Showing posts with label DOG FUN. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DOG FUN. Show all posts
Monday, September 25, 2017
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Thursday, August 3, 2017
Thursday, April 21, 2016
ENTERING OBEDIENCE COMPETITIONS
Dog showing is character building, and is a sport which, just like all sports, demands that competitors behave in a sportsmanlike way. It is certainly not as easy as it may look.
The purpose of CKC obedience trials may be to demonstrate the usefulness of the purebred dog as a companion of man, but more than this, an obedience trial will give a fair assessment of how trained a dog really is (or is not).
The development of trials such as rally and agility have actually undermined the quality of training in today’s dogs. The standard of testing is easier for rally compared to CD, CDX (Open) and Utility classes. When confronted with the challenges of B competitions people just invented new classes. Fine. So be it. However, regardless of how many hoops and ramps a dog jumps, at the end of the day, a dog is not fully and reliably trained to be trusted in public if it cannot pass a regular National Kennel Club Novice B or A class obedience trial.
There you have it. Even in Comformation showing, the dog must be obedience trained to show at his best. Many excellent conformation dogs who are not winning just need foundation obedience to turn things around.
Only dogs who are entered in the show are allowed at a show venue, so spectators must leave their dogs at home. Observing how the show works, reading up on the rules and planning to enter a show only after the dog is ready (and not until) will all help ensure a successful test result and a pleasant show experience.
The purpose of CKC obedience trials may be to demonstrate the usefulness of the purebred dog as a companion of man, but more than this, an obedience trial will give a fair assessment of how trained a dog really is (or is not).
The development of trials such as rally and agility have actually undermined the quality of training in today’s dogs. The standard of testing is easier for rally compared to CD, CDX (Open) and Utility classes. When confronted with the challenges of B competitions people just invented new classes. Fine. So be it. However, regardless of how many hoops and ramps a dog jumps, at the end of the day, a dog is not fully and reliably trained to be trusted in public if it cannot pass a regular National Kennel Club Novice B or A class obedience trial.
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| CONFORMATION MR. JONES WINNERS DOG AND BEST OF OPPOSITE |
There you have it. Even in Comformation showing, the dog must be obedience trained to show at his best. Many excellent conformation dogs who are not winning just need foundation obedience to turn things around.
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| CKC NOVICE OBEDIENCE TITLE FOR PUREBRED DOGS |
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| CONFORMATION FOR PUREBRED BREED STANDARDS |
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| CKC CANINE GOOD NEIGHBOUR CERTIFICATE for all dogs great starting place |
Thursday, October 6, 2011
TRAINING AND TRAVEL WITH COMPANION DOGS
When your dog is obedience trained, the world opens up for him. Taking a trip with your dog is not problematic if he is trained in obedience. How about a carriage ride around Pioneer Square in Seattle with Emerald Country Carriages and Hammer the Horse.
The whippets from A Walk With Whippets are all holders of the Canadian Kennel Club Canine Good Neighbour certificate and are field lure coursers. They all compete in CKC obedience trials and are public relations tour dogs for the exciting new RBARK.
When your dog is obedience trained, the world opens up for him. Taking a trip with your dog is not problematic if he is trained in obedience. How about a carriage ride around Pioneer Square in Seattle with Emerald Country Carriages and Hammer the Horse.
When you are confident there will be no trouble, and if there ever is, you're sure your dog will respond to your commands immediately and reliably, you can travel wherever dogs are allowed. Some places really dig dogs and the money they bring. Sure, every now and then there is a wave of anti dog sentiment from people who believe they have allergies (it's probably caused from their own ghastly perfume or underarm deodorant and not dogs) so they pester the airlines and everyone else who will listen to ban dogs here and there, but science and medicine are against them. The dogs are winning. Many first class tourist destinations are now advertising that they are dog friendly (not so much for cats, but I see that changing too). The whippet team from A Walk With Whippets had a blast this summer on promotional tour in the USA (except for the border crossing! YIKES! DUDES! WE ARE JUST DOGS!)...I digress...the dog friendly hotels were 4 and 5 star and were just what The Dog Nana needed to boost on through to Autumn.
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| The healthy joy of dog play |
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| Seeing the dogs run free is a therapy of it's own |
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| A Walk With Whippets at Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach Oregon |
The whippets from A Walk With Whippets are all holders of the Canadian Kennel Club Canine Good Neighbour certificate and are field lure coursers. They all compete in CKC obedience trials and are public relations tour dogs for the exciting new RBARK.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Rewards of Obedience Training
The joy of being able to run your dog free safely and reliably comes about from structured decent obedience training. Buddy Brown the Dog from Nova Scotia learned at an amazing rate.
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| Buddy at Brooks |
He was transformed from an out of control adult ruffian, jokester into an excellent working companion dog in one year. Once he knew the recall exercise soundly and solidly, he was ready for all the freedom of the wide open spaces out at Brooks Alberta. He was the happiest dog ever being allowed to run his face off, come in when called and to be able to take off again. He was so happy running free. So happy. When Bud was trained, the world changed for him.
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| Running free is a dog's right |
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| Buddy at Lake Newell Alberta, he loved the water and snooping under the docks for beavers |
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