Two weeks ago, we passed the 6 week obedience course evaluation required by our trainer. We took the exam twice - once with Adam handling Robbie, and one with me handling Robbie. It has been more difficult for me in the past few weeks to participate in the more physically demanding training exercises that our trainer has us doing with Robbie, so Adam has had to step up as main handler. Once Robbie graduates from obedience training & we start doing task training though, I will resume position as primary handler. My pain has spread into both legs now, and some days walking is very difficult. While this complicates Robbie's training, it only makes me push myself harder to get Robbie trained properly. It just requires moro e teamwork from all involved! For Robbie's obedience evaluation, we had to complete several exercises with little or no corrections. Our trainer called it "The String Test". Our leash was attached to 6 inch piece of kite string which was tied to Robbie's collar. If the string broke, we failed the test. The only way the string would break is if there was zero communication between dog & handler, forcing a correction & broken string. Our string remained intact :) The Exercises:
Robbie did fantastic!!! Now that he has passed this 6 week evaluation, his obedience training is focusing more on 100% reliability & making sure he is in the right position for commands, and ensuring he will be good both on and off-leash.
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My Name is Sally...I have a condition called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. This blog is about my journey training Robbie, a dog who helped me regain independence, confidence, and achieve the impossible in the face of my disability. It continues on with the training of Austin, Robbie's successor. Check Out... - "More than a Dog" was published on a site called The Mighty Categories
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