tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65306581991792791.comments2023-05-27T04:53:09.633-05:00Agile Canines!Annelise Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515517193888444041noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65306581991792791.post-21810890768862735992014-03-17T16:57:11.068-05:002014-03-17T16:57:11.068-05:00This is great information! I'm working with a...This is great information! I'm working with a distracted 4 year old Vizsla, and I have a 4month old border collie/cattle dog cross that has lots of focus. I'm thinking that he's got low reactivity, moderate speed and high drive. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65306581991792791.post-12651952023551398322013-05-27T20:46:07.982-05:002013-05-27T20:46:07.982-05:00Really good points! Really frustrated tonight with...Really good points! Really frustrated tonight with my agility class. In the 8 week foundation class we learned "touch" backing up, and learned 8 obstacles and how to do a front cross. We never did more than 3 obstacles in a sequence and this was only during the last class. In the next class, the first time our dogs are expected to do 9 obstacles?!?!? Is this fair to the dog? Some really slow dogs got through with a few errors, but those of us with FAST dogs were LOST!!! Is there a better way?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65306581991792791.post-69350893055899788512013-01-02T13:16:42.772-06:002013-01-02T13:16:42.772-06:00Thanks for your thoughts - gives me more to think ...Thanks for your thoughts - gives me more to think about.Annelise Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12515517193888444041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65306581991792791.post-40984813896405067272013-01-02T13:16:25.059-06:002013-01-02T13:16:25.059-06:00Thanks for your thoughts. The other complication ...Thanks for your thoughts. The other complication with Feisty is that she has food and drug sensitivities. So it makes me even more ambivalent about getting into the trying different meds. I also want something that I can give situationally because I am pretty aware of the triggers and it is not a fear of the unknown or unknown fears. It is a pretty specific trigger still at this point even though the range of it is spreading, if that makes sense.Annelise Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12515517193888444041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65306581991792791.post-6026062872056529442013-01-01T11:29:39.613-06:002013-01-01T11:29:39.613-06:00Annelise, I feel your pain. Working with Layla and...Annelise, I feel your pain. Working with Layla and Dobby, it's such a balancing act to keep your dog happy when they truly enjoy the work but find other aspects of trialing stressful. <br /><br />Have you talked to a veterinary behaviorist about meds? Ten years ago, it was true that the meds used for anxiety were very sedating. However many of the newer classes of drugs are anxiolytic without sedating, and I work with many dogs on these meds who very safely do many activities, including agility, disc work, and even police work. While any veterinarian should be able to prescribe meds, a board-certified vet behaviorist will have the knowledge to choose the best option for each individual dog. The 0 to 100 intensity you're describing with Feisty is very much in line with most of the dogs I'm working with who have been diagnosed with true anxiety disorders, which are a physical (chemical) rather than behavioral problem and tend to respond very well to medical intervention. Of course it's also quite typical of her breed, and you know her best!<br /><br />I wrote about my experiences with Layla here: http://paws4udogs.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/thunderstorm-phobia-a-case-study/ Layla still takes a daily anxiety med (we've since switched to sertraline, which along with sensory therapy has greatly helped with her sensory processing abnormalities) but she no longer needs her PRN med for noise issues at all. I really credit the alprazolam with helping her get to a point where behavior mod could work, and don't think we would have ever reached this point with the "natural" therapies I was trying alone. Sara Reuschehttp://paws4udogs.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65306581991792791.post-79266031150597036752012-12-31T19:20:10.446-06:002012-12-31T19:20:10.446-06:00I feel your pain. I don't know Feisty all tha...I feel your pain. I don't know Feisty all that well but I can imagine the frustration and the despair you must be feeling as you watch your dog be in so much fear. <br /><br />The decision to put Vito on anti anxiety medications was not an easy one and the decision of whether to trial has been an ongoing one. But for Vito, medication was definitely the right choice as new anxieties kept popping up. It has been an experiment to find the right drugs as many decreased his drives, although some less than others. But personally I have never worried about his safety in running agility. The wrong drugs produced a dog who ran with less enthusiasm but was still capable of thinking and in control of his body.<br /><br />I hope you find an answer for helping Feisty.Laura and The Corgi, Toller, & Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06437492165453445126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65306581991792791.post-67692798338393376922012-12-12T09:27:36.917-06:002012-12-12T09:27:36.917-06:00I hope all goes well with your knee surgery, and t...I hope all goes well with your knee surgery, and that Sinco and Fiesty make full recoveries.<br /><br />Rose & BelleRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06876637959835151427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65306581991792791.post-13346366877203253342012-09-27T22:49:21.234-05:002012-09-27T22:49:21.234-05:00Thanks for taking the time to discuss this. I feel...Thanks for taking the time to discuss this. I feel strongly about it and love learning more on this topic. 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I found this informative and interesting blog so I think its very useful and knowledgeable. I would like to thank you for the efforts you have made in writing this article.<br />Radio Dog Fencinghttp://www.thedogline.com.au/electric-dog-fencesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65306581991792791.post-34371630367788375822012-09-06T22:58:08.062-05:002012-09-06T22:58:08.062-05:00I'm very glad I found your blog. Thanks for th...I'm very glad I found your blog. Thanks for the sensible critique. I and my friends were just preparing to do a little analysis about this. I'm very glad to see such good information being shared freely out there.