Diddy,
I had yet to view the Tricky Dog Show DVD. I do have a brand new DVD
player, but it is still in the box.
I took the DVD of Tuck and Yorik to my daughter's house. We all
viewed it during the day. I really enjoyed both dog's performance. I
thought Tuck was especially endearing. My grandson said Tuck was
pretty. Tell Tuck he meant handsome.
I announced it as my friend and her dog. My kids can't believe I
"know" anyone they don't. Although, I do quote this group all the time,
and come here seeking answers to everything, not just dog related stuff.
I plan to view it again, when I can really concentrate. I had to tell
my grandson to ease up on the kitten 8,000 times, and then, can I hold
him, and then, he scratched me, and then what are the dogs doing, what
are their names etc etc etc....?
Happy Thanksgiving. Thanks for a great performance.
Yorik was quite talented also. My observation was that his
handler/owner seemed a little anxious, and that transferred to the dog.
You and Tuck seemed at ease. I will be looking forward to Tuck's next
performance.


Be Free.....Judy

(Judith Althouse) spoke these words of wisdom in
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Yorik was quite talented also. My observation was that his
handler/owner seemed a little anxious, and that transferred to the dog.
You and Tuck seemed at ease. I will be looking forward to Tuck's next
performance.




I actually thought that Yorik was the start of the show. We came so close
to scratching Tuck's part of the show. Up until we actually started the
show, I didn't know if we were going to use Tuck or not. Almost all of his
exercises (except for the doggy basketball and the hot dog segments) were
scent orientated. I had checked his vaccination records the weekend before
we left. He was overdue on Bordatella. Bordatella is not a serious
disease, unless you have a scent dog, and then bordatella can be career
ending. So I was faced with the choice.. vaccinate and risk temporary loss
of his nose, or not vaccinate and jeopardize his career forever.

I vaccinated, and he had low key reactions including the standard "back
wards sneezing" often associated with the vaccine that's doing it's job.

But the night before the show he couldn't smell AT ALL! He missed every
single scent exercise. We decided to re-evaluate the next day, and he
could detect some scent, but he didn't do it spectacularly. So we put him
on and hoped. Talk about NERVES!!!! I was unglued. It was also Tucks first
public performance. We did not expect such a large crowd. He didn't do
that bad a job, and it was almost passable, but i really wish I had
vaccinated the month before.

I just hope the crowd enjoyed watching as much as we enjoyed doing the
show.

Tuck had been billed heavily throughout the retirement community along with
Yorik. It was going to take a major catastrophe to scratch him. We nearly
scratched him anyway.

"diddy" none wrote in message
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(Judith Althouse) spoke these words of wisdom in
:

Yorik was quite talented also. My observation was that his
handler/owner seemed a little anxious, and that transferred to the dog.
You and Tuck seemed at ease. I will be looking forward to Tuck's next
performance.




I actually thought that Yorik was the start of the show. We came so close
to scratching Tuck's part of the show. Up until we actually started the
show, I didn't know if we were going to use Tuck or not. Almost all of his
exercises (except for the doggy basketball and the hot dog segments) were
scent orientated. I had checked his vaccination records the weekend
before
we left. He was overdue on Bordatella. Bordatella is not a serious
disease, unless you have a scent dog, and then bordatella can be career
ending. So I was faced with the choice.. vaccinate and risk temporary
loss
of his nose, or not vaccinate and jeopardize his career forever.

I vaccinated, and he had low key reactions including the standard "back
wards sneezing" often associated with the vaccine that's doing it's job.

But the night before the show he couldn't smell AT ALL! He missed every
single scent exercise. We decided to re-evaluate the next day, and he
could detect some scent, but he didn't do it spectacularly. So we put him
on and hoped. Talk about NERVES!!!! I was unglued. It was also Tucks
first
public performance. We did not expect such a large crowd. He didn't do
that bad a job, and it was almost passable, but i really wish I had
vaccinated the month before.

I just hope the crowd enjoyed watching as much as we enjoyed doing the
show.

Tuck had been billed heavily throughout the retirement community along
with
Yorik. It was going to take a major catastrophe to scratch him. We nearly
scratched him anyway.
============
When looking at one of Tuck's tricks one day, I saw a video of Yorik working
towards some certificate. Yorik seemed to be very well trained in obedience.
I was quite impressed by his focus on his handler during the heel.

"pfoley" spoke these words of wisdom in
:


"diddy" none wrote in message
. ..
(Judith Althouse) spoke these words of wisdom in
:

Yorik was quite talented also. My observation was that his
handler/owner seemed a little anxious, and that transferred to the
dog. You and Tuck seemed at ease. I will be looking forward to
Tuck's next performance.




