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Editorializing... Buyer Beware By Jo Sermon play at all and was off
hunting, and another stuck close Every week I receive a lot of email from
people angry just in case. Each, even within the same breed, had his at
claims that are made by seminar presenters and own distinct likes and
dislikes. authors, people who claim to offer training for all breeds but
don't live up to their claims. I'm always at Of my three Beardies in
agility, Jester has never a loss to know how to answer, so I thought I'd
share been a dog that appreciated front crosses. He drives my own
experience. from behind; with a handler in front, he's slow and hesitant.
Boogie likes being run across your feet, so a I've been handling one of
the other breeds, as combination of front and rear crosses work best for
they are known here in the U.K., for 18 years. I've him. He likes to race,
neck and neck, with any willing attended a lot of seminars and worked
alongside many participant and it shows in his agility. His best rounds
instructors; and I can state quite categorically that a are where I can
protect him from outside influences lot of people teaching today base
their methods and and spark that love of racing. Little Koda is far too
their handling on high-drive Border Collies and their young to tell much
about, but a first assessment leads attributes. Not only that, but because
high-drive BCs me to think that he may well be happiest with front are
nearly all they teach, they have no real idea if the crosses since he
enjoys being up close and personal. My methods they espouse are successful
for any other daughter's Lurcher, Chianna, loves to be chased; she's type
of dog. That leads to the situation that we have happiest out in front and
her handling needs to be very in the U.K. today and that is rapidly
developing in the smooth due to the length of her stride no last minute
U.S. if you take the sport seriously, you'll have a changes of direction
for that little girl and certainly high-drive BC, or Sheltie, or Jack
Russell Terrier; if you no darting across her path. Each dog is different
and don't, then the reason that the methods espoused don't those
differences should be cherished. So an instructor work is because you
don't take the sport seriously. that would attempt to put all those dogs
in the same Obviously. nice, neat package wouldn't appeal to me. Is that
true of all instructors who are successful with Next you need to look not
only at the instructor's their high-drive dogs? No, it's not. And, if you
are like personal experience, but also at that of their school me and
prefer to run in agility with the breed of your or club. Which dogs are
successful? Are there any choice, rather than getting a dog to match the
sport, dogs attending that aren't BCs, Shelties, or JRTs? In you simply
need to make some observations before the U.K. it's not uncommon to find
clubs that consist selecting an instructor. exclusively of BCs. Their
trainers are at least honest Does the instructor that you're interested in
want to fit the y only accept serious competition prospects! you and your
dog into a nice, neat box? Is there only Personally, when I'm training I
want to know that my one way of doing everything? That always flags huge
concerns won't be dismissed; I want to know that the warning signs for me.
instructor understands the often difficult emotional aspects and choices in
training a rescued dog or a I went out for a walk yesterday with some
friends dog that has instincts that lead him to a different and between us
we had four Bearded Collies, three place from the average BC. Watching a
sighthound Springer Spaniels, one Lurcher, two Goldies, and a tune out the
world around him can be an incredibly cross-bred rescue. Watching those
dogs play as we frustrating experience. If your dog is likely to do that,
walked around the common brought home once again will the instructor
dismiss him as an untrained dog? just how different each dog is. They're
all friendly dogs, Or will she make suggestions to help? Can she make well
socialised and happy to mingle. But some liked suggestions to help? to be
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