K9-2025-02

• Location: Ronin K9, GA
• Conditions: outdoor, covered
• Dogs: Dean, Jade
• Duration: 2 hours

Dean:

• Notes:
  • Agility:
    • Did well on obstacle course (warm up)
  • Table:
    • Gets tired easily, needs shorter sets
    • Bite is hard(!) – graduate to ALM brown sleeve
    • Backs off / plays when tired (need forward aggression)
    • Gets loose and lazy on grip when tired
    • Doesn’t like head bumping walls (or feet touched)
• Homework:
  • Short “micro” sessions
  • Hard, driving bites
  • Targeting

Jade:

• Notes:
  • Agility:
    • Easily scared on obstacle course, gained confidence later.
  • Table:
    • Initially scared, fear barking > seeks comfort from handler
    • Later did better with backing decoy off (behind blind) on first bark (cadence), handler back turned.
• Homework:
  • Short “micro” sessions
  • Build confidence / targeting with tug