and warmed him up. Then in racing he might do 1 or 2 legs before deciding he was going to run out again but that was from start gate, from further back he wouldn't do it at all. My idea is to remove the ball from the box everytime he comes up the side rather than over the jumps and everyone ignore him. Couldn't really do that in comp though as you don't know where he might go looking for a ball i.e other teams box!<br /><br />Sounds like Sonny really does take after his dad, he is the sort that very occasionally needs a slight reprogramming!<br /><br />xxxNat xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421789364176290667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946683276292245911.post-82803986675097329252010-04-21T11:20:29.112+01:002010-04-21T11:20:29.112+01:00Yay...go Asher!!! :o)
Probably blindingly obvious...Yay...go Asher!!! :o)<br /><br />Probably blindingly obvious but...I would run Diefer over 12" in training, put wings/netting between the start gate and first jump to make sure he runs in then gradually remove them. Give him at least one run in every warm up of competition with wings at the first jump to make sure he does it right. I suspect he did it once because of the change of height he wasn't expecting and then it just became a habit...some dogs are like that (my Mac is one)...like repetitive machines that occasionally need reprogramming ;o)Nathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16352319225747599712noreply@blogger.com