All Breed Lure Sports Association Inaugural Sprint Race
May 9, 2010
Livermore, CA
Dot Lure Coursing in Hollister
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Borzoi Rescue All K9 Races, April 10 and 11, 2010, Sloughhouse, CA
All Photos by Dave Mills at www.pixf.com
Dot Wins First and Second Place!
Saturday Results:
All Other K9s
Group One:
Bandit, Leeroy Jenkins, Arlie, Lilly
Group Two:
Echo, Opal, Prince, Beryl
Group Three:
Dot, Chip, Abner
Group Four:
Didi, QTip, Dino
Sunday Results:
All Other K9s
Group One:
Didi, Dot, Chip, Dino
Didi, Dot, Chip, Dino
Group Two:
Opal, Beryl, Arlie
Opal, Beryl, Arlie
Group Three:
Bandit, Leeroy Jenkins
Bandit, Leeroy Jenkins
Monday, April 5, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Learning to Retrieve
2/19/10 - Well, I am not sure how it is going. So far, after several weeks, I still don't have a retrieve from her.
I have chosen to only use one article, a yellow ball that is small enough for her small mouth. At first I did the clicker every time she went near it, and eventually she got to where she would put it in her mouth, but only for a second or two, then gradually she would hold it for another second. That is as far as I can get. She will then drop it and get distracted by something else. I have tried over and over, and can't get her to hold it longer. What she does is to drop the ball and then look for the treat. Obviously, I don't treat her for that. And finally I stopped the game when she did that and brought her inside. I tried that for several times, and she still would not hold it longer. She seems more interested in the treat than the ball.
Soooooo, I started something more. I took out the treats all together and just used the ball as play and reward for doing other things like her practice for her obedience class. That is where I am right now.
In general, she doesn't play with any toys or is not focused on any objects. She doesn't put things in her mouth. She is not a chewer. She doesn't play tug, even though I have tried many times.
Since I have her in this obedience class that uses clickers, she has become more focused on training and doing things. What I have seen so far since I have had her, is that prior to me getting her, she had no positive experience with training, and probably no formal training at all. So, training seemed to be a foreign concept to her.
However, since she has taken to the tracking training so well, practically training herself, I know she loves to learn and loves to do things. I will keep trying to figure out how to get her to retrieve. I have a feeling that, since she is not big on having things in her mouth, it won't be a natural thing. I will have to keep working on teaching her this.
I have chosen to only use one article, a yellow ball that is small enough for her small mouth. At first I did the clicker every time she went near it, and eventually she got to where she would put it in her mouth, but only for a second or two, then gradually she would hold it for another second. That is as far as I can get. She will then drop it and get distracted by something else. I have tried over and over, and can't get her to hold it longer. What she does is to drop the ball and then look for the treat. Obviously, I don't treat her for that. And finally I stopped the game when she did that and brought her inside. I tried that for several times, and she still would not hold it longer. She seems more interested in the treat than the ball.
Soooooo, I started something more. I took out the treats all together and just used the ball as play and reward for doing other things like her practice for her obedience class. That is where I am right now.
In general, she doesn't play with any toys or is not focused on any objects. She doesn't put things in her mouth. She is not a chewer. She doesn't play tug, even though I have tried many times.
Since I have her in this obedience class that uses clickers, she has become more focused on training and doing things. What I have seen so far since I have had her, is that prior to me getting her, she had no positive experience with training, and probably no formal training at all. So, training seemed to be a foreign concept to her.
However, since she has taken to the tracking training so well, practically training herself, I know she loves to learn and loves to do things. I will keep trying to figure out how to get her to retrieve. I have a feeling that, since she is not big on having things in her mouth, it won't be a natural thing. I will have to keep working on teaching her this.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Basic Obedience Class, January 2010, Braveheart Dog Training, San Leandro
I have the permission from Braveheart Dog Training to post the subheads of each week's homework. This is straight from their handouts, thus are copyrighted. You can find out more about Braveheart Dog Training at www.braveheartdogtraining.com.
This class is one of many classes I have taken from BDT. Dino has taken many classes there, and I continue to take Dino to the drop in Conformation Class on Tuesdays.
My goal for Dot is to eventually get used to be inside a building, and eventually do the Conformation classes. Those classes are held in a very small building and the dogs are very close together.
Class #1:
Nothing in Life is Free:
Finding Your Dog's Reward
Delivery Treats/Holding the Leash
Charge the Clicker
Earth to Dog
Sit
Name Recognition
Pick a Release Word
Class #2:
Leash Walking
Recalls
Voluntary Attention
Settle
Sit
Class #3:
Down
Watch Me
Leave it
Loose Leash Walking
Name Recognition
Recalls
Class #4
Class #5
Class #6 (bring camera)
This class is one of many classes I have taken from BDT. Dino has taken many classes there, and I continue to take Dino to the drop in Conformation Class on Tuesdays.
My goal for Dot is to eventually get used to be inside a building, and eventually do the Conformation classes. Those classes are held in a very small building and the dogs are very close together.
Class #1:
Nothing in Life is Free:
Finding Your Dog's Reward
Delivery Treats/Holding the Leash
Charge the Clicker
Earth to Dog
Sit
Name Recognition
Pick a Release Word
Class #2:
Leash Walking
Recalls
Voluntary Attention
Settle
Sit
Class #3:
Down
Watch Me
Leave it
Loose Leash Walking
Name Recognition
Recalls
Class #4
Class #5
Class #6 (bring camera)
Saturday, November 14, 2009
South Coast Jack Russell Terrier Club Fun Day, Anaheim, CA
South Coast Jack Russell Terrier Club Fun Day, Anaheim, CA
November 14 and 15, 2009
Dot is on the far right with the black eye patch.
Photography by Ken Sanders
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