Anyway, the trials was over last weekend and sad to say, Schnappi didn't do well :( we didnt pin any hopes on the open but was a little disappointed as she flung the intermediate as well... and yes, flung by 1 tiny mistake... the last SIT in the distance control... if she did the last SIT, we could hv been 2nd!! hahahaa!! oh well, no point crying over spilled milk...
The worst mistakes came in the open... minus the send away which we know she's likely to fail... there were 4 areas where she really surprised us...
- Stand for examination
- Retrieve over high jump
- Scent discrimination
- Down stay
She had no problems with these exercises during the daily trainings... but that day she suddenly went "extremely high" and things started to go dis-array... Bb was stunned with the first 3 where she's gone all wrong... but the last straw came when he came back thru the door and found his dog missing from the ring after the down stay exercise... Apparently Schnappi was sniffing around and rolling left right and playing with herself (well i hope it's only herself lor.. it's the 7th month afterall :p), then started creeping over to the GSD... so at this point the judge has to ask someone to "escort" her out... it was a rather comical and entertaining scene for those present... but i hv to admit the dark cloud over Bb's head was rather scary too... :P
This is honestly the first time i see Bb so disappointed with Schnappi... and the first time too i see Schnappi performing so weirdly... On top of that, the judge said to Bb, " It's not easy to have a happy dog when u trained up to this level..." Hummm, hearing this, Bb dunno whether to laugh or cry... So now he's trying to find ways how to make Schanppi more reliable and how to further strengthen the bond between them...
Will all these make her a more obedient dog? Will becoming a more obedient dog make her less happy??
