there were seven components and each had to be passed...this was the order we did them:
body positions in the heel position (sit, down, stand) which had to be held for 15secs with a walk around him at the end of each position...
static turns which was one of my main concerns as we've really only got the left turns working in the last week...in response to the instructor we had to do turns on the spot either left or right 90, 180, 270 and 360 degrees with Hodge sitting at the end of each move in a heel position...right is easy as he is moving forward but he has to scoot backwards and around for lefts...
"group stays" - down with at least two other dogs - dogs are about 2m apart...any body position for the stay (I chose down), handler walks away 3m after dog in correct position and turns to face dog, stay must be held for 90secs, handler returns to dog walking behind dog and back to heel position...the handler is not allowed to talk to the dog until the exercise finishes...
"off-lead walking" around a 70m course with distractions laid out (pram, various balls), performing various actions denoted by signs (turns, sits, moving downs etc)...this included rally-o exercises and heeling in motion...this was my other concern but he was pretty good and not at all interested in the objects...
"honor stay" (in middle of off-lead course) while another dog performs the off-lead course...dog must maintain position (down again) while handler stands 2m in front...this is a longer stay than the group stay...can talk to the dog if needed...
"stop the dog"...with the dog off lead and at least 4m away, you have to get your dog to stop and hold position for 10secs...he was actually running when I got him to stop and lay down!
"trick sequencing" (4 tricks, increasing difficulty)...we actually did five tricks - shake paw, spin, rollover, figure 8 through my legs then a walking weave through my legs...
no walk for Hodge this morning so I'll try get him out tonight...a bit warmer for the ride to work...
the stats:
start temp/humidity: 6.8/76% (apparent temp 5.8)
start time: 8:09am
total distance: 16.65
total time: 44:22 (including 1:07 stopped time)
avg speed: 22.5kph
total calories: 622
avg HR: 134
holding the clock for FkF for one last time as Mike is back...
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