Monday, April 12, 2010

Agility Training and MORE Agility Training

Video from our running contacts yesterday. Puppy brain. Very discouraging. She had done wonderfully the day before, then came out with this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kbPcF04Ge0

Also jumps and tunnel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFU0y8Ey_0w

We are having a private lesson with Pie and Fancy's trainer tomorrow, so I'll be interested in her assessment. I want to know how a dog who is so food motivated and loves toys can seem to be disinterested in playing agility. Is it possible (please, no!) Dottie has no work ethic and does not enjoy working like Pie does? Do I have another Fancy? A dog who does it for the rewards, and would be just as happy (and probably happier) to sit around all day and get fed snacks without having to work for them? Sigh. I hope not. Malinois should like to work. They are a working bred dog... but there are plenty out there bred just for show that have no desire to work. Maybe my Dot is one of those.

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