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Re: [RC] [RC] ? Getting in the trailer - MtnRondi

In a message dated 8/23/2004 4:12:24 PM Pacific Standard Time, Agilbxr@xxxxxxx writes:
I can run an entire agility course with nothing but me and a dog (no food/toys/leashes etc) and he'll do what I ask for the entire course.  Then he is rewarded with whatever he likes at that moment.  
Hahaha... I have trained a lot of different breeds of dogs and one of my most difficult dogs to train was a Pointer.  I was training Open (CDX) and she was nervous and would not look at food or toys as a reward. I could not think how to motivate her... then one day I figured it out. Work a few exercises, then release her to hunt mice in the barn. Then back to work. She worked enthusiastically because she knew she would get to hunt mice in the barn for a job well done.
 
Bonnie
So. Calif.