Comments on: In Praise of the Well Trained Flyball Dog http://www.flyballblog.com/in-praise-of-the-well-trained-flyball-dog/ i-Flyball Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:35:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ellie http://www.flyballblog.com/in-praise-of-the-well-trained-flyball-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-1015 Ellie Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:37:46 +0000 http://www.flyballblog.com/in-praise-of-the-well-trained-flyball-dog/#comment-1015 Although not nearly as perfect as the dog described, my GSD mix is awesome! He ran in the anchor position for many, many years and learned to count. Standing on the sidelines, he'd bark and rave as the race began, then settle down and count. As soon as the second dog passed, he'd pull me into the lane and set himself up to go. If I was late for a pass, he'd yank free of me and go on his own. Now, he still runs, but he's had to become more flexible and run in other positions. He's lost some of his calm and relaxed behavior and is slowly learning how to adjust to these changes. Without a doubt, he'll learn how to run himself in these new positions and flourish there as well. And, I second a discussion on dog fears - my other dog is going through a fear phase right now. Although not nearly as perfect as the dog described, my GSD mix is awesome! He ran in the anchor position for many, many years and learned to count. Standing on the sidelines, he’d bark and rave as the race began, then settle down and count. As soon as the second dog passed, he’d pull me into the lane and set himself up to go. If I was late for a pass, he’d yank free of me and go on his own.

Now, he still runs, but he’s had to become more flexible and run in other positions. He’s lost some of his calm and relaxed behavior and is slowly learning how to adjust to these changes. Without a doubt, he’ll learn how to run himself in these new positions and flourish there as well.

And, I second a discussion on dog fears – my other dog is going through a fear phase right now.

]]> By: Kim http://www.flyballblog.com/in-praise-of-the-well-trained-flyball-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-1011 Kim Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:27:47 +0000 http://www.flyballblog.com/in-praise-of-the-well-trained-flyball-dog/#comment-1011 I have 1 who is a total dream and amazingly enough she is my 1st flyball dog, acd - Foster. My borderjack is great but he won't hold that stay when he is on the lanes :) My other 2 dogs are a toy poodle and a border collie. The poodle is a momma's boy and runs to please only me and that treat. My border collie has a bunch of fears to overcome before she hits the lanes again. FYI - Fears in dogs could be a great blog entry for comments. I have 1 who is a total dream and amazingly enough she is my 1st flyball dog, acd – Foster. My borderjack is great but he won’t hold that stay when he is on the lanes :)

My other 2 dogs are a toy poodle and a border collie. The poodle is a momma’s boy and runs to please only me and that treat. My border collie has a bunch of fears to overcome before she hits the lanes again.

FYI – Fears in dogs could be a great blog entry for comments.

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