mellowmardigan
mellowmardigan t1_iteywq4 wrote
Reply to TIL that the dogs in competitive agility don’t rehearse the course ahead of time. The courses are randomized at each competition, and the trainers (without their dogs) only see the layout beforehand on the same day. When the dog runs the course they are literally seeing it for the first time. by Pyraunus
That is really neat. I'm not a follower of dog shows and what not, but from what I have seen, I always thought they have practiced these courses prior to the events. I guess it makes sense considering the trainers could set up all of the same obstacles in their practice runs that they might encounter during competition.
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mellowmardigan t1_itio37y wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that the dogs in competitive agility don’t rehearse the course ahead of time. The courses are randomized at each competition, and the trainers (without their dogs) only see the layout beforehand on the same day. When the dog runs the course they are literally seeing it for the first time. by Pyraunus
I can see how that would be. When we got our first dog, my wife and I had a friend come tutor us on training her for basic command/response stuff. It felt really good when Maggie would pickup what we were trying to get her to do. I imagine that is how teachers feel when their students learn new concepts and ideas, or especially when they overcome obstacles like learning difficulties to learn various subject matter....well, good teachers that care I should say.