Flash, Dylan and I went to Culverstone yesterday, together with Karen and Willis. It was my first obedience show in about 18 months, and it was certainly Flash's first ever show! He actually coped better than I thought he would. He was very distracted in the ring, but I did everything on lead, so he couldn't take off for one of his mad runs.
I was quite happy with his heelwork the second time round... Though I have to take the blame for the first round being rubbish as my left hand was for some reason all over the place, so Flash didn't have a chance.
I didn't do any stays with him, as I wouldn't trust him yet (if ever... we shall see!).
I will continue attending shows with him this year, but it will always be training, not working. He is not ready for that yet!
I have decided though to go back to using my training plans as they were very helpful and we made a lot of progress when I was using them.
I am also still struggling in the training class as clicker training is so difficult if the other members don't actually understand how it works exactely... It is difficult to stick to my own way without offending the trainer on the day. Also the fact that there is no permanent instructor makes it difficult too as the progress is difficult to track and the training is less consistent. I think from that point of view, I also need to stick to my training plans again as that'll keep me on track regardless of what happens in the training class.
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