Retraining My Training :)

Ugh!!!
so I am now in the process of retraining Tate & Kort in 2 different dog sports.
I am retraining Tate to find his entry in the weave poles. In Thunder Bay when I started Tate's training it wasn't as advanced as it is today. It is very noticeable now that Tate is running in AAC agility & is in Advanced. In every run in our Training Troop trials he missed his weave entry, everytime!!! So, I am starting him back to 2 poles, just teaching him to find his entry from either side, & from every angle, it is interesting to say the least, & even though he knows how to weave once he get into the poles, he is having lots of trouble finding the entry, we have one more trial in December & I want to at least give him a chance to get a Standard leg in Advanced. This morning I took down my regular poles & put up 6 electric fence poles. I am going to leave them out all winter so I can train, this way they will freeze into the ground & I can just shovel out around them when it snows, no excuses now that I can't train weaves in the winter :)



Kort is retraining on his obedience ring set up. I am right now just having him sit beside me & give me his attention, we haven't even taken a step forward to heel in a month or so, once I have his attention for at least a minute I will take a step. There is a fun match at our show on the Fri. night, I am just going to enter the ring, set him up, & leave when he gives me attention, I will do this a few times & end the night by going into the ring with the Open set up, throw his dumbbell which he loves, & just informally ask him to retrieve it & bring it back for lots of praise, no sit in front. I am hoping I can bring the joy of Obedience back to Kort :)