by Lynn Mayes Ever wondered why your dog does things? You probably inadvertently teach them. Take jumping up. Dogs jumps, you fuss; or even worse in my case, training my youngster Delco (AKA “The Delinquent”, posh name Flatmeer Fluiter), when rewarding for work done I open his jackpot (tidbit box) and he leaps up at…
by Lynn Mayes Due to being a complete idiot I had stay problems with my first dog. No one said “stays” were an important exercise at shows, not that I did many, but club progress nights were an embarrasing time!! I see my mistake being made by new handlers at the club and hear Pat…
Photos by Pete Mayes Mmm, where to begin? As an obedience exercise your dog has to find a weighted cloth with a certain scent on it from a pattern of cloths. The weight is a small washer or similar sewn into the corner of the cloth. In A the scent is your own, on one…
by Lynn Mayes Classes start at Pre-Beginner and end at Championship C and can contain up to 60 dogs: any with over 60 dogs entered are split, so you can get 2 beginner classes and sometimes 4 novice classes etc. You win your way up the classes and must enter the lowest class you are…