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*	 He has to be able to pay attention
for an hour and he needs to understand how to switch off and relax in
a busy environment.
*	 None of the youngsters have this
yet; it needs building little by little.
*	 He needs excitement on cue.
*	 Shady has this. Darcey is beginning to be able to switch on. Dexi
gets excited, but not yet on cue or
reliably.
*	 He needs to know where his feet are
and how to use them.
*	 Easy for Darcey who was born
knowing where her feet are; she's
physically very able. Dexi has developed this over the last year as
his confidence has developed and
he's learnt to enjoy running flat out
with the others. He can jump four
times his own height and land on a
tiny ledge, so I think it is safe to say
he's got it sorted! Shady is still growing so this will need careful attention. He's currently 23 inches to the
shoulder with more to come, so we
will focus on body awareness whilst
being careful with growing bones
and tendons.

*	 He needs to understand collection
and extension, and each needs to
be on cue.

be far better spent getting them out and
about and building their confidence.

*	 That's a no for all three dogs. I need
to start work with cavaletti, ladders,
and carefully placed poles. Extension is starting to come as all three
enjoy flat out racing each other, but
it's not on cue. Dexi and Darcey have
no problems collecting into a stop.
Shade is just starting to understand
how to use his back end to do this;
last month his back legs would overtake his front when he tried to stop!

Associations

*	 He needs a good level of self-control.
*	 This is an ongoing project for all
three. Waiting in front of doors and
for dinner is established, as well as
a sit and down in place. Shady and
Darcey show a good understanding
of their release, Dexi not so much.
This is something to focus on over
the coming months.
*	 He needs a contact method well
underway.
*	 Now that the rest is in place, I will
start building contact training
across the next months.
*	 He needs to be comfortable working at a distance from me.
*	 Send-aways are coming along well
with both Darcey and Shady. I've yet
to find a cue for Dexi on the flat and
have decided to start sending him
to a cone instead. He's without Balance in training is important. If you
spend a month working exclusively
on distance, your close work will suffer. With dogs like Darcey and Dexi
whose motivation is not assured,
I'll weigh training more on the side
of building excitement rather than
self-control. For Shady, I'll spend
more time on self-control and body
awareness, as that's what he needs
right now.

*	 He needs to be fit with well-defined
muscles.
*	 All three dogs are fit and have welldefined muscles. Fitness will always
be part of their daily lives.
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I know I keep saying it, but it really is
important to keep records and to keep
assessing. It doesn't matter what anyone else is doing, you need to focus on
your dog-where you are with your
dog; what your dog needs. Not every
dog needs a 20-minute down-stay at 12
weeks, for some that training time would

I'd like to take a look at associations and
conditioning. Clicker training focuses
on the micro, tiny pieces of behavior
building into the final behavior. Conditioning or building associations focuses on the macro, the overall picture.
I once had a friend that I was helping
with a shy and nervous dog. She told me
she'd taken her dog into an indoor arena
and he'd been slow to respond. Eventually he did a couple of hand touches and
she took him back out. My question to
her was, overall, what associations had
he built? How does the dog view indoor
arenas? Despite the couple of successful
hand touches, overall the dog was worried. He now has an association of being
worried in indoor arenas. If it happens
again and again, that association will be
very hard to break.
My first agility dog, Buzzy, was a very
friendly dog; saying hello to people
was his favorite occupation. Before we
competed for the first time, I went to a
few agility shows to help out and learn
the ropes. Buzzy said hello to everyone!
I was very proud of my dog and loved
that other people admired him too.
When we competed for the first time,
guess what Buster did? Exactly what
I'd taught him agility shows were all
about! He said hello to the judge, the
ring party, and the queue-oh, and he
was very pleased to see me and expected me to be as happy with him for being so friendly as I had been before. I set
up that reaction! Albeit unconsciously, I
taught him that was what was expected in that environment. With puppies,
it doesn't matter whether you actually
set out to teach them, everywhere they
go they are learning. Good experiences, bad experiences-associations will
form whether or not we are shoveling
treats down a puppy's throat. Now is
the time to make sure the associations
that form are the ones we will expect
further down the line.
Shade is a happy, friendly dog. In this
day and age I don't allow him to say
hello to strangers, but I do need to start
building associations for him. People
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