Conformation and obedience???
She is just starting to be comfortable standing while the judge goes over her, and while waiting in line ( she always wanted to sit, and it took only rewarding stands for three weeks to get her on track) Now in obedience we are working sits and downs on my left side and she is doing really well, but will she still stand in conformation class?  We did skip conformation last night as she is doing pretty well with it and I am worried about confusing her. Does anyone else have a similar situation? How do you handle it? |
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| You just train the dog. Stand means stand, sit means sit... They also learn that "if the hair is covering my eyes  I can just stand here, whereas if my hair is up and I hear the word "heel" I should sit". Honestly, the confusion usually rests at the other end of the lead.  Our dogs are smart enough to quickly learn the difference. Just go for it.  Kristine |
They do just fine.  As Kristine said, they pretty quickly figure out the difference, because each sport feels different, looks different, different equipment, etc. We simultaneously do (and have done since late puppyhood): conformation, obedience, rally, carting, dog sledding, weight pull, herding, back packing, and being a therapy dog. The constant is me and the dog - and the rest is just the variable Variety is fun and mind broadening |
| I've been doing both conformation and obedience with Teddy and he's doing pretty well for a 6 month old puppy. Cindy |
Mad Dog wrote: They also learn that "if the hair is covering my eyes I can just stand here, whereas if my hair is up and I hear the word "heel" I should sit". I think you're right. The hair up vs over the eyes will help her figure it out. I've noticed that she is her normal goofy self until the show collar and lead are on, then she is all business. As Kristine and Dawn hinted.....I am definitely the weak link. Glad to hear that you all do multiple activities at a time with your dogs and they perform so well.  |
Millielover wrote: As Kristine and Dawn hinted.....I am definitely the weak link. Don't get me wrong - not just you; that's true in general. We tend to overthink these things. Kristine |
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