103: Green Dog Gotchas

Published: June 9, 2015, 8:11 p.m.

b'In this episode (26:28) We\\u2019re joined this week by Brittany Schaezler for a discussion on some of the common (and not so common) mistakes we\\u2019ve seen our inexperienced dogs make as they begin competing. Add these items to your list of proofing and training and you\\u2019ll have a few less mistakes to worry about with your next Novice dog! Mentioned Our Previous Podcast:\\xa0Episode 60: Preparing for Your Novice Debut Our Previous Podcast:\\xa0Episode 98: The Importance of a Clear Start to Every Sequence Baby Trek Brittany put together a video showing a few of these green dog mistakes we discussed in the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN8Hil5i9ys Brittany\\u2019s Notes: \\u201c1st video\\u2013notices the judge counting for the first time (she was in Masters at this point), and alarm barks and loses focus the rest of the run. 2nd video (USDAA Starters), you can see her drop her head and check out all 3 of the stars on the dogwalk. Tunnel under the dogwalk still bothers her, so no 2o2o. At the table, you can see that she\\u2019s looking at the judge the entire count. I don\\u2019t lose her at that point, but after the teeter, she self-releases to go check out the judges, but does come back and finishes the run.\\u201d'