Mudcaker

Mudcaker t1_itfs9os wrote

I think that wouldn’t work for most dogs anyway. Even in dancing for dogs, which is a set routine, our dog sometimes remembers bits and pieces but generally every single move is cued.

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Mudcaker t1_itf9kv6 wrote

Recognising is one of the problems. Some dogs see the tunnel, think “I know what to do!” and run into it. But that was meant to happen later in the order. The dog needs to pay attention and listen and the handler needs to be clear with audio and visual cues, as well as facing to avoid temptation and assumptions from the dog. Having a dog run the wrong object or go in the wrong end of the tunnel is really common at the ones I’ve been to.

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