by Annie Warner » Thu 15 Jan 2004 1:00 pm
Hi Theresa
Hope Kate won't mind me mentioning this, but training on one 'subject' at a time, as it were, and at some ungodly hours in the morning before work was how Crash, Tyke and Tess all got there training when Noel and I trained together too - seems to have worked!!
I never liked mixing up the various facets of training, especially for those short mid week sessions - do one thing, do it good, praise well - go home!
There are a few other good reasons for training in the morning as well as the obvious one of escaping the heat. Both YOU and the dog are fresh, you ie the handler, has not had to put up with all the s#*#t of the working day, therefore in better mood, less likely to crack it if things go wrong!!
annie warner