#he got all his gerbs and didnt hit a single litter tube
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We did barn hunt for the first time in over a year and Mav absolutely rocked it!
#dogblr#maverick#dog training in the tags:#i find it so interesting how mav processes what he learna#he doesnt like doing multiple reps of anything#even now i can only get 3-5reps of a behaviour before he decides hes done#but if i practice something once or twice and then leave him to think about#and come back days or weeks or months or apparently even a year later#he usually comes back and does it perfectly#(or at least very competently!)#a year ago he was hitting on any tubes out of uncertainty and frustration#so we took a year off#we started another barn hunt games class tonight and i figured itd just be sniffy enrichment - if he hunts great and if he doesnt whatevs#but he hunted like an old pro#he got all his gerbs and didnt hit a single litter tube#it was cool#i know 'take a break and come back to it' gets said a lot in dog training but i feel like it isnt actually practiced a lot#either you try to power through or you give up forever#but with a dog like mav its a really critical piece of advice#and mav reminds me of that time and time again#(with the weaves with jump sequences with barn hunt with general handling with pivots with stays etc etc etc)#hes such a cool dog to work with#it was hard to figure it out but i think i have him hashtag hacked at this point#i love him
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