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Earthdog Practice
We got in some actual earthdog practice this morning! (And since we came
home and DH fixed a patch for a lid on the Master tunnel, we HAVE to go back tomorrow and play some more.) And I have to report (Jo - Marg says "hi") that Spenser is Kicking A$$! As eager as he is to go onto an agility course, those rat tunnels are even better! We let Spenser do the Intro tunnel first and he whipped right through it and displayed a full schnauzer voice! For 60 seconds! We tried Sassy first with the rat before the first turn. Just getting her down the tunnel is hard enough. Once we had her doing that, we moved the rat around the turn and put the cage in the den. What finally worked the best was when we let Spenser go down the tunnel with her. I think she gets so excited that she was attacking Spenser as much as she was the rat but it all builds her excitement. The amazing thing is that not only can Sassy turn around in the 9x9 tunnel but even if she goes in first, Spenser can pass her and get to the rat first! At one point, they were side by side in the tunnel barking at the rat. It's still a little stressful for Sassy so I'm glad we only have her entered in Intro to Quarry at the test in a couple of weeks. I think at some point it will just click for her and she'll be wonderful at it. But she can be spooky about different places and different things so she's not behaving very "sassy" there yet. If this were in our backyard, she'd be at Master level in no time! We then put Spenser to work on the Junior tunnel. The second his collar is off, he's headed for the end of the tunnel. And - yes Jo, he did not disappoint - we let him bark for over 90 seconds continuously. He seriously wants that rat! Assuming he doesn't suffer from some sort of "test anxiety", I think we could actually start building on an earthdog title the middle of this month! So we have two VERY tired schnauzers. Who at least held their own with the Border Terriers today. And little do they know - they get to do it again tomorrow! -- ~~Judy Spenser - Carbor Talk of the Town, NA Sassy - Can CH Carbor Back Talk |
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