Cross Training Your Dog
July 16, 2009 by admin
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Cross Training Your Dog For Performance Events. Article By Diane L. Bauman. Photography By Bohm Marrazzo Photography.
(Article Excerpt)
Cross Training Your Dog For Performance Events: Cross training refers to educating a dog in more than one venue at a time. An example of this would be teaching a dog to gait and stack for the conformation ring while at the same time, taking classes in obedience and agility.
Can dogs learn multiple things at once? What are the advantages and disadvantages of teaching more than one sport at a time? How do you keep commands unique and avoid confusion? Does the order in which you teach things matter? Having trained many different breeds of dogs in a variety of canine performance events concurrently, I now have a better idea of what to expect from cross training. I no longer worry about teaching a “breed dog” how to sit for fear he will sit in the breed ring. …(PURCHASE A COPY OF THE JULY/AUGUST ISSUE TO READ MORE) Click Here
