renate
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yesterday was a very good day for us!!
my little sienna has been mortally afraid of other dogs most of her life due to an attack from a big dog when she was 5 mos. old.
she had spells of panic, when all she could do was sit and stare vacantly in front of her, not hearing or seeing anything, just beacuse a dog barked near her.
i have worked with her to fight this for 2½ years, and there have been successes here and there, but now she seems to be over it completely.
in rally expert class the team (dog and handler) has to perform certain exercises, and at the end the dog must sit still beside the handler, still in the ring, and honor the next participants while they are doing their thing.
little sienna thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing, was not even uneasy when this big dog walked past her very close by, barking. (not at her, but from sheer eagerness.)
she passed the test, and i am sooo proud!
place of honor
just outside the ring: 'I love you...'
my little sienna has been mortally afraid of other dogs most of her life due to an attack from a big dog when she was 5 mos. old.
she had spells of panic, when all she could do was sit and stare vacantly in front of her, not hearing or seeing anything, just beacuse a dog barked near her.
i have worked with her to fight this for 2½ years, and there have been successes here and there, but now she seems to be over it completely.
in rally expert class the team (dog and handler) has to perform certain exercises, and at the end the dog must sit still beside the handler, still in the ring, and honor the next participants while they are doing their thing.
little sienna thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing, was not even uneasy when this big dog walked past her very close by, barking. (not at her, but from sheer eagerness.)
she passed the test, and i am sooo proud!
place of honor
just outside the ring: 'I love you...'