MCKC will be sponsoring Rally Trials again, starting in April 2024! The Palmetto To Pines Cluster will include 4 Rally Trials. April 25-28, 2024 Southeastern NC Agricultural Center, Lumberton, NC
It’s almost Thanksgiving! We are pleased to announce the third annualAKC FIT DOG Turkey Trot. What is it? The AKC FIT DOG Turkey Trot is a virtual 5K (3.1 miles) that people do with their dogs. This non-competitive 5K Turkey Trot can be done all at one time, or in smaller segments on multiple days so that […]
The Barker
January 2023
In this month’s Obedience Corner, Baby Justice learns that the reward comes to those that wait. “Stay” is thought incorrectly by some to be a passive command. In reality,
it is an active command – where the dog must actively remember to staying. Opposition Reflex means that we teach the dog to stay in position while we apply leash pressure to pull them out of the the position we asked them to stay. And the Cookie Slide Game just adds some additional heat.
With Justice, the criteria is that he not only STAY, but he also needs to focus.
Member Ellen Pfann talks about how to teach Positive Markers to reinforce Focus.
YOU TUBE LINK:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkobLm-IYWc&list=PLY9ReyYBDoPNFL2cNkY-NFpIqA4nTFhqx