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They should teach you that in class, but the biggest thing is not giving more than one command ... which sounds obvious but some “commands” can be subtle and non-verbal (for example drastically...

The Beginner class sounds too basic for a dog that has as much training as yours does. I’m not sure what you mean by handling proscriptions? I’m assuming you mean what corrections/tools you can...

I think you tend to underestimate how smart our dogs are. Of course she can learn this as a separate/different thing! Just the fact you won’t be doing this while dressed in camo out in a field...

I had to laugh at myself when I had the pups in Beginner Novice. I never do Rally, so to me you NEVER talk in the ring. Even knowing we are allowed the one praise, I couldn’t bring myself to do...

You know, most of competitive Obedience is about impulse control, the stand for exam being a prime example. All of it might prove beneficial to her field work from that standpoint.

I think it depends on what you want to do ... the classes are fairly obviously arranged with competition in mind, and you need to complete the Novice title before you can go in Open, but if all you...