South Cotswold Obedience comp

Jemma:
I had her ball in my pocket for the novice and gave it to her after the first bit of heelwork and then not until the end. She worked very nicely, I was very happy with her. In the stays she lay down after 49 & 47 seconds, a huge improvement on the 12s from the last couple of times!! This time I really geed her up whilst I was waiting, saying ready ready ready and want your bally and then as everyone gave the last command told her she was a good girl instead of saying sit again. This is obviously the way forward, we just need to work on those extra few seconds!! In the beginners i wound her up with her ball first and then put it in on the table. I felt she worked really well, there were a few wide turns and she sat really crooked on the retrieve present. But apart from that I was really happy with her, she lost 10 over all (3 on the stay) and was in a run off for fifth but was then pushed out of the rossettes, nevermind, there is always next weekend!! :)

Elliot:
I trained his stays, just outside the ring, he was very distracted and kept sniffing the floor and just getting up to wander off, good job he was on his lead :) I also trained his heelwork, just doing the on lead part and then a bit more on lead. I discovered yesterday that I have inadvertently taugth him to stare at the sky and not at me, hence the fact he wanders off, even if I have his ball he stares at the sky and not at the ball. At least this gives us something positive to work on, rather than just his concentration :)

Looks like I am doing to have a busy week!!