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Category Archives: Fear
Tipping the Scales
Life is unpredictable. Even when you’re training, life interrupts you. It can spoil the perfect set up. It can destroy months of rehabilitation training. How can we help ourselves and our dogs learn to cope with life?? With Risa’s history … Continue reading
Book Review: Behavior Adjustment Training
I hate when life gets in the way sometimes! I was so excited to get this book; I even pre-ordered it! Last night, I finally finished reading it. I must say, I’m so glad I did. Behavior Adjustment Training by … Continue reading
Posted in BAT (Behavior Adjustment Training), Books, Fear, Reactivity, Training
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Struggle
It seems no matter how hard I work, focus is still an issue for Risa. While it’s true that I really only realized the depth of this issue once we started competing regularly, it’s always been a problem. I remember, … Continue reading
Posted in AKC, APDT, Dog Sports, Fear, Rally, Reactivity, Susan Garrett, Training
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Accomplishments
I know it seems a bit early to be celebrating a year’s accomplishments. It’s not even December yet! But we’re done trialing for the year so it seems like an appropriate time to recap the year and commend all the … Continue reading
Posted in AKC, APDT, CAT, Dog Sports, Fear, Lure Coursing, Rally, Reactivity, Training
Tagged Canine Freestyle
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Significant Improvement
This past weekend, I had planned on finishing up Risa’s RA title in AKC rally. Having done some APDT rally earlier this year, I discovered that Risa does actually enjoy competing in rally. It’s just the show environment that is … Continue reading
Posted in AKC, Dog Sports, Fear, Rally, Reactivity, Thundershirt, Training
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