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Violet and I have been attending an outdoor/open barn/masked humans Nosework class since July, and had our first odor session this week. Very exciting for us.
For those of you who don’t do Nosework, odor (birch, anise, clove) is often introduced earlier. The trainer I have been working with is trying a new foundation approach to reduce problems that tend to crop up in higher levels of competition.
Also, in agility class Violet is doing great at finding her weave pole entrance (2x2 training), and offset tunnel entrances. This week she was introduced to the A-frame which she thought was lots of fun.
Our struggles are self-control/listening to commands when aroused and being whiney in her crate while waiting for her turn. I am a little stumped on the crate whining. She is put in the crate area after her turn with nice chewies. As soon as she whines she is told “quiet.” When she whines again she is without fuss taken to the car and put in her crate there. She stays there until it is her turn again, and we repeat the whole thing. (She is pottied before class and halfway through; she almost always goes before and almost never goes at halftime). Next week I’m going to try a licki mat inside the class crate. Any other thoughts on managing crate noise? I really want to have a quiet dog in the crate while walking trial courses someday.
For those of you who don’t do Nosework, odor (birch, anise, clove) is often introduced earlier. The trainer I have been working with is trying a new foundation approach to reduce problems that tend to crop up in higher levels of competition.
Also, in agility class Violet is doing great at finding her weave pole entrance (2x2 training), and offset tunnel entrances. This week she was introduced to the A-frame which she thought was lots of fun.
Our struggles are self-control/listening to commands when aroused and being whiney in her crate while waiting for her turn. I am a little stumped on the crate whining. She is put in the crate area after her turn with nice chewies. As soon as she whines she is told “quiet.” When she whines again she is without fuss taken to the car and put in her crate there. She stays there until it is her turn again, and we repeat the whole thing. (She is pottied before class and halfway through; she almost always goes before and almost never goes at halftime). Next week I’m going to try a licki mat inside the class crate. Any other thoughts on managing crate noise? I really want to have a quiet dog in the crate while walking trial courses someday.