Boxturn Progress - Slowly

Z-dog did better boxwork at practice. I don't know how his boxturns during runs were, though. There were issues, a collision, a spooked dog, someone sitting right beside the box with their dog on a loose leash. However, his boxwork seems to be getting better and better. Maybe I'll get a real turn on a run out of him eventually.

Or not.

We're working it, though.

We had the timer set up and Weasel ran a 4.1 something! Multiple times! I would like her to break 4.0, but I am very excited. The fastest she's been clocked in a tournament was 4.2 something. She's getting faster.

I don't know if I am becomming a prima dona type in practice. It just drives me buggy when people let their dogs interfere with other dogs while they are working, or don't keep track of their dogs, or park themselves in the way with their green dogs so that they can watch. I don't object to people watching - I watch all the time trying to learn stuff, but, for the love of God, crate your dog first! Especially if it's a green dog. You aren't teaching it a good thing by letting it zero in on dogs running past it over and over, and it's a bad distraction to the dogs hitting the box to have a strange dog a foot away zeroing in on them like a pirahna and lunging at them. Also, if the dog is green, all the handler is teaching the dog is to completely ignore them and go crazy trying to chase whenever a dog is running. I think people believe I make an issue of it because I'm afraid Z-dog will eat the other dog. He won't. He's never eaten anyone, even if they deserved it. But, he will come screeching to a stop to check it out, or he will veer off to avoid the dog, or just totally boff his box turn I am working so hard on.

Of course, I do all this rant, but my Z-dog loves to make mischief, and Weasel is a carpet bombing raid of affection who is always assaulting people with her devotion, well, one person especially. That person has been quite patient and forgiving of the various bruises and pee showers. Maybe I am being a bit of a (not nice word) but I would really like people to be more aware of these things.