We went to an obedience show and he was doing great I mean we lost only 2 points for heeling and figure 8 and 1 point on heeling free and the last exercise was the recall and he started coming front and then made a bee line to the gate so we NQ he did perfect on the sits and downs. The day before he started to go out but finally came front so we qualified but I lost major points on the recall our score was188.5 He has tried to go out of the ring at rally trials as well but since he is on lead I can coax him back. He is 2 years old and has been training about 15 months, I do not know what to do any advice would be great!!!
2006-11-14 18:08:48 · 5 answers · asked by Shepherdgirl § 7 in Pets ➔ Dogs
we are just going for a CD, I am very new to the obedience sport.
2006-11-14 18:39:46 · update #1
He is not ring ready and needs more work. Go to a few fun matches where you can correct your dog. I would not go to any more trials until you know he will not leave the ring or he is going to learn he can do whatever he wants in the ring.
2006-11-15 02:58:54 · answer #1 · answered by whpptwmn 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Oh how I hate when that happens!! I don't do obedience but watch it whenever there's a trial at the conformation shows. The best advice I can offer is to ask if anyone your dog knows, is sitting outside the ring (wife/husband or boyfriend/girlfriend). Same question is there another dog your dog knows and plays with outside the ring. That would be my first guess. As I said I don't do obedience but this type of distraction could be a major reason for your problem. The only other suggestion I can tell you is to try and relax out in the ring. Your dog can sense your tension and it's probably causing part of the problem as well. You know about being attached by the leash, well what travels up travels down as well...
Edit: Also don't expect your dog to do this next time you compete. Dogs have a very amazing 6th sense and they tend to do what we expect of them. And don't make a big fuss over him leaving the ring. Just ignore it and praise him like crazy next time when he performs flawlessly. Best of luck to you both!! Can't wait for that CDX! :-)
2006-11-14 18:15:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Practice.
Set up all kinds of situations, and recall him. Take him to parks where kids are playing, or there is a ball game, everywhere you go, practice the recall.
Set up an arena and practice ignoring the exit. Correct him when he goes for it, and from now on, don't use the exit when you leave a practice arena. Open one of the connecting pieces. Never use the same one twice. Don't jump over, he may start.
Good luck
2006-11-14 18:17:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
sounds like you are putting too much pressure on your dog. I did it myself, so I know. stop training. I mean completely. do as many fun-matches or practice shows as you can. be as fun as possible during the practice shows and fun matches. take your dog for lots of hikes (offleash) and practice each exercise seperately while you are hiking. don't practice more than one exercise on each hike... keep it light and fun.
your dog is really young, and has been training hard for a long time if you are already in the Open class. take a break, let your dog take one too.
2006-11-14 18:18:02 · answer #4 · answered by o2baflyndog 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you clicker trained him? That really helps for him to keep his eyes on you at all times, which is totally what you want in the ring. Can't use the clicker in the ring, but you can shape the behavior with a cue he will recognize, and it works very very well, esp. for those in the ring.
Myst
2006-11-14 20:30:27 · answer #5 · answered by Myst 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