fall classes started!

Thanks to everyone that came out last night to play!  I really enjoyed meeting everyone and their dogs for our mixed Advanced Obedience class!  Hopefully everyone enjoyed themselves and learned something.  I think it is safe to say the humans realized they had probably more work to do than the dogs!  Its all about teamwork and working together to the same goal, no matter what it is.  To recap from last night:

• Work on walking in a straight line (harder than it sounds!)
• Work on turning left with the proper foot work
• Work on engaging and learning how to excite/motivate your dog
• Study up on the Rally signs if you wanted to (see link below)
• Try working on motivators and experiment with what makes your dog "turn on" and "turn off"
• Work on introducing food from different hands or positions
• Introduce advanced heeling methods as detailed in the article in the post before this one

Remember to have fun and if you don't get to all of these, that's OK!  I like to give a nice list for you to pick from so you don't get bored or frustrated if one thing isn't working for you.

Links that might help (credit to their respective owners and websites):
AKC RALLY REGULATIONS/RULES/SIGN DESCRIPTIONS
AKC RALLY SIGNS AND DESCRIPTIONS (Simplified!)
Rally Footwork Video by AKC Rally Judge Ruth McCaulley