I actually thought that Yorik was the start of the show. We came so
close to scratching Tuck's part of the show. Up until we actually
started the show, I didn't know if we were going to use Tuck or not.
Almost all of his exercises (except for the doggy basketball and the
hot dog segments) were scent orientated. I had checked his vaccination
records the weekend
before
we left. He was overdue on Bordatella. Bordatella is not a serious
disease, unless you have a scent dog, and then bordatella can be career
ending. So I was faced with the choice.. vaccinate and risk temporary
loss
of his nose, or not vaccinate and jeopardize his career forever.

I vaccinated, and he had low key reactions including the standard "back
wards sneezing" often associated with the vaccine that's doing it's
job.

But the night before the show he couldn't smell AT ALL! He missed every
single scent exercise. We decided to re-evaluate the next day, and he
could detect some scent, but he didn't do it spectacularly. So we put
him on and hoped. Talk about NERVES!!!! I was unglued. It was also
Tucks
first
public performance. We did not expect such a large crowd. He didn't do
that bad a job, and it was almost passable, but i really wish I had
vaccinated the month before.

I just hope the crowd enjoyed watching as much as we enjoyed doing the
show.

Tuck had been billed heavily throughout the retirement community along
with
Yorik. It was going to take a major catastrophe to scratch him. We
nearly scratched him anyway.
============
When looking at one of Tuck's tricks one day, I saw a video of Yorik
working towards some certificate. Yorik seemed to be very well trained
in obedience. I was quite impressed by his focus on his handler during
the heel.




Yorik's videos are him doing Rally. This is an introduction to obedience.
He now has 2 rally legs and needs one more to title. The one criticism I
gave to Yorik's mom after meeting him at the tricky dog show is FADE the
treats. His entire performance was done based on luring.

I see she's done that. No Luring allowed in Rally.

Tuck has his CD (which Rally is considered to be an introduction to) I had
commented that you could put a CD on a rock, and a breeder to exception to
that statement and paid Tuck's entries for the weekend just to prove to me
that a CD is not such and easy objective. (Tuck got his CD that weekend and
thus we got to skip all the introductory levels) Tuck does not heel as well
as Yorik. Yorik is really a cute little fella.

"diddy" none wrote in message
. ..
"pfoley" spoke these words of wisdom in
:


"diddy" none wrote in message
. ..
(Judith Althouse) spoke these words of wisdom in
:

Yorik was quite talented also. My observation was that his
handler/owner seemed a little anxious, and that transferred to the
dog. You and Tuck seemed at ease. I will be looking forward to
Tuck's next performance.




I actually thought that Yorik was the start of the show. We came so
close to scratching Tuck's part of the show. Up until we actually
started the show, I didn't know if we were going to use Tuck or not.
Almost all of his exercises (except for the doggy basketball and the
hot dog segments) were scent orientated. I had checked his vaccination
records the weekend
before
we left. He was overdue on Bordatella. Bordatella is not a serious
disease, unless you have a scent dog, and then bordatella can be career
ending. So I was faced with the choice.. vaccinate and risk temporary
loss
of his nose, or not vaccinate and jeopardize his career forever.

I vaccinated, and he had low key reactions including the standard "back
wards sneezing" often associated with the vaccine that's doing it's
job.

But the night before the show he couldn't smell AT ALL! He missed every
single scent exercise. We decided to re-evaluate the next day, and he
could detect some scent, but he didn't do it spectacularly. So we put
him on and hoped. Talk about NERVES!!!! I was unglued. It was also
Tucks
first
public performance. We did not expect such a large crowd. He didn't do
that bad a job, and it was almost passable, but i really wish I had
vaccinated the month before.

I just hope the crowd enjoyed watching as much as we enjoyed doing the
show.

Tuck had been billed heavily throughout the retirement community along
with
Yorik. It was going to take a major catastrophe to scratch him. We
nearly scratched him anyway.
============
When looking at one of Tuck's tricks one day, I saw a video of Yorik
working towards some certificate. Yorik seemed to be very well trained
in obedience. I was quite impressed by his focus on his handler during
the heel.




Yorik's videos are him doing Rally. This is an introduction to obedience.
He now has 2 rally legs and needs one more to title. The one criticism I
gave to Yorik's mom after meeting him at the tricky dog show is FADE the
treats. His entire performance was done based on luring.

I see she's done that. No Luring allowed in Rally.

Tuck has his CD (which Rally is considered to be an introduction to) I had
commented that you could put a CD on a rock, and a breeder to exception to
that statement and paid Tuck's entries for the weekend just to prove to me
that a CD is not such and easy objective. (Tuck got his CD that weekend
and
thus we got to skip all the introductory levels) Tuck does not heel as
well
as Yorik. Yorik is really a cute little fella.
============
I know, that was quite a video. I is hard to believe he is only working
towards a CD; how could he get any better than that? What would he have to
do then to get his CDafter the Rally?

