Conditioning
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 5:48PM 
Jeannie went to handling class last night but wasn't able to walk on the ground as she hasn't had all her shots yet.
She did have some training on the table and that went rather well.
In the class were all large dogs including a very large Leonberger and irish wolfhound. I think the very large dogs tend to throw her off. She wasn't bad but you could tell they were somethig new and that she needs some conditioning to the extra big type. This is NORMAL and that's why we do conditioning. You may get a shake or a growl - all signs that they are unsettled. The more they are positively conditioned the better their coping skills become.
This process should be seen as an adventure for you and your dog - a fun one and at times for some dogs a challenge but one that can be achieved. Expose, expose, expose in a positive way and you will like the result.
Tomorrow we head to the vet. Last night Jeannie traveled in a sherpa bag. Tomorrow she will travel to the vets in a hard crate. She may fuss. She may not but all good conditioning.
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