by Denise Fenzi | Jun 24, 2013 | Lyra
My least favorite precision aspect of obedience is the finish. No surprise, it is also where I lose the most points. Funny how that works. I do pretty well with the “around” finish but I struggle with the flip to heel. That bugs me. I want my dogs to...
by Denise Fenzi | Apr 23, 2013 | Lyra
Last week I talked about my criteria for trialing. Many of you will be surprised to learn that I was only holding her to one criteria – the fact that she did excellent work was a bonus. I’ll get back to that topic in another week or so. This week...
by Denise Fenzi | Apr 26, 2012 | Lyra
As I worked Lyra’s heeling today, I was reminded of what a slow process it is to teach beautiful heeling. Lyra has been heeling since she was ten weeks old, yet with six months of consistent training we still don’t work for more than ten or fifteen steps...
