Winnie's Dumbbell Training

It's only taken six years....

OK, so that is a slight untruth.  We've been working with the dumbbell on and off for most of Winnie's adult life.  After our second HIT out of the Novice class last spring, we could no longer compete in Novice.  With the St. Louis specialty coming up in September, Graduate Novice is the only class we are eligible for. So voila - my motivation.

We've been following the Motivational Retrieve method spelled out in the book Competitive Obedience Training for the Small Dog by Babara Cecil & Gerianne Darnell.

After a quick session of dumbbell, Winnie is ready for play!

Update September 6th - Winnie is repeatedly sucessful at a full dumbbell recall!

Click on this photo to watch Winnie practice.

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