> Hank, the dog, is in a huge class of 15 dogs. Last night we were working > on long stay at the end of a 20 foot rope. There were various degrees of > obedience and expression, from a tiny bouncing poodle to a mixed breed dog > that never moved a foot. He and his owner had the same facial expression, > quite dour. I had to wonder how they got to looking like that, sad, angry, > bored, tired? Neither one seemed to be having any fun.
I've noticed this too in dog training classes. We are supposed to work up to a 10 minute stay, down or sit. Does that really have relevance on day to day life? Sometimes, but for the most part, I think this sort of thing is pretty pointless. Dogs arent' stupid either. Robyn
