[eleutheromania]

𝐓𝐈𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐍 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐓𝐙 𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐁 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

Tell me about a trick or type of training this dog had a hard time with. Ends July 7

username: kivr & fireflii
registered name: Golden Smoke Signals "Cinder"
sex: Male
phenotype: heavily shaded red brindle piebald
genotype: AysAys Bb CC DD Eme kbrky mm Spsp tt uu ZZ

height: 23in
weight: 62lbs

temperament

• handling - moderate
• activity level - active
• drive - slight

[Siven]

username: Siven
registered name: SLA Magnifique World, "Maggie"
sex: Female
hardest thing to train?: Sit pretty is a hard trick for her, because it takes so much abdominal and core muscle to hold it properly, that she has to stay well-conditioned to hold it. That's not to say she doesn't love to do it though, just means it takes extra work!

[kivr & fireflii]

username: kivr & fireflii
registered name: Golden Smoke Signals "Cinder"
sex: Male
hardest thing to train?: Cinder is an eager and excitable racer, so it isn't't surprising to note that he has difficulty in pausing/holding during his agility runs. He loves the catwalk, waving flags, and his over& unders, but it's always the holds on the table or waiting for the see-saw to touch the ground that costs him points. Being on the agility field itself is very rewarding and distracting for him, so it's important to keep him focused at all times. Unfortunately, food isn't a big motivator so he usually has to be rewarded with play.

[MySpoons]

username: MySpoons
registered name: Charcoal Afterburn | Coal
sex: Male
hardest thing to train?:

You know how some dogs only use their paws for things? They paw at things readily, and are easy to teach 'shake' and 'high five'. Coal is like that. A little too pawsy. Any time he is asked to do something with his nose, he uses his paws. Certain things are too delicate to push on with his paws (for fear of scratching, or other tricks like "kiss"), but Coal will do his best to use his paws no matter how many times he is encouraged to use his nose. "Touch" turns into a slap, "kiss" is a another slap. The most progress Coal has made so far is being gentle about it, thank goodness.

[Luxio]

username: Luxio
registered name: NS Prodigy 'Orlando'
sex: Male
hardest thing to train?: Orlando struggled to get his head around search and rescue, he loved to sniff out people but he struggled to contain his excitement when he found someone he could save; usually giving them an intense amount of licks. It took a couple of months to train him to settle down; He goes through exercises at least 3 times a week and only overexcites very rarely now; but nothing more can bring him joy than finding someone he can alert to, he is always very excited to work, his handler couldn't be prouder of his progress.

[Furrydogs12]

username: Furrydogs12
registered name: Forest Whisper (Whisper)
sex: Male
hardest thing to train?: He can’t do tricks like come and heel. While some other dogs might think these are easy, Whisper doesn’t. He is extremely lazy and dislikes moving; he isn’t an energetic dog. It takes a lot of motivation to get him to get off his lazy bottom. He enjoys doing tricks like sitting and laying down, as they don’t require him to get up to his paws. When asked to come or heel, he normally rolls over or just stays put. It normally takes his favorite treat or toy to get him to come or heel, sometimes even having to pull him to this feet.

[Lex.]

username: Lex.
registered name: CHK's Haunted Woods | Jake
sex: Male
hardest thing to train?:
Jake has a very hard time with the 'stay' command. He loves to be near people, and watching them walk away and telling him to stay where he is gives him a feeling of anxiety. He doesn't like being left alone, or being far away from people and other dogs.

[eleutheromania]

username: kivr & fireflii
registered name: Golden Smoke Signals "Cinder"
sex: Male
hardest thing to train?: Cinder is an eager and excitable racer, so it isn't't surprising to note that he has difficulty in pausing/holding during his agility runs. He loves the catwalk, waving flags, and his over& unders, but it's always the holds on the table or waiting for the see-saw to touch the ground that costs him points. Being on the agility field itself is very rewarding and distracting for him, so it's important to keep him focused at all times. Unfortunately, food isn't a big motivator so he usually has to be rewarded with play.

congrats

[kivr & fireflii]

thank u!!! 🥺