Pixel Training Update

Things have been pretty crazy around here since August. I feel like I really haven`t even trained the dogs much. But there is progress so even the little stuff I am doing is paying off!

Obedience
I am planning on entering the Lethbridge show in November to try for her CD. Her stand stay was her weakest exercise and she has been steadily improving. She did it at the funmatch with no issue. Her heeling took a bit of a nose dive, but I have been doing five minutes a day and I have my prancy pixel back. :) And those pesky fronts are looking great these days.

Agility
Contacts have been a main priority. I am teaching her running contacts and am very pleased with how they look. In training she is consistent and fast. Now we need to transfer that into sequencing and trials.

Weaves are coming- she can be pokey in them but I am just going to focus on entrances. My theory is that if she can nail any entrance she should be able to keep a fast pace all the way through.

Distance is something we`ve just started to work more on. Her directionals are great on the flat- now I need to add them to equipment. She understands the difference between an out and a go on, and has a turn. She is in Advanced Gamblers so will definitely need these skills at a bigger distance.

Scenthurdle
She is doing really well and has figured out the game. She has doubts sometimes and likes to drop the dumbbell and recheck them all before bringing it back. But she knows to sniff them now which is the hard part! I am very proud of her- she caught on really fast and certainly seems to enjoy herself!

Other Stuff
The toy diet took a bit of a hiatus and some boring toys have been reintroduced. I couldn`t take the constant pestering and fighting between the dogs! With nothing in their mouths they were biting each other!

I had made a goal for myself to teach the dogs one new trick a month. Somehow I have managed to teach them all to Vito and not to anyone else. :) Poor Pixel doesn`t even know how to shake a paw!