I have a small training conflict.
CeCe has been doing her heel, sit at stop very well. We began a class for showing this week and they expect her to remain standing after we trot up to the judge, at a 90 deg angle to boot.
She keeps sitting when we stop in front of the judge. Her stand is pretty weak also, usually requiring some physical positioning. I'm making a little headway by turning in front of the judge (to get the broadside presentation) but she usually sits as soon as we stop.
For the life of me I can't think of a way to make the show stop different enough from the obedience stop to make it clear to her.
Since we are also continuing on in obedience training, I don't want to suppress the desired stop, sit behavior.
Suggestions?
DD
CeCe has been doing her heel, sit at stop very well. We began a class for showing this week and they expect her to remain standing after we trot up to the judge, at a 90 deg angle to boot.
She keeps sitting when we stop in front of the judge. Her stand is pretty weak also, usually requiring some physical positioning. I'm making a little headway by turning in front of the judge (to get the broadside presentation) but she usually sits as soon as we stop.
For the life of me I can't think of a way to make the show stop different enough from the obedience stop to make it clear to her.
Since we are also continuing on in obedience training, I don't want to suppress the desired stop, sit behavior.
Suggestions?
DD