by Denise Fenzi | Jul 27, 2012 | Lyra
I write this blog with trepidation. Each sport comes with it’s own culture; beliefs, expectations and norms vary tremendously by sport. What is common knowledge in one sport is frowned upon in a different sport. Ideas about jumping are no different. Some...
by Denise Fenzi | May 9, 2012 | Lyra
I do not want Lyra to believe that the ONLY thing she does on the IPO field (or in the presence of the IPO helper) is protection work. Dogs that associate the field with biting and not with obedience can end up with serious control problems later on; both in IPO...
by Denise Fenzi | Mar 12, 2012 | Raika
Raika is contemplating a return to the sport of Schutzhund (now IPO). We never earned her schutzhund three title; mostly because I got distracted with AKC obedience and that became my focus. When I returned a couple of years ago, I found that I didn’t have...
by Denise Fenzi | Jan 18, 2012 | Lyra, Raika
Lyra has a pretty good understanding of the words and hand signals for a few behaviors, most notably “down”, “come” and” in” (return to heel position). I have also added the verbal and hand signals for “sit”, but she is...
by Denise Fenzi | Jan 13, 2012 | Lyra
Along with Lyra’s adult teeth came a brain. A very nice combination. Her worries disappeared – almost overnight. Everywhere I’ve taken her this week she’s been a rock. With people, she’s even more social than she was as a very small...
