tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094044934332930757.post2639945047697890354..comments2023-04-06T10:11:31.522-04:00Comments on House of Spots - See Spot Run. See Spot Jump.: Better DaysKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04469471851586209650noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094044934332930757.post-5367416971962803822009-11-09T12:36:25.945-05:002009-11-09T12:36:25.945-05:00I agree, maybe if Peyton meets the two ladies it m...I agree, maybe if Peyton meets the two ladies it might help. If there is anything I can do to help, you know I will be there for you!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094044934332930757.post-45635281970002710952009-11-09T10:42:45.944-05:002009-11-09T10:42:45.944-05:00Silly Jenn...I know you would never criticize, but...Silly Jenn...I know you would never criticize, but it would be perfectly okay if you did! Sometimes I need to hear more than just the voices in my head. :) <br /><br />And I would love to hear about Suzanne's game! Maybe a blog post is in order?Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04469471851586209650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094044934332930757.post-39292090904333636382009-11-09T07:45:01.768-05:002009-11-09T07:45:01.768-05:00Hey Kim -
Believe me I do my share of over thinkin...Hey Kim -<br />Believe me I do my share of over thinking with a spotty dog too - as you well know! And I know how hard it is to make a decision once you are in line never mind on the start line. I know how hard it is to convey intent in email - but I hope you know I wasn't criticizing and that I was just curious. <br /><br />I would definitely ask those two if you see them again if they wouldn't mind working with you and Peyton for a few minutes! I have a great "game" that I learned at a Suzanne Clothier seminar this summer that would be perfect for these two and Peyton. Let me know if you want the details. I can't imagine Peyton would know them either - but what about smell? Steeler seems to react to people who smoke sometimes, and Keegan my lab once reacted very strongly to a womam who came in to class from working at a barn. He was totally freaked out - which caught me totally off guard - he had been around horses before so I wouldn't have thought that the smell would set him off. Maybe that there was the smell but no horse? Who knows what goes thru their brains sometimes!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05594393826897656453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094044934332930757.post-23976956652501185832009-11-08T23:25:56.493-05:002009-11-08T23:25:56.493-05:00Thanks Jenn! :) I did think about pulling him, but...Thanks Jenn! :) I did think about pulling him, but not until I put 2+2 together in the middle of our run. It's not unusual for him to be anxious at the start, but I just didn't realize until afterwards how anxious he really was. It's a little hard to think clearly when they are pushing you up to the line. :)<br /><br />Then I thought about skipping our jumpers run, but I thought he might be okay since we were in a different ring. Then after he went off-course I thought about pulling him, but then got worried thinking that would make him more upset since I've never pulled him during a run. Geez, me and my thinking or my overly sensitive spotty dog - which one's worse? lol. <br /><br />Since Peyton was rescued at 9 weeks I can't imagine he would have known them. I originally thought it was because they both wear leg braces, but then again - a lot of other people do in agility and he's never reacted that way to anyone else - plus, it doesn't explain the reacting in the crate when he couldn't see them. <br /><br />Maybe something did happen previously (at one of our first trials) and I just didn't pick up on it. I'm tempted to ask them if they would help me work with him next time I see them.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04469471851586209650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094044934332930757.post-47947070661771110722009-11-08T22:26:25.378-05:002009-11-08T22:26:25.378-05:00Sorry you had such a bad day. That's really s...Sorry you had such a bad day. That's really strange that those two women upset him. I was wondering because he's a rescue . . . maybe he knows of them from before you found him? Why else would he react so strongly even when he can't see them? I hope you figure it out soon. Good luck!Achieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094044934332930757.post-76502981225317601622009-11-08T21:23:21.425-05:002009-11-08T21:23:21.425-05:00I'm sorry Peyton had a bad day. :-( I wonder...I'm sorry Peyton had a bad day. :-( I wonder what it is about those two ladies.... maybe they have some kind of scent that disturbs him? I know how hard it is to see him struggle. Just out of curiousity - do you ever think about just not running when he is having trouble at the line like that? Extra belly rubs to the pups tonight! And a cyber hug for you! :-)Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05594393826897656453noreply@blogger.com