<br />Bark Collarhttp://www.thedogline.com.au/barking-dog-collarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65306581991792791.post-54084390798880830992012-07-22T23:38:22.322-05:002012-07-22T23:38:22.322-05:00This is my very first time I visited here. I disco...This is my very first time I visited here. I discovered numerous cool stuff in your website especially its discussion. From the tons of feedback in your articles, I suppose I am not the one getting all of the enjoyment right here! Proceed the excellent job.Small Dog Training Collarhttp://www.thedogline.com.au/dog-training-collarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65306581991792791.post-45007155361273065312012-03-20T12:41:01.702-05:002012-03-20T12:41:01.702-05:00I'm currently grieving the very premature end ...I'm currently grieving the very premature end of my dog's agility career, after he repeatedly ran out of the ring this past weekend. He's barely four years old and up until a year ago, was a very promising pup earning his first Qs and having a blast on the course.<br />But he also has epilepsy and although the seizures are spaced far enough apart that his vet doesn't want to medicate him, they have clearly done damage and he isn't the dog he was a year ago (as confirmed by his training team). As his besotted "mom", I was probably slower to recognize the change and tried to work through it - but I have to accept it is futile and not in his best interest to continue. <br />I got him to do agility and started him in classes at five months. He was the first dog I trained all the way from puppy class to our first Qs together...and I'm devastated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65306581991792791.post-3475358010050933372011-12-30T07:45:45.924-06:002011-12-30T07:45:45.924-06:00Just the information I was looking for. thank you!...Just the information I was looking for. thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65306581991792791.post-44421930609251927522011-08-02T20:59:31.457-05:002011-08-02T20:59:31.457-05:00Very timely. Thank you! :)Very timely. Thank you! :)Rolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07666911489679369423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65306581991792791.post-52170840822815848242011-03-23T19:43:45.831-05:002011-03-23T19:43:45.831-05:00I also am enjoying my puppy, and am thoroughly exh...I also am enjoying my puppy, and am thoroughly exhausted after reading this post! :)Rolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07666911489679369423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65306581991792791.post-48539304721756974572011-03-14T13:18:58.114-05:002011-03-14T13:18:58.114-05:00As the owner of (now 3) corgis AND having a produc...As the owner of (now 3) corgis AND having a product (Winn) of Annelise's training methods, I am truly grateful for her instruction. I am OFTEN complimented on our nice running contacts. I think the process described is the one for me and the new pup. And training this patiently the FIRST time has to be a whole lot more fun than sitting out and retraining, down the road!<br />Puppy training takes the time it takes. I am in no hurry, just enjoying what I learn every day. And the puppies aren't in a hurry---well, yeah, they are...but they don't have the "goals" that we do. If we can learn from them how to be in the moment, it will all be good stuff.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867653932053940012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65306581991792791.post-1631104473356289812011-01-24T09:27:18.699-06:002011-01-24T09:27:18.699-06:00Thank you for posting this. Via was 5 months old o...Thank you for posting this. Via was 5 months old on 1/18. I was thinking that she is woeful behind in her training and now I see that she is right on track.Robin Salliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683091556614710176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65306581991792791.post-49247583250600601792010-11-13T14:04:43.537-06:002010-11-13T14:04:43.537-06:00Thank DOG you have the patience to work through ye...Thank DOG you have the patience to work through yet another Feisty issue (HA - pun intended). At this point, 99% of the rest of the people in agility would have given up on her, but you are so good at seeing the potential, and sticking to the plan. You still set the best example ever. I can NEVER give up on MY puppy problems seeing you go through all of this. Anonymous is ESPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65306581991792791.post-3239848268861939562010-11-13T09:46:59.563-06:002010-11-13T09:46:59.563-06:00Report is in: Today Feisty ran great in Jumpers!Report is in: Today Feisty ran great in Jumpers!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15706397326505906287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65306581991792791.post-651936386507639802010-11-13T08:51:38.981-06:002010-11-13T08:51:38.981-06:00At least Feisty's meltdown didn't occur at...At least Feisty's meltdown didn't occur at one of her regular trialing locations. Maybe we should burn candles to the Gods Of Canine Generalization And Lack Thereof and pray it will help at least a little that it didn't happen at home.<br /><br />(Although if anyone is the Queen of Generalization, it's probably smart little Feisty.)Jane Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179724147751959386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65306581991792791.post-77142309054243875942010-11-13T00:13:37.601-06:002010-11-13T00:13:37.601-06:00I know photographer with a super sized flash and l...I know photographer with a super sized flash and lots of other scary equipment who would be happy to help you work on this.Robin Salliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683091556614710176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65306581991792791.post-55252235690805829482010-11-12T23:14:41.869-06:002010-11-12T23:14:41.869-06:00OMG. How frustrating. And how infuriating that the...OMG. How frustrating. And how infuriating that the camera person couldn't respect your request. <br /><br />Fingers and toes crossed.Jane Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179724147751959386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65306581991792791.post-2465474577156721812010-11-02T11:42:27.365-05:002010-11-02T11:42:27.365-05:00Poisoned cues are a bear! And having a call name p...Poisoned cues are a bear! And having a call name poisoned is the worst.Robin Salliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683091556614710176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65306581991792791.post-60250631520745030382010-04-01T21:45:22.206-05:002010-04-01T21:45:22.206-05:00Thanks for sharing this, Annelise. Our dogs are s...Thanks for sharing this, Annelise. Our dogs are such great teachers aren't they? Each has something special they bring to our relationship with them. I know that Botti has taught me a lot in the last 4 1/2 years - and I thank you for giving us more opportunities.<br />Denise NordDenise Nordnoreply@blogger.com