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Today 08:05 PM
thanks for all the great tips!...

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Today 06:30 PM
A friend of mine gave me a CLIK-R FINGER clicker. I love it! I am always fumbling with the treat and the clicker. The finger strap makes it easy to hold both without having to shuffle something to the other hand. This is a pix of it. I have found them cheaper online, but...

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Today 03:24 PM
That sounds really cool! How would you get the dog to associate it with freezing no matter what position? I want to try this!
-Dearing & Puppy...

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Today 03:21 PM
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I am interested in starting with agility with my little chihuahua and was wondering if there are any good websites to start learning about it. Also, any good sites on how to build equipment? Any books? I just want to learn as much as possible and give my dog something ...

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Today 03:03 PM
Hi everyone I was wondering if maybe someone (maybe Jean) could put together some type of worksheet/log with all the tricks from the classroom so we can keep track of our progress in paper form and check off the things we know ect.

It would be useful to me a...

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Today 02:32 PM
My puppy has been going through the same thing. With me, if I just turn my back on her she calms down almost immediately now. Then I make sure to tell her in a non-excited voice how good she is, and make sure to rub her belly good.

When it comes to visitors, I've asked ...

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Today 02:18 PM
I would try having a small airtight (zip lock) bag with HIGH demand treats for the times when she freezes up. Like cooked people chicken or bacon. In small pieces and she only gets these when she is "stuck" to lure her back into working again.

Good luck...

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Today 01:45 PM
The 2 strategies that I like for teaching no jumping is either turning your back on the dog, or using body blocking. Either way, I immediately reward the dog with petting as soon as the dog's 4 feet are on the floor. So in the beginning if you're doing the back turn it's a...

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