I've just been reading my last blog entry and think it is about time I updated with Reno's progress!!
Alan Bray's training was really interesting because Reno wasn't impeccably behaved at all.
He made me look like I'd never trained his contacts before. He ran across the Dog Walk so fast he lost his legs and had to bail out so I resorted to putting his target out again. At least this has made me realise that he does understand what to do but when he's around different Dogs he gets over excited and becomes a little show off!!
The weekend after we had a bit of time at the Paddock working on weave entries and then a great game of "Belgian Ball" with his Buddies, Brennan and Tiber, afterwards (not sure why Reno looks so fat in this photo? He really isn't!!)
Last Sunday was Agility Nuts and I was a bit apprehensive about running Reno but I had nothing to worry about as he was a really good boy. No clears, but great contacts, handling and waits, and a good attempt at the weaves in a couple of courses.
So onto this week..................We have been really spoilt with some great training!
On Monday night Jo spent quite a bit of time with us tightening up our handling and actually admitted that we are improving.
Lucy Osborne came to train us on Tuesday night and offered a lot of help with getting Reno's weave entries. She advised going back to channels and off setting the 2nd pole a little more. He loves Lucy and I could tell he was trying so hard to get things right for her.
Today we had another training session with Lucy - 3hrs this time. By the end of the session Reno was beginning to look like a professional :-)
No training on Monday (Jo's away) then Dog of the Month on Tuesday to see if the training has paid off.
