ewin0210
Posted : 10/10/2006 10:20:21 AM
Kate, isn't it funny how some dogs only play with other kinds of dogs. Good to know that if we ever see you and Ben that Scout would have an instant playmate. He likes labs too. Especially black labs. For some reason he likes to mouth their ears!
You ought to feel good about that for quite a while.
Oh that is for sure!!!! Still on my cloud!
Thanks so much everyone. I have been telling just about anyone who would listen to me!!! Rosi, I'm not sure. Do you happen to know her kennel name? If she was there I probably did see her.
And just in case you all want to know what actually should happen in the obedience ring here are the exercises that are performed:
Heeling on lead -dog has to stay in heel position as the judge calls out directions. These include halt(in which the dog must stop and sit in heel position), about turn, right turn, left turn, fast and slow. Throughout all of these the dog must stay in position to the persons left side. He must adjust his pace.
Figure 8 - two people stand 6 feet apart. The person and dog must heel in a figure 8 around the two people. The judge calls two halts in which the dog and handler must stop and the dog should sit in heel position.
Stand for exam - At this point the leash is taken off. You have to make your dog stand and tell him to stay. Then you walk about 6 feet in front of the dog and face him. The judge then comes up and touches the dogs head, shoulders and rump. You then return to your dog by walking around him and back into heel position.
Heel off-lead - You repeat the same pattern in the heel on lead, except the dog is off leash. This is when things can get rather interesting. Especially outdoors where there are so many good smells.
Recall exercise - On one side of the ring you sit your dog in heel position. You tell your dog to stay, walk across the opposite side of the ring. The judge directs you to call your dog. So you give your command(hands must be at your sides) and dog must run up to you and sit in front of you. The judge will then direct you to finish your dog. You're allowed to give one command(verbal or hand signal) to get your dog to return to heel position from the front position.
Sits&downs - After everyone competing has had their turn doing these things they must all do a group exercise that is a 1 minute sit-stay and a 3-minute down stay. During these the handlers stand on the opposite side of the ring facing all the dogs.