Showing posts with label Cape Pallarenda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cape Pallarenda. Show all posts
Saturday, August 13, 2011
This week's training log
Hello all friends and family! Realized, have not been keeping much up to date with how Superdog and Cover school are going! Would like to tell, where are at right now and what aim to reach in next few weeks. Think, will help for to study lots and lots and become awesome.
Superdog School:
Must teach Jacinta how to show which jumps should jump with shoulders only, and stop talking to constantly. Can not focus when is talking to constantly. Would instead like to jump and jump and jump.
Must practice for to stop at bottom of contact obstacles. So like contact obstacles, but prefer to run and run and run. Know, must show that have magic stopping powers, not flying powers. Jumps are for to demonstrate flying.
In cool poles that run through, Jacinta says that will soon add second set of cool poles, about 4 metres away. Wonder what will do with that?
Cover school:
In cover school, must pretend that Jacinta is giving commands.
For heel, have been practicing sitting straight and square with fun clicker. Now know how to line self up perfectly with Jacinta, and will try again if get wrong. Am so so so good also at turning left, can pivot with front feet in place. Am okay at right turns, but sometimes get distracted. Must practice keeping excited and looking at Jacinta instead of ground.
For down, biggest thing to practice is, if heeling, must line up with Jacinta, not swing out to face. Am getting better.
Stand-stay still difficult for. Always want to say HELLO! to people who come up to and touch. But am getting so better. Must not move paws even.
Sit and down stay are becoming easier. Can stay like statue, no problem, for minutes and minutes if are alone. Is when are at cover school that have bit of issue sometimes. Have issues because am bit stressed and bit tired and would like for to be calmer.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
What is it about walking on the beach
watching the dog sprint around in the waves
and pick up sticks
and dig holes
standing with my eyes closed
and my back to the water
and my toes in the sand
That makes me forget everything else?
~Jacinta
Labels:
a Jacinta post,
beach,
Cape Pallarenda,
shabby poetry
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Dog Park Woes
Do not like dog park. Keep trying to tell Jacinta how do not like dog park. Only like few dogs, not when rude dogs come and sniff and tackle and pounce and bite. Must snarl at to keep away, because can not get away by running. Feel very boxed in.
Even though tried and tried to tell Jacinta did not like dog park, would still take there. Would have to tell did not like by growling and snapping. Finally got the hint to extent. Now will only go early in afternoon when only one or two calm dogs in there, and not stay for very long. Will just sniff other dogs and keep walking. Is okay, though would much rather go on rollerblade or on swimming.
But here is fun thing! Can not believe have never been before. Is called Cape Pallarenda, and is beach where can run and run and run! Are other doggies there to play with and guess what, am not scared of, because know have plenty of space to run away from. Would very much like to go again and again and again!
Even though tried and tried to tell Jacinta did not like dog park, would still take there. Would have to tell did not like by growling and snapping. Finally got the hint to extent. Now will only go early in afternoon when only one or two calm dogs in there, and not stay for very long. Will just sniff other dogs and keep walking. Is okay, though would much rather go on rollerblade or on swimming.
But here is fun thing! Can not believe have never been before. Is called Cape Pallarenda, and is beach where can run and run and run! Are other doggies there to play with and guess what, am not scared of, because know have plenty of space to run away from. Would very much like to go again and again and again!
Labels:
beach,
Cape Pallarenda,
dog park,
systematic desensitization
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