{"id":2610,"date":"2012-10-30T18:45:01","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T18:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.undermybed.co.uk\/?p=2610"},"modified":"2012-10-30T18:45:01","modified_gmt":"2012-10-30T18:45:01","slug":"2610","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thosenoisydogs.co.uk\/?p=2610","title":{"rendered":"Reruns"},"content":{"rendered":"

My last post apparently ruffled a lot of feathers, which is sort of funny really, since most of the offended parties weren’t the people I was thinking of when writing. Strange how that happens, isn’t it? None of the offended people spoke to me directly either in response. I stand by what I said however. There are<\/em> a lot of issues in flyball, some which are just topics of debate that I haven’t made my mind up about (ie. the NAFA\/European swing) but some which are genuine problems (and the issues which aren’t problems are much less pressing than those which are, but that also seems open for debate). I heard lots of stories at Drax about all the temper tantrums from various people, and whether those things happened or not, the fact I was being told about them was a case in point. And yes, this all happens in agility too, and yes, I know I’ve participated in being part of the problem. Whether I want to continue to be part of that kind of community is one of the many questions I’m considering with regards to my future to flyball.<\/p>\n

Either way I’ll be going to the Rocket Relay seminar (hopefully). It’s too good an opportunity to miss, Kelly and Aaron are amazing trainers and I do tend to feel all motivated after the seminars!<\/p>\n

Now that’s all cleared up (hmm, I’m sure!), I have been working on heelwork with everyone bar Kim. Rally isn’t something I’m wildly enthusiastic about, but it’s definitely offering some training challenges. I try and remember Silvia Trkman’s attitude to heelwork: “It\u2019s much harder to motivate your dog for long minutes of just heeling. If you want to learn about motivation, obedience is a way to go.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

So, my rough sort of goal is to enter a few Rally trials next year, just the local ones. Rio does not find obedience very exciting, but again, see quote. I am trying to make it exciting, and I just liking working with my puppy. Mollie will be able to play as well, since she has great heelwork (she came ready trained), and there is nothing a partially sighted dog can’t do in Rally. Dyl and I are practising as well, but Dylan’s stride is too long for my stumpy legs, we aren’t good partners for heelwork!<\/p>\n

I’ve also been working on Rio’s target for boxwork again, we haven’t done anything in months and it’s a bit shaky. Need more hours in the day to do all this training.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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