162. Lessons in Preparing and Testing at the NAVHDA Invitational
Alston Peek makes his long awaited return to the podcast to recap his journey from qualifying in a NAVHDA Utility Test last year all the way to the Invitational Test held recently in New Mexico. A lot of honesty in this episode including what it's like to work so hard and fall just short of your intended target!\n\nPlaying a "game" vs. the "real thing"\n\nThe decision to retest the Utility to qualify for the '22 Invitational\n\nUsing "versatile" dogs\n\nMentally preparing for the Invitational Test\n\nGoing all the way back to Scout's foundation of steadiness\n\nTraining backing with bumpers?!\n\nBaby stepping all the way to a dog that backs!\n\nDiversify the training with new places and new dogs\n\nKeeping it fun, real, and fresh\n\nWhat its like working year around and still come up just short\n\nThe day of the test and lessons learned\n\nAny regrets after "failing?"\n\n\nEpisode References:\n91 Backing and Honoring\n124 Backing Dummies\n---\nPatreon and Partners:\nSupport the Podcast: PATREON \nGear: STANDING STONE SUPPLY\nTraining Collars: DT SYSTEMS\nWhiskey: Ugly Dog Distillery\nOther GDIY LINKS\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices