My basset is 3 years old and I have been working with her since puppyhood. She is very obedient but just always seems to mess up at competitions. Her biggest problems are the nose (of course) and a short attention span. Has anyone else successfully trialled a Basset? What hints and tips can you give?
2007-04-08 16:50:05 · 4 answers · asked by happyagro 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Many match shows (with food), tons of praise between exercises, the patience of Job. Try some rally where you can talk to the dog in the ring constantly at a real show. Keep your heeling pace fairly brisk so he has less time to think of other things. I actually made progress with one dog by going to a couple of shows and sitting ringside without actually competing, another friend put a CD on a rather hyperactive and very distractable dog by going to each show at the opening of the show grounds and walking all over the grounds for 2 hours before showing! Many obedience experts (Gains qualifiers) prefer showing a hound at indoor shows only. Try to advoid getting too stressed yourself, one friend had a dog do 100x better after SHE took a tranqulizer.
2007-04-09 00:42:57 · answer #1 · answered by ragapple 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was in a show in Chattanooga Tn. and this guy showed a basset hound and got 5th place. So it can be done. I took 1st and made a point to go over and tell him how impressed I was with his dog. My tips would be not to work the dog at home, take him somewhere else where their is a lot of distractions. I would work my dog a lot in Wal-mart parking lot. Basset's are a lot smarter than people give them credit for. They are just lazy and easily distracted.
2007-04-08 17:03:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My male Basset is 2 and I am interested in following up on your answer! They sure do have short attention spans, I wonder if there is a way to impare their scenting! It is frustrating, but of course that is what they were bred for. I'd suggest a Basset training page here online, try Google
2007-04-08 16:59:12 · answer #3 · answered by dogriver 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ROFL
I have Beagles, so believe me I do feel your pain.
You may never get that pass, but you will be entertained along the way.
2007-04-08 17:07:05 · answer #4 · answered by tom l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