Each evening at the Kiln Agility Trial this past weekend in MS, Sharon McD of Swamp Dog Agility set up her Lure Coursing Machine in an adjacent field and invited any and all dogs to give it a go.
Lucky had tried Lure Coursing a few months back and shown little interest so I wasn't expecting much, but she tore out after the lure this time, twice, and was rarin' to go again! Her second run, my friend Donna D. operated my camera and did a great job tracking the whole run, which is NOT easy. (Click arrow to play video.)
In my next post you will see a video of Lucky's 1st agility run of the weekend in Kiln, typical of most of her runs where she barely runs and exceeds course time. It is becoming glaringly obvious to me that
motivation is a major missing ingredient of her agility performance.
I tried Maxie on the Lure Coursing track, and he wanted nothing to do with it. Ran away from it as fast as he could and begged a complete stranger to pick him up! All Maxie needs is a reasonable expectation of FOOD, though, to run like a maniac.
With those long legs, Lucky could outrun Maxie any time. It's all about M-O-T-I-V-A-T-I-O-N! Building Drive has to become my most serious focus for her agility training.
My writeup on the Kiln Trial will be my next post. Some things worth mentioning happened there.
Upwards and onward!
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