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Puppy Skills for Total Team Performance Building Focus By Frankie Joiris and Chris Ott Focus and drive are two words often bandied about when talking about what we are looking for, and what we want to promote, in our performance puppies. Without being able to clearly define what we mean, however, it is hard to reach these goals. Often, how we spend our day-to-day time with our puppy undermines the very qualities we are hoping to create. When talking about focus, we are looking for the puppy to be focused on us rather than distracted by (focused on) the world at large. In class surrounded by the distraction of fun things (other puppies, toys, treats), scary things (loud teeters, strange looking people with hats), and new things, we want to know that when we take the leash off, our puppy will focus immediately on us. This is actually fairly simple to achieve. Most puppies are more than willing to spend quality time doing fun things with their handler, but there are several things people do that undermine this innate desire to hang out and play with us that most puppies have. This is a scene that we have witnessed with many puppy classes. People arrive early for class and let their puppies romp together to "burn off energy," at the start of class they come into the training area and let their dog explore the new and potentially scary stuff, they encourage strangers to give the pup treats and let the pup pull them to people who coax them to "come say hello." It all seems like a good idea; puppies need to socialize with other dogs, exploring things helps develop confidence, and who doesn't want their dog to be friendly with people? But there are a lot of other things going on that are not so wonderful. If class starts right after a puppy play session, and the puppies are really enjoying themselves, then the first thing that happens in class is that the puppy is asked to stop having fun, stop playing with friends, and "get to work." Many puppies do this with the same lack of enthusiasm as children coming back into school after recess. The fun is over. What about exploring things that might be scary? If a puppy learns that the way to get over their concerns about their environment is to explore said environment, then it is hardly 22 fair, later on down the road, to be upset when the dog, stressed and concerned at an agility trial, chooses to wander about to explore the ring before getting to work. The same thing is true vis-a-vis visiting people. If a puppy is encouraged to believe that it is always wonderful to run up to strangers and greet them, then how can it be fair to be upset when the same thing happens at a trial with ring crew? A few simple tweaks to one's training patterns can turn all this around, creating more focus rather than less, while still addressing the need for social skills. Rather than let puppies play before class, let the play session be part of class, and far more interactive. Rather than sitting back and admiring the puppies while they careen around, play with them, and intersperse play with brief moments of asking for simple behaviors (lie down, sit; whatever is easiest for the puppy) while other puppies romp around. Make sure that the behavior is simple and short, and the reward is high value and abundant, and soon your pup will happily engage with you while other puppies are playing around her. Clean Run | October 16

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Clean Run - October 2016 - Cover1
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Clean Run - October 2016 - Contents
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