Accidental Behavior Chains: Are You Training What You Think You Are?

[Dr. Jen's Dog Blog]

My family got our first dog, a long-legged sable Sheltie named Duncan, when I was sixteen years old. As a brand-spanking-new trainer, I had lots of enthusiasm but very little actual skill. We went to classes and dabbled in a few different dog sports – including, most notably for today’s topic, competitive obedience. In the novice obedience ring, one of the exercises that dogs are required to master is the formal recall. This involves leaving your dog in a sit-stay,...
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[Boxergirl]

This was an excellent read!

 

[Smokeycat]

I see that agility example all the time. I know I didn't fall into that one simply because I could never get Jiggers to slow down enough to stop at the bottom so I gave up on the 2 on 2 off and just worked on not jumping from the top of the obstacle instead.