Although we should really be practising our freestyle ready for the semis, i still find time to practice Pogos sheepdog work and go for lessons. The last few lessons Pogo has been doing well and since the arrival of the new ducks i have been doing a little most days with her. So going for a lesson recently with Andy i was hoping that she would at least show she had been doing some homework. All started well when she went on a short outrun and stopped when she got to the back of the sheep, but perhaps we should have stopped there as after that for the rest of the lesson she really seemed to have the devil in her.
Its lessons like this that make me feel such a beginner which makes me sympathise with those new handlers on my workshops which have not done freestyle before. It can feel at times like you are out of your depth and your doing things not quite knowing if its the right thing to do. Of course Andy Nickless is very supportive and can see some progress in our work. I do think that the ducks have helped our practice but i think now she needs regular work with the sheep as she gets so excited when we arrive for our lesson. Its like with freestyle the more you can get the dog say working with a prop or in this case the sheep the more relaxed the dog is with it. Fingers crossed this last lesson was just a blip in her progress.
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