Its a great exercise. The only criticism: too many dogs in one group.
It is basically impossible to observe and correct 11 dogs at the same time. On the border of the video there was a dog pulling away while we were supposed to be watching the dogs in the middle of the screen being praised for doing a good job. There was no-one there to help the dog not doing so well though.
If you must have 11 dogs in one group then you need more than one trainer to do the job accurately.
@Trovatore75 That happens even in small classes. It's hard for the trainer to see every last thing. However, I do agree that an associate trainer would be useful. I think some places aren't too open to that idea, though. For whatever reason they don't want one. Maybe it's the expense.
Its a great exercise. The only criticism: too many dogs in one group.
It is basically impossible to observe and correct 11 dogs at the same time. On the border of the video there was a dog pulling away while we were supposed to be watching the dogs in the middle of the screen being praised for doing a good job. There was no-one there to help the dog not doing so well though.
If you must have 11 dogs in one group then you need more than one trainer to do the job accurately.
Trovatore75 2 years ago
@Trovatore75 That happens even in small classes. It's hard for the trainer to see every last thing. However, I do agree that an associate trainer would be useful. I think some places aren't too open to that idea, though. For whatever reason they don't want one. Maybe it's the expense.
ShelterDogs 5 months ago