Rick wrote:Willie wrote:Went and worked with Pearl and the trainer for half a day...
That's absolutely huge. An overwhelming majority of the professionally trained dogs I've seen in the field came undone in the hands of owners who didn't know how to employ and maintain that training.
"I've got $10,000 in this knot head, and he won't do a damn thing." Who's the real knot head?
The plan is to go and work with them every other Saturday, at least, would prefer once a week, but every other week for sure. Typically it doesn't turn into a half day thing, but it was raining yesterday, three of the trainer's clients cancelled on Friday due to predicted weather, so he didn't have anyone scheduled after me, so I stayed and watched/assisted him work the other dogs for nearly 5 hours yesterday. Had a great time, and I'm trying to learn as much as I can about the process, and why you do X and Y early on, how it transitions to Z down the road. Understanding for myself why it's important to have the OB solid, not just good, before moving on. Really realizing what the guy means when he says "it's a marathon and not a sprint".
Hold starts on Monday.