tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14982702.post114203667493678724..comments2023-12-13T05:35:03.070-05:00Comments on Wheres my sanity: Day 232Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14982702.post-1142177942037683722006-03-12T10:39:00.000-05:002006-03-12T10:39:00.000-05:00I always figure it is going to take me about four ...I always figure it is going to take me about four weeks to make it all the way around the clock. My taboo article is always the center point of the clock face and the correct article is the one that moves. <BR/><BR/>See 3/12 post for a more complete discription.Margot Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03183491858427197526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14982702.post-1142133500671440832006-03-11T22:18:00.000-05:002006-03-11T22:18:00.000-05:00I do start with a clock type method I guess. Two ...I do start with a clock type method I guess. Two articles and moving it around until I can tell the dog is understanding that they have to scent and regularly chooses the right one. I started this dog on the metal, because he doesn't like it and it took a long time to get a reliable metal retrieve. I then start adding metal articles, still making sure to move it all around and also straight lines, chevrons, as well as clock faces. Then I start over again with the leather. Then start over again with mixed. He now is doing mixed. It sounds like you spend much longer on the two articles. This is only the second dog I've taught, and in both cases I just moved on when the dog seemed ready. I tried the tie down method with the first. He was an eager retriever and just brought back the whole dang contraption. I figured if I just started with the two, I could get him to figure it out. That dog took a while, this one seemed to get it and start scenting very quickly.<BR/><BR/>Do you have a prescribed time frame for moving around the clock and adding more?<BR/><BR/>Myra MillerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14982702.post-1142121185930121142006-03-11T18:53:00.000-05:002006-03-11T18:53:00.000-05:00Thanks for the sympathy on the goldfish loss. I h...Thanks for the sympathy on the goldfish loss. I had managed to keep three of them going for 4 years. They were really getting big, so it was sort of a bummer. I am just consoling myself with the fact that spring cleaning and set-up will be a whole lot easier since I won't have to catch them and put them in a bucket while I drain and clean the pond. Still, I was getting rather fond of them. <BR/><BR/>Are you trying out the clock exercise or are you way past that point?Margot Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03183491858427197526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14982702.post-1142105813584373442006-03-11T14:36:00.000-05:002006-03-11T14:36:00.000-05:00Yesterday was going to be my first day working art...Yesterday was going to be my first day working articles outdoors. I had decided to skip it due to the wind and dry conditions. Not a good day to start outdoor scent work I thought. Then, I read you made Sanity do it. If Sanity had to, Fable would too. He didn't think he could do it, I convinced him he could, and I think it was a good training experience. Went a little smoother today, but still some standing over the pile and two mistakes. Thanks for being motivating.<BR/><BR/>Sorry about the goldfish, I hate to lose mine to the herons, cats, and raccoons. I'd be really mad if the dogs got them.<BR/><BR/>Myra MillerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com