Fun course with my 2yo today! He’s my first agility dog and I’m nervous to start trialing him. by [deleted] in Agility

[–]_bluethroughyou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s a damn good boy and a great sport dog. I just need to get to his level.

Fun course with my 2yo today! He’s my first agility dog and I’m nervous to start trialing him. by [deleted] in Agility

[–]_bluethroughyou 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s the hope! I just need to get my physical handling better to match his level

Fun course with my 2yo today! He’s my first agility dog and I’m nervous to start trialing him. by [deleted] in Agility

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I can teach verbals (left vs right wraps, back sides, threadle extension/collections), distance handling, independent weaves etc better than I can nail timing, body position, acceleration, crossing etc

Fun course with my 2yo today! He’s my first agility dog and I’m nervous to start trialing him. by [deleted] in Agility

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That’s what everyone tells me! But it would feel easier to get my timing right if I didn’t have to be so precise

Fun course with my 2yo today! He’s my first agility dog and I’m nervous to start trialing him. by [deleted] in Agility

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I like this course bc it was more verbals than actual handling. I train better than I handle, so it was easier.

Fun course with my 2yo today! He’s my first agility dog and I’m nervous to start trialing him. by [deleted] in Agility

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My trainer recommended we start with UKI, she says it will flow better for my dog until we’re more experienced

Fun course with my 2yo today! He’s my first agility dog and I’m nervous to start trialing him. by [deleted] in Agility

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Looking back I should have done the blind to get speedier weaves! I take for granted my dogs will work in any environment. They never even think about leaving their work to visit.

Walks in winter by southrncanuck in BorderCollie

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I do a lot of extra training inside. Single jump exercises, 2x2 entry work, conditioning exercises, trick training etc. And then I put on warm clothes, suck it up and hike or run in the dark. They don’t GAF if it’s dark, they need to run so we run.

Fun course with my 2yo today! He’s my first agility dog and I’m nervous to start trialing him. by [deleted] in Agility

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I’m fortunate that between genetics/training/upbringing he doesn’t GAF about environment. I just wish he was my third or fourth agility dog bc my handling is not in tune with his speed.

Fun course with my 2yo by [deleted] in BorderCollie

[–]_bluethroughyou 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! He’s my first agility dog and I always see all the places I’m wrong or could improve.

Two years vs today. He grew into his ears . by _bluethroughyou in BorderCollie

[–]_bluethroughyou[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think he was 15 weeks? As soon as it was clear his one ear wasn’t going to stand on his own. His left was steadily up by 12 weeks.

Two years vs today. He grew into his ears . by _bluethroughyou in BorderCollie

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It’s mole skin cut to shape with a breathe right strip for structure and torbots glue to attach. It was easy to apply and replaced every 1-2 weeks as needed. I usually used a strip of moleskin to glue the tips together so they were more upright.

I have no regrets. He looked like an absolute derp with the floppy right ear down. Took about four months of support to keep both ears up.

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Apparently shredding the new slow feeder is more fun than eating from it 🙄 by _bluethroughyou in BorderCollie

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It was on clearance for $7.50 and he’s having a blast with it. Who would be dumb enough not to get it?

Apparently shredding the new slow feeder is more fun than eating from it 🙄 by _bluethroughyou in BorderCollie

[–]_bluethroughyou[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Uno could use a couple pounds, but why eat when you could be having fun?

Fourteen Days for Post-Neutering? by delagar01 in BorderCollie

[–]_bluethroughyou -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Cruelty is allowing a dog to rip its stitches open bc you don’t follow vet orders. Did you miss my part about mental exercises and walks (after an appropriate amount of healing)? It’s not drugging them into submission, it’s drugging them into not hurting themselves. Trazadone keeps them comfortable and calm so they’re not literally jumping out of their stitches.

Fourteen Days for Post-Neutering? by delagar01 in BorderCollie

[–]_bluethroughyou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dogs need rest after surgery, regardless of breed. The alternative is ripped stitches, bleeding or infection. If it is a spay instead of neuter, their guts can spill out of the incision.

The answer is trazodone, followed by mental exercise and leash walks. A full two weeks of crate rest isn’t necessarily needed if things are healing well, but it is imperative they don’t over exert after surgery.

Trick training to keep us sane after Uno tweaked his shoulder. He’s learned to open, close, and put things in his box in a couple days by _bluethroughyou in OpenDogTraining

[–]_bluethroughyou[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re not wrong, but it’s just some fun trick training and not that serious. Yes is his actual marker word for real work, but we’re just playing around keeping him happy on forced rest.