Is there anyone out there who does dog obedience?
My Sheltie is only 6 months old but knows everything for the novice class. There is a UKC show this weekend that I’d like to take her to, they accept late enteries. The only thing is that she hasn’t perfected everything. She would probably qualify but wouldn’t get a top score. I don’t really care about UKC and was thinking of just using it as practice for AKC obedience shows. Should I wait until she’s more polished? I know most of you will say 6 months is way too young but she is very advanced. She is more patient and eager to learn than any 1 year old dog I’ve worked with! What do you think?
The problem with entering trials too early is that you can’t correct or help your dog if she has difficulties. This way they learn that they can do things in the ring that they can’t in practice. You would be better off to take her to fun matches and correction matches so that you can work her under trial conditions but still help/correct her if necessary.
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