Re: "Proofing", was: Two Trick Pony (Sophie's CD -NOT)

[Gina Heitz <brier@oregonsbest.com>]

At 09:57 PM 7/23/01 -0400, you wrote:
> In a message dated
> 7/23/2001 6:20:55 PM US Mountain Standard Time, 
> bdmcfail@alaska.net writes: 
>
>
> > 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. 
>
>
> Deb, 
>
> Does this work even when the dog is totally tenny ball possessed? 

Yes Yanna, the day you can toss balls and Jake doesn't go after them OFF
LEASH on a stay command I would say he was proofed, but never rely on
proofing! <LOL>  They never cease to amaze me with the antics
they can come up with. 

> pretty stiff
> competition!  (Gina will probably back me on this one & back my
> "brag" by saying that Jake had a big part in this win)!

Yes I do back you up here.  Jordan Jake's mother is a nice girl, but
her prodigy are way better than she.  BTW guys Jordan is not mine,
incase you think I have totally lost count. :-))  Jake and Meg are
1/2 siblings via their sire: CH Nawasa Sunshine Star Chaser OS
"Moxie" for short who is owned by Debbie Berry of Sunshine
Goldens.  

Back to grooming a Kaycee daughter in for a shampoo & set... 
It's hard to believe the Kaycee kids are 8, 7 and 6... 

Gina