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It was a lovely Saturday so Spur and I headed to the park. My plan was to work on goes - this is the part of the Directed Jumping exercise in which he must run straight away from me until I tell him to stop and sit. It's the element of Utility which worries me the most.
When we got to the park, I was disappointed to find almost no one there on this gorgeous day. Distractions would be few, and I envisioned a session that might not be too productive. If there are no mistakes, there can be no corrections. Without at least occasional corrections, it's hard to reinforce the joys of successful behavior.
We started with some silly games, a little heeling, and I moved on signals. I left Spur in a stand, walked across the ring, and turned to find him already down. Hmmm. No big deal, just a little episode of "dog brain."
I returned to him and we started over. This time, when I turned to signal he was still...
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