Teague's rocking GP run

[teaguestoy]

Okay, I finally got it up and loaded and here it is: Teague kicking ass at USDAA mid December. It's so wonderful when things really click.

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We have ANOTHER usdaa trial coming up a 2 weekends. It's been nice not going to the currently running AKC trials, 1. because they are bitter cold, and 2. a change of people :) - though I have to say USDAA was

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[redwoodranch]

This is long and I apologize as I'm on a bit of an emotional roller-coaster with the horse, so hopefully this all comes out as I intended

[teaguestoy]

I appreciate your time and thoughtfulness in this and it came across great

[redwoodranch]

It's amazing what a little apology or acknowledgement about your space does! Fixes everything, easy peasy. I just have a hard time feeling sorry for barking or super tugging when a person who only feeds their dog sits in the middle of everyone's way completely oblivious. Okay, off soapbox ;)

Yep, I love the calming exercises. I work it all - calming t-touch type exercises, tricks, tugging, distance from the arena. I really try to be aware if the dogs in the arena are really sensitive to him, but I'm not always good at catching it. I do try though! If his bark wasn't so high pitched, gah! I guess there is always duct tape ...

Oh and I started putting him on a head halter - I love it! Works wonderous. Hopefully AKC won't be too anal about it...

[nosemovie]

I have to second a lot of this. Some dogs are just Talkers! (or yellers, sometimes). To remove that is to fundamentally remove something the dog IS...

[teaguestoy]

Agreed.