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One of the questions every obedience handler must face is the issue of whether to go for points, or whether it is satisfactory to pass a class.
The answer to that is as individual as every person, every dog, and every situation.
For now Spur and I have been focused on passing the utility class. So far, we haven't been successful - but we are getting closer with every effort. And as that success seems to approach, I've been thinking more and more about the quality of our performances.
Of course, in order to pass the classes, we must successfully complete each exercise. That is Priority Number 1. A close second is attitude in the ring. Increasingly, Spur is having fun, and it is a terrific thing to see that exuberance.
But I am also aware that we are messing up on the details. In Reno, Spur suddenly decided that he understood the nature of the exercises a little too thoroughly - and the result was a series of automatic...
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