tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671225743082014554.post7614357632206019430..comments2019-12-25T11:50:28.980-06:00Comments on Endzone Dog Sports Audibles: Patterns, Rewards, and Embracing Mistakes in TrainingNancy Gagliardi Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664855799801885954noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671225743082014554.post-55590722851023762862011-09-07T13:27:51.447-05:002011-09-07T13:27:51.447-05:00Absolutely excellent wrt to any dog sport or train...Absolutely excellent wrt to any dog sport or training. Especially the pulling on the leash part. I tell pet students their dog is NEVER to get to go forward while pulling. It will simply never be an effective strategy and therefore will be diminished. But I continue to hear " he only does it when he is excited." I tell them, "There's a rapist who moved into your neighborhood, but don't worry. He only does it when he's excited."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671225743082014554.post-10788583119892791702011-09-02T09:23:50.300-05:002011-09-02T09:23:50.300-05:00Good points! To quote the late Ray Hunt, "Ma...Good points! To quote the late Ray Hunt, "Make the wrong thing difficult and make the right thing easy." Therefore letting the horse, or dog in our case, make a decision.<br /><br />I also found that in training my first dogs in herding, this includes Jag, I was happy with them going in the correct direction for flanks and labeled flanks too soon. Now, I look for the correct shape to the flank before I label it. So, with Jag I had to go back and relabel the flanks to a certain extent to get the correct shape.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03162103555033334836noreply@blogger.com