Diddy said in part.......
The one criticism I gave to Yorik's mom was to FADE the treats. His
entire performance was based on luring.......
_______________________________
Amen to that. I am not in any way taking away from Yorik's performance.
I use "luring" as a tool to gain performance, but not to that degree. I
reward them at the end of a session. On the other hand, if I was on
stage in front of people, I would likely have T-bones in my pocket for
rewards.
Heeling was important to me in obedience trials, only because that was
part of it. I really don't care if my dogs heel or not, now. I just
want them to walk in the vicinity that I am in.


Be Free.....Judy

"pfoley" spoke these words of wisdom in
:
============
I know, that was quite a video. I is hard to believe he is only working
towards a CD; how could he get any better than that? What would he have to
do then to get his CDafter the Rally?




Yorik is working on his Rally Novice. It gets better and harder. MUCH better,
and MUCH harder, in fact.

(Judith Althouse) spoke these words of wisdom in
:

Diddy said in part.......
The one criticism I gave to Yorik's mom was to FADE the treats. His
entire performance was based on luring.......
_______________________________
Amen to that. I am not in any way taking away from Yorik's performance.
I use "luring" as a tool to gain performance, but not to that degree. I
reward them at the end of a session. On the other hand, if I was on
stage in front of people, I would likely have T-bones in my pocket for
rewards.
Heeling was important to me in obedience trials, only because that was
part of it. I really don't care if my dogs heel or not, now. I just
want them to walk in the vicinity that I am in.


Be Free.....Judy



It was entertainment. And I hope it was entertaining!

"diddy" none wrote in message
. ..
(Judith Althouse) spoke these words of wisdom in
:

Diddy said in part.......
The one criticism I gave to Yorik's mom was to FADE the treats. His
entire performance was based on luring.......
_______________________________
Amen to that. I am not in any way taking away from Yorik's performance.
I use "luring" as a tool to gain performance, but not to that degree. I
reward them at the end of a session. On the other hand, if I was on
stage in front of people, I would likely have T-bones in my pocket for
rewards.
Heeling was important to me in obedience trials, only because that was
part of it. I really don't care if my dogs heel or not, now. I just
want them to walk in the vicinity that I am in.


Be Free.....Judy



It was entertainment. And I hope it was entertaining!

It was entertaining. I noticed the seemingly excessive use of treats for
Yorik, and also I was concerned about Tuck's problems with scent, although
he finally came through like a pro. I didn't know at the time about his
vaccination problem. And I think one of the best and funniest parts of the
show was when Tuck snuck around behind the door where you had put him. Too
bad Reka the Clown could not have been part of the show. You should make a
little video of her doing her unexpected antics. That would be fun to
watch.

I will have to try using treats more with Muttley, especially when he is
outside, and so much distracted by all the scents and sounds of other
critters, that he ignores me unless I make him stop and sit. Maybe if my
pocket were full of smelly treats he would heel with his nose next to me.
But I need to remember to remove the treats from my pockets before I go to
bed. Recently, I had an extra bone in my pocket, and overnight Muttley
found it and ate it, but he didn't do any damage. However, when I had
Lucky, I wound up with a pair of jeans that had soggy holes in the pockets
where she had chewed on them to get to the treats.

Paul and Muttley

"Paul E. Schoen" spoke these words of wisdom in
:


It was entertaining. I noticed the seemingly excessive use of treats for
Yorik, and also I was concerned about Tuck's problems with scent,
although
he finally came through like a pro.

Well he's now doing the scent exercises fast, accurate and driven. It makes
a difference when he can actually smell.

I didn't know at the time about his
vaccination problem. And I think one of the best and funniest parts of
the
show was when Tuck snuck around behind the door where you had put him.

My favorite was when Tuck stole Yorik's basketball. Often the best parts
are the unscripted stuff.

Too
bad Reka the Clown could not have been part of the show. You should make
a
little video of her doing her unexpected antics. That would be fun to
watch.

Unfortunately, this fall, Reka the clown has become co-owned with another
person, because she needed another dog to title in order to become a judge.
And as a result, those erratics are being eliminated. Well established and
formerly encouraged habits are suddenly being snuffed out one by one. I'm
sad to see some of these quirks go.



I will have to try using treats more with Muttley, especially when he is
outside, and so much distracted by all the scents and sounds of other
critters, that he ignores me unless I make him stop and sit. Maybe if my
pocket were full of smelly treats he would heel with his nose next to me.
Smelly treats do a number on your laundry.

But I need to remember to remove the treats from my pockets before I go
to
bed.
Great idea.