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Post by DeDe on Jan 11, 2011 17:24:01 GMT -5
We've all had them! Don't you dare say you haven't!!!
Let's hear about them. Maybe they can help the next ones coming along so that the same mistakes aren't made.
Pics would be helpful (and fun) if you have them!!!
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Post by Jag on Jan 11, 2011 20:55:26 GMT -5
oooooohhh me! you learn the best by making mistakes! When I got Elsa and started training, I made the HORRIBLE mistake of holder her up by her harness and saying "out" simultaneously... it really made her out a difficult thing to retrain... because she kept wanting to fight more and more. she still gets mad on the out. I'm sure I'll make mistakes... what're you gonna do?  |
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Post by Vadim on Jan 11, 2011 23:51:16 GMT -5
I learned reading the rules and training to them maybe a good idea. At one of my trials when I entered the field and went to meet the judge, we were instructed off the field. I was wearing shorts and apparently pants are required. Luckily I had some gym pants in the car and we returned to the field. Everything was going well from there until we reached the retrieve exercise. I came up to the line with the dog as directed, and before I could even grab the retrieve item the judge's horn blew and the exercise was over. I had unknowingly slipped the first knuckle of my fingers into my pocket in preparation to grab the retrieve item and that was against the rules. Since I was new handler, the judge decided to let me proceed with the exercise. I returned to the start line, took out the retrieve item and began to throw it when the horn went off again. This time I unknowingly switched hands with the item before throwing it, also against the rules. Here we go again, I return to the start line, pick up the item and throw it, dog gets it and returns, sits in front and will not let go. Judge tells me I still would have received a zero as the dog would have destroyed the retrieve item if it was some sort of personal article. So it is possible to almost be disqualified and fail the same exercise 3 times at the same trial and they don't kick you out of the sport  |
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Post by DeDe on Jan 21, 2011 13:59:36 GMT -5
Newbies + young dobes + long lines = DISASTERS!
I will never forget my first attempt at sending my young girl for a long bite and forgetting I had a long line attached to her collar! Ass and head met ground, dog stumbled, leash untangled, dog engaged decoy! Talk about your major embarassing moment?!?
I gotta hand it to her though, she took it like a trooper! To this day, I always triple check my lead before sending the dog now...LOL
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Post by symmetrydobes on Jan 21, 2011 16:40:18 GMT -5
More than once now (I will take the exact number of times to my grave) I have either hit the jump with my dumbbell and/or thrown it so poorly that it has either landed so far to the left or right that any amount of proofing didn't save my ass lol
I always think in my head as it's happening "sit dog, go get dumbbell, rethrow" yet all that comes out of my mouth is "hup-bring!!" Duh!!
Needless to say her jump over the hurdle has received an insufficient grade on more than one occasion due to my stupidity.
Tamara
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Post by mariof on Feb 10, 2011 13:03:52 GMT -5
My contribution to the thread. Steve the guy in the video was sending a video of his dog back to Germany for his father and former club members to see. Steve had a sore ankle for a few weeks, the dog was fine. We continue the session after the line mishap. Steve did send the video to Germany and took a hazing from his father. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vXWufVaySY |
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Post by DeDe on Feb 10, 2011 13:29:02 GMT -5
OUCH! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA OUCH! |
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Post by Apollo on Feb 14, 2011 10:45:23 GMT -5
ROFL, Steve isn't the first one who has that happens to him. Even old experienced ones ending up on their ass, because of the line LMAO
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Post by symmetrydobes on Feb 14, 2011 12:05:22 GMT -5
Oh yah, that was an awesome video lol made my day, thanks for sharing |
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Post by rosamburg on Feb 14, 2011 18:11:35 GMT -5
No shortage of them, and that is just trials, not to mention training.
In trials, let's see:
1) going up to the tracking scent pad and forgetting to untangle the tracking line.
2) Forgetting to let all of the line out during a trial in tracking from the scent pad.
3) Getting lost on the way to the tracking field in a regional trial. Showing up like 1 minute before I was supposed to track (under Doug Deacon). Somehow managed to get an 80 no thanks to me.
4) 1st time Sch2 forgetting the recall after the stand in motion.
5) throwing a Sch 1 dumbell in a Sch2 trial.
6) in my 1st BH completely spacing out during heeling. Glenn Stephenson made a comment and zapped me back to reality.
Those are just a few off the top of my head. In training there are so many it's impossible to come up with any. More than a few times forgetting to bring back the sleeve..at our club that means you buy a round for everyone in attendance after the session.
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Post by charity on Mar 28, 2011 17:46:07 GMT -5
My contribution to the thread. Steve the guy in the video was sending a video of his dog back to Germany for his father and former club members to see. Steve had a sore ankle for a few weeks, the dog was fine. We continue the session after the line mishap. Steve did send the video to Germany and took a hazing from his father. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vXWufVaySYSteve is not alone in this. I have seen many, many people do something like this. Usually, though, it is the first time handlers who fall into the trap. |
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