Our work
When I got Muri, I was only 11 years old. I didn't really know that a dog needed constant training. For me it was enough that he knew some basic tricks (sit, lie down, paw...). Back then I didn't even notice that he was very un-motivated and un-social. When we went to have a look at our kinological club for the first time (Muri was 2 years old), I finally noticed it. I saw how he had acted. He was completely crazy and un-obedient, he acted like I wasn't even there. He was only interested in the dogs.
The people there noticed this right away and suggested I cone back next year, when he would supposedly be older and therefore calmer. And we did, we came back in september and started training agility. His behaviour improved a bit, but it was still catastrophic. Through the course we tought each other, but still hadn't completely got along.
Muri was the first in the class to know how to tackle all the obstacles, but he was also the slowest at it. This really made me sad, because I wasn't able to do everything normally. Through the course he was also sniffing everything, so work with him was very difficult. I honestly didn't know what to do. I tried to motivate him every possible way. But nothing. Then came our first two competitions (in 2012) in which we were disqualifyed both times, because he peed in the middle of the obstacle course. I was really feeling down back then and wanted to give up. I started wondering what I had been doing wrong. I frequently attended training classes and often came home in tears, because he wasn't doing anything, he was just sniffing the ground and ran off the field. Soon after, things got difficult in school, so the classes had gotten rarer. After some time, we attended class again. I noticed something then. Muri was behaving very nicely and was really happy. I figured out that back then the training was too frequent and was no longer fun for him. Now after a long time he started enjoying it again.
When we came back to class a week after, it was the same story as usual; he again ran all over the field and sniffed everything. I got sad again, because I was afraid that we would have to attend classes only rarely, but that way we couldn't get any better. I looked for new ways to motivate him (changing treats, tried new toys, etc...) but nothing helped. I didn't know how to go on. But soon after, something changed. A friend helped me and observed me carefully at every training. She always commented on my every move and corrected me. She also told me what to change and how to improve certain things. She also limited my time on the field so Muri wouldn't get bored. I also started working on very short combinations. I will always be grateful for her help! And another thing was very helpful.I started reading articles about agility and completely changed attitude towards dog training and started to get to know my dog better.
The people there noticed this right away and suggested I cone back next year, when he would supposedly be older and therefore calmer. And we did, we came back in september and started training agility. His behaviour improved a bit, but it was still catastrophic. Through the course we tought each other, but still hadn't completely got along.
Muri was the first in the class to know how to tackle all the obstacles, but he was also the slowest at it. This really made me sad, because I wasn't able to do everything normally. Through the course he was also sniffing everything, so work with him was very difficult. I honestly didn't know what to do. I tried to motivate him every possible way. But nothing. Then came our first two competitions (in 2012) in which we were disqualifyed both times, because he peed in the middle of the obstacle course. I was really feeling down back then and wanted to give up. I started wondering what I had been doing wrong. I frequently attended training classes and often came home in tears, because he wasn't doing anything, he was just sniffing the ground and ran off the field. Soon after, things got difficult in school, so the classes had gotten rarer. After some time, we attended class again. I noticed something then. Muri was behaving very nicely and was really happy. I figured out that back then the training was too frequent and was no longer fun for him. Now after a long time he started enjoying it again.
When we came back to class a week after, it was the same story as usual; he again ran all over the field and sniffed everything. I got sad again, because I was afraid that we would have to attend classes only rarely, but that way we couldn't get any better. I looked for new ways to motivate him (changing treats, tried new toys, etc...) but nothing helped. I didn't know how to go on. But soon after, something changed. A friend helped me and observed me carefully at every training. She always commented on my every move and corrected me. She also told me what to change and how to improve certain things. She also limited my time on the field so Muri wouldn't get bored. I also started working on very short combinations. I will always be grateful for her help! And another thing was very helpful.I started reading articles about agility and completely changed attitude towards dog training and started to get to know my dog better.
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