Comments on: I Don’t Understand Wildcard Obedience http://tiptail.com/2010/07/21/i-dont-understand-wildcard-obedience/ Two Smooth Collies - Two Border Collies - One Danish-Swedish Farmdog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:50:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jet’s Singles Race http://tiptail.com/2010/07/21/i-dont-understand-wildcard-obedience/#comment-22179 Jet’s Singles Race Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:21:58 +0000 http://tiptail.com/?p=2318#comment-22179 [...] I’m probably going to enter him in Wildcard Obedience this Saturday too. Even though I still don’t really get Wildcard Obedience… LOL he’s not ready for the real thing yet, but this will give me an idea of what he is [...] [...] I’m probably going to enter him in Wildcard Obedience this Saturday too. Even though I still don’t really get Wildcard Obedience… LOL he’s not ready for the real thing yet, but this will give me an idea of what he is [...]

]]> By: Scott Miller http://tiptail.com/2010/07/21/i-dont-understand-wildcard-obedience/#comment-21792 Scott Miller Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:48:35 +0000 http://tiptail.com/?p=2318#comment-21792 The thing is you can't prepare the dogs for any thing that could possible happen int he ring, so no matter how well you have trained them, the results really come down to the performance on the day. But just a tip from me, make sure they have had practice in adverse weather conditions! The thing is you can’t prepare the dogs for any thing that could possible happen int he ring, so no matter how well you have trained them, the results really come down to the performance on the day.

But just a tip from me, make sure they have had practice in adverse weather conditions!

]]> By: Marie http://tiptail.com/2010/07/21/i-dont-understand-wildcard-obedience/#comment-21789 Marie Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:30:32 +0000 http://tiptail.com/?p=2318#comment-21789 Hey! What are you saying? Twist keeps going in the ring and getting sloppy results? LOL I'd say when things fall apart for him, it doesn't qualify as sloppy, it's a total disaster. He doesn't need to enter wildcard to do that. I don't even know if we've ever done wildcard for that matter. Hey! What are you saying? Twist keeps going in the ring and getting sloppy results? LOL I’d say when things fall apart for him, it doesn’t qualify as sloppy, it’s a total disaster. He doesn’t need to enter wildcard to do that. I don’t even know if we’ve ever done wildcard for that matter.

]]> By: Kathy http://tiptail.com/2010/07/21/i-dont-understand-wildcard-obedience/#comment-21788 Kathy Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:20:49 +0000 http://tiptail.com/?p=2318#comment-21788 OMG, I am sure glad you said this. I totally agree with you but I have gotten such crap for that. I had a trainer that was just a pill about saying she was not going to work with me if I did not enter my dog in trials. Well, I had never ran an fast dog and had no clue how to get to where I needed in the ring or how to stay even remotely where I needed to be, I felt so lost running a five obstacle sequence, and my dog sure had no idea what she was doing and I could not imagine how lost we would be together a green dog with a green handler. Then now our club puts on this tournament and no one understands why we dont enter. But it is the same thing, no training, no treats no toys, just total trial rules. If I want to trial and feel ready then I will trial, but why go out there and tear down my training when I can not fix anything and there is no real benefit? I already know where we need to work and I can see fun matches where I can stop and fix things if need be, but why would I run and continue practicing the mistakes we have already found in our trials? I wish they would read your post ;-). OMG, I am sure glad you said this. I totally agree with you but I have gotten such crap for that. I had a trainer that was just a pill about saying she was not going to work with me if I did not enter my dog in trials. Well, I had never ran an fast dog and had no clue how to get to where I needed in the ring or how to stay even remotely where I needed to be, I felt so lost running a five obstacle sequence, and my dog sure had no idea what she was doing and I could not imagine how lost we would be together a green dog with a green handler. Then now our club puts on this tournament and no one understands why we dont enter. But it is the same thing, no training, no treats no toys, just total trial rules. If I want to trial and feel ready then I will trial, but why go out there and tear down my training when I can not fix anything and there is no real benefit? I already know where we need to work and I can see fun matches where I can stop and fix things if need be, but why would I run and continue practicing the mistakes we have already found in our trials? I wish they would read your post ;-) .

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