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My name is Donna Brinkworth. Four years ago I moved to Alberta from Northwestern Ontario. I recently completed the requirements to be a CKC tracking judge for TD and TDX and will now work on becoming an urban tracking judge, as it is one of my passions. I've also become involved in the sport of Schutzhund as a member of the Calgary Schutzhund Club, and my boy Caden is showing a lot of promise in this exciting sport. All I need is some land and sheep for the Border Collies to be completely happy in Alberta, and we are working on that! This blog honours tracking, herding and life with the dogs who are my teachers and who bring so much joy into my life. It started out as a training blog for my tracking students. You can check those archives, back in 2005. Over time I have used this blog to journal my own training, share information, and most recently discuss my personal journey since moving here.

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27 February, 2011

Caden's Sit out of Motion Training

An honest dog!


We've been working hard on sit out of motion for SchH. Caden is always thinking and really likes to please. I just looked over to the porch and saw him SITTING beside a bag of duck breast treats. He could have helped himself but was just staring at me, hoping I'd see his good sit. River ran in when I grabbed the camera, hoping for a treat!

In the sit out of motion, you say Sit! to your dog as you heel. You keep walking and he sits and stays until you return. Recalls in SchH are NEVER done from a sit position. So you always reward backwards - so they never even anticipate that they will move forward from a sit. Caden has the sit stay downpat - I just need to have him sit faster when I am heeling, and we will have it!

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