How stupid am I...

[Luci07]

So after crowing that littlest Stafford has cracked the whole training, out big boy hacking we had setbacks last time. Could not keep her focused on me which meant constant legging off after things in the woods. Granted she stayed with us but her crashing around and me shouting for her understandably upset new baby horse. Cue one grounded dog. Tried again on foot. Perfect again.

So out today with good friend who has a well behaved dog out hacking. Off we go, armed with bribes and on board our horses.

In oh about 3 minutes, it was very nicely pointed out that merely shouting my dogs name was completely irrelevant if I don't actually give her any command with it.! DOH!!

SUffice to say, littlest stafford was quickly back on track, picked up " move" and "heel" today and we ended having a fantastic very long hack. One surreal moment saw my friend and I cantering side by side with littlest staffie keeping up so three abreast and her dog behind.

But dear god, how blonde am I!!!

 

[orionstar]

You're not blonde, it took three weeks of hearing oh shout Obi in various tones of annoyance before I pointed out that he hears his name all the time and makes no association to actually coming to you, especially when it sounds like your going to kill him when he does

 

[Luci07]

You're not blonde, it took three weeks of hearing oh shout Obi in various tones of annoyance before I pointed out that he hears his name all the time and makes no association to actually coming to you, especially when it sounds like your going to kill him when he does

Show him this post then....still I really sound like an overwrought fishwife when yelling!!

 

[CorvusCorax]

I find having 3-4 people hanging over a fence or out of a car yelling 'command!' 'give the dog a purpose!' 'he's not a bloody mind reader!' really sharpen one up

 

[Vizslak]

I think we have all been there
My best one was I spent all week working someone elses dogs, they had a 'stay' command and I use 'wait' so I retrainedd my brain to use 'stay' for them. Then I took Flora out working and spent all day quite frankly exasperated at the fact she just wouldnt do as she was bloody told, I was getting soooooooooo cross......then somebody innocently said 'I thought you used 'wait' with your dogs?' as I was for probably the millionth time that day screaming at the poor love to 'BLOODY STAYYYY!' Christ did I feel bad!!!