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boy, did I appreciate the decompression lesson! lately Briny has been kind of “turning off” in the middle of a lesson (mostly in a group class we take). he’ll sniff around or go lie down. I have been taking it as a stress sign and backing off, but I definitely don’t want to turn him off from agility. I see now, there are things I can do to help him decompress and that (hopefully) I shouldn’t stress over these moments. hope i’m on the right track.

[rufftie]

so, day 2 of rear cross games. tried using shorter throws. 90% of the time, he still turns back towards me. he puts himself perpendicular to the wall then turns back to where I was. seems he’s almost afraid of my sneaking up behind him. not sure what to try next. i also don’t know what to do about collar grabs. we practice them and he is fine, but when we add the game to them, he won’t come for the cookie, no matter how high value. he just wants to get on with the game. thanks.

[rufftie]

Thanks. I have a milk crate I can sit on.

[rufftie]

We are practicing strike a pose. Briny is tiny, lol. Hoq do you handle nose touches with small dogs? Is jumping up ok?

[rufftie]

Good Lord, I suck at blind crosses,lol. it doesn’t help that he is so fast! may have to perfect my rear cross.

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