[nagdu] Dog on stage?

[Julie J.]

If I'm understanding you correctly, it's not that Bree will break her 
stay by getting up and wandering off, but that she might hold her head 
up to look around or shift her weight a bit to get more comfortable.  
You don't want her movement to draw attention to her.  Is that correct?

My thought was to position her next to you but behind something so that 
the audience can't see her.  Perhaps a piano?   I don't know anything 
about this sort of recital so I don't know what else might be there to 
position her behind.

Best of luck!
Julie

On 2/16/2012 10:44 PM, Julie McGinnity wrote:
> Hi everyone.
>
> I am in the process of rehearsing for my junior recital, in which I
> will perform nearly an hour of music.  My dog Brie usually comes on
> stage with me--in master classes, choir concerts, and during recitals,
> but this is my first solo recital ever.  She is generally very good on
> stage, but this is a long recital.
>
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> We have been working on a serious down stay in our obedience time, but
> when I'm on stage, I cannot break concentration to correct her or get
> her back on track.  If I am distracted, it allows the audience to be
> distracted, so I cannot show them that she distracts me.  This poses a
> serious problem as you guys can surely imagine.  I feel comfortable
> with her because I like to walk on stage with her.  She does a very
> good job guiding when we're on stage, but when I have her lay down and
> stay, she doesn't always stay where she's put.  This doesn't distract
> me anymore, and I've been told from people that it takes away from my
> performance.  Of course, I've also been told that she's just a dog and
> easy enough to ignore if she flops over or moves her head around while
> I'm performing.  What do you guys suggest?
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