tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6623893322121422964.post5157735416446937926..comments2023-05-18T02:36:32.195-05:00Comments on The House of Misfit Dogs: Relaxation ProtocolNinsohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926615638315977082noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6623893322121422964.post-1982692250602803122009-07-22T12:43:59.057-05:002009-07-22T12:43:59.057-05:00I just realized you had a blog am so excited to re...I just realized you had a blog am so excited to read more. This is going to be a lot of work but you know that already :) It's so hard to be patient sometimes.<br /><br />You asked if I do agility at TCOTC and if I like it there. With Lance the answer is yes and then kind've. We did the 2 foundation classes and now just started the third round of beginner. Vito is doing agility at Cloud Nine partly since TCOTC won't accept puppies.<br /><br />I was frustrated for a very long time in Lance's class at TCOTC. I had already taught the foundation stuff at home so it was overkill doing 18wks of it. And while I feel foundation work is very very important, we didn't even cover most of the foundations I wanted to work on in his class. Now that Lance is in beginner it is starting to go better. At first it still sucked since the pace of the class kept adjusting to that of the more timid dogs which meant that Lance's turn took 30seconds and then we waited for the less confident dogs to spend up to 5 minutes doing something. Now I think the instructors realized their "mistake" and are having the class progress faster. The timid dogs still get to go, but they are limited in how much time they can spend pleading their dog.<br /><br />The major advance TCOTC has compared to Cloud 9 is the space. Even when Lance is waiting his turn, I have room to do tricks with him or possibly even go to a corner and do 2x2s or something else. Vito's class doesn't have the room so we all wait our turns in our seats.Laura and The Corgi, Toller, & Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06437492165453445126noreply@blogger.com