Re: Two Trick Pony (Sophie's CD -NOT)

["Deb & Boyd McFail" <bdmcfail@alaska.net>]

Hi Peggy!

Proofing is setting up a training situation where you KNOW (for example) that
the dog will break the sit and then putting her back into the sit position and
helping her understand for SURE that you are requiring her to sit/stay until you
tell her she's released. It's not fair to correct her until you know she
understands the command and what's required of her.

For example, a wonderful proofing exercise is to put them in a sit/stay and roll
a tennis ball across the floor in front of them. Or send the cat through the
line... or having someone besides you tell them to 'down' when they are on a sit
stay is a great proofing exercise.

Great question Peggy!
Deb

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>From: "Peggy Goldberg" <catboat3@home.com>
>To: <brierpups@fast.cs.utah.edu>
>Subject: Re: Two Trick Pony (Sophie's CD -NOT)
>Date: Mon, Jul 23, 2001, 9:49 AM
>

> I have a question - what is "proofing"??
> Thanks
> Peggy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Deb & Boyd McFail" <bdmcfail@alaska.net>
> To: <brierpups@fast.cs.utah.edu>
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 4:35 PM
> Subject: Re: Two Trick Pony (Sophie's CD -NOT)
>
>
>> LOL, yes... proofing.. sigh.. I hate proofing and I'm sure Sophie will
> come to
>> hate it as well. I had not trained hardly at all this year so the fact
> that
>> she's as focused as she is is a darn miracle. We are already proofing
> those
>> Sit/Stays.
>> Debs
>>
>> ----------
>> >From: Ilene Cook <asorosgd@ameritech.net>
>> >To: brierpups@fast.cs.utah.edu
>> >Subject: Re: Two Trick Pony (Sophie's CD -NOT)
>> >Date: Mon, Jul 23, 2001, 12:46 PM
>> >
>>
>> > Debbie, too bad.
>> >  This is the hardest thing to get by. I get by it by giving "really,
>> > really dirty looks" the whole time. Practice these at home till you
>> > think you will puke if you have to do it one more time!!
>> >
>> >
>> >                                         Ilene
>> >
>> > Deb & Boyd McFail wrote:
>> >>
>> >> LOL! thanks for those good wishes but it was NOT to be yesterday.
> Sophie took
>> >> time to stand up on her long sit and down about 10 seconds before it
> was time
>> to
>> >> return to the dogs. sigh. If it had not been for that one error she'd
> have
>> >> qualified. She knew she'd done something awful as she stepped forward
> two
>> paces
>> >> and froze when she saw my face. We'll give it a go in August and maybe
> she's
>> >> waiting for Auntie Gina to get here so she can do it up right! lol.
>> >> Debs
>> >> ----------
>> >> >From: Ilene Cook <asorosgd@ameritech.net>
>> >> >To: brierpups@fast.cs.utah.edu
>> >> >Subject: Re: Drum Roll From Alaska
>> >> >Date: Sun, Jul 22, 2001, 6:39 PM
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> > Yeah!
>> >> > Great job Debbie and Sophie!!!!!!!!!!!! Good Luck with tomorrows
> show.
>> >> > Make it three and you got a CD!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I just know it will
> happen.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >                                       Ilene (the poet)
>> >> > ...you know, make it three and you got a CD.
>> >> >
>> >> > Gina Heitz wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Hi All,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Just talked to a VERY Excited Deb and Sophie,  Rainbow's Rising Star
> TD
>> CGC
>> >> >> completed her second leg toward their CD today!  Another trial
> tomorrow so
>> >> >> start hoopen now!!!!!  Deb said it was not pretty but they both had
> a
>> great
>> >> >> time and Sophie showed them all how to do brodies in the ring! :-)))
>> >> >>
>> >> >> More from Deb later,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Gina
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Ilene Cook
>> >> > asorosgd@ameritech.net
>> >> > http://asoros.tripod.com/asoros.html
>> >> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Ilene Cook
>> > asorosgd@ameritech.net
>> > http://asoros.tripod.com/asoros.html
>> >
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