tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764046264992143027.post456440750098487798..comments2023-03-29T04:28:38.781-07:00Comments on Bentley and Lexi: Back to 2o2o Trainingcorbinwootenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07943463533459972697noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764046264992143027.post-83607248228285117192013-05-08T04:55:50.384-07:002013-05-08T04:55:50.384-07:00I have been through the same with my Saturn. He...I have been through the same with my Saturn. He's very good with his 2o/2o at training and at home but he lost it all when going to competitions. <br />We have tried to "fix" the problem over the winters where there is no competition but we failed miserably. Later, we tried to change the "command/cue" and the position. When I first thought him, he has to run all the way down and lie flat on the contact 2o/2o. I spent 4 months doing nose touch on the wall with him standing and giving him a totally different command. He used to swing around side way to watch me, so I used the puppy pen to build like a channel so that he can't move around apart from going straight ahead. I then gradually transfer that behaviour onto a plank (still indoor); funny though, the minute he sees the plank, he immediately offered me the down 2o/2o position. We spent another 6 months on that. I have an Alley Oop targeting stick which I stick in front of the contact to make him stand up rather than lie down. We gradually move that outdoor and onto full Dog Walk. I weaned the Alley Oop off but replacing with treat at the bottom (with him still on stand position). After that, I move the treat further away from the contact, he needs to stretch himself to get the food but the two back legs still on the contact. This taken me 18 months in total to fix the problem. I hope that give you an idea? Lianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15337118333645258941noreply@blogger.com