Goose Poop And The Future of Dog Shows

Here’s a few tips and thoughts on dealing with dog show distractions.

Last weekend was a great one for us at the Bull Terrier Club of Philadelphia’s Specialties - two BOVs and a Group 2 for Saki, and a RWB and a WB for baby Bijou.  And there were PLENTY of distractions to test our Attention and Free Stacking skills....

You can count on there being dropped bait and goose poop at outdoor shows.  You can certainly “correct” your dog for diving into the distractions, but you’re going to pay for that dearly because corrections have a “carpet bombing” effect - they suppress not just the target behavior but serve to dampen the dog’s overall behavior.  Not what you want in a show dog.

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