[NAGDU] Fixing pokiness

[d m gina]

Original Say that sounded like a good report.
You folks have been a team for so many years, I would hate to see you 
retire him unless you really feel it would be better.
There are times when I need to put a gentle leader or something on her 
nose to make sure she can't pull to fast for my slow feet to travel.
She is so used to wearing something now, she feels silly when she 
doesn't wear something.
Glad all turned out well.
message:
> I had follow-up yesterday, which was useful, and some of the tips might help
> Jean, too, or someone else.

> My follow-up was for a strong left tendency, but also touches on hesitancy.
> The stuff the trainer said is stuff I've heard for decades, but still need
> to be reminded about sometimes.

> 1.        Keep a firm tension on the harness, so he feels me and I feel him.
> When I first did this, he stopped, but a little encouragement got him going,
> and then he went faster.

> 2.       2.  If he slows down, I have to immediately slow down, too, and
> keep up the firm tension in the harness.

> 3.       If he slows down because of a crowd, I should encourage him, and be
> sure not to move up on him, trying to go faster.

> That's pretty much it.  Simple, ay?  Heard it a million times, right?

> The trainer thinks Krokus is a touch slow for me (which is true), and we've
> both gotten used to not having much tension in the harness, but that's not
> really working for us.  She also thinks I haven't been correcting him as
> much as I should, especially for sniffing.  I keep telling him "No more nice
> guy!", but then I forget again.

> Anyway, keeping a firm tension in the harness, and insisting he work right
> up to things, was already making a difference in his creeping, occasional
> hesitance, and to some degree his left tendency yesterday, so I'll really
> try to keep it in mind.

> Tracy



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