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Mr Difficult
Nov. 17th, 2013 09:57 pmMy mom has been taking Panic to agility class the past few weeks and handing him off to my friends to run. I'm so happy that he's getting to do some agility, I know he gets a little crazy when he doesn't have some mental stimulation--such as destroying umbrellas and kitchen cabinets. Oops. Sorry mom. Those border collies.
I've gotten a few videos of people running him and he looks like he's having SUCH a good time. Love seeing Happy Panic. Yet what I have heard overwhelmingly is that Panic is...difficult. My mom said tonight that she thinks I'm probably the only person that can really run him. Everyone is doing a super job with him but he is, frankly, a difficult dog to run. Not through any fault of his own, of course. I know I made him this way.
Panic does not respond to verbals, Panic must have a VERY DRAMATIC and VERY EARY collection cue to turn at all, Panic does not respond well to lateral motion as a cue, Panic does not like rear crosses, Panic will drift off into space if you don't proactively and aggressively handle him. If I had to made an automative comparison I would say running Panic is like a monster truck rally as opposed to a motocross race. I have no idea if these comparisons are valid since I have no plans to participate in either sport.
But he IS a very good boy, and I can see that when other people run him he tries very hard to listen and respond to their handling. I just trained him so specifically to my handling style of being silent and running fast and never doing rear crosses. Maybe next time around I will have a have a more balanced dog, but I do love my difficult truck Panic.
I've gotten a few videos of people running him and he looks like he's having SUCH a good time. Love seeing Happy Panic. Yet what I have heard overwhelmingly is that Panic is...difficult. My mom said tonight that she thinks I'm probably the only person that can really run him. Everyone is doing a super job with him but he is, frankly, a difficult dog to run. Not through any fault of his own, of course. I know I made him this way.
Panic does not respond to verbals, Panic must have a VERY DRAMATIC and VERY EARY collection cue to turn at all, Panic does not respond well to lateral motion as a cue, Panic does not like rear crosses, Panic will drift off into space if you don't proactively and aggressively handle him. If I had to made an automative comparison I would say running Panic is like a monster truck rally as opposed to a motocross race. I have no idea if these comparisons are valid since I have no plans to participate in either sport.
But he IS a very good boy, and I can see that when other people run him he tries very hard to listen and respond to their handling. I just trained him so specifically to my handling style of being silent and running fast and never doing rear crosses. Maybe next time around I will have a have a more balanced dog, but I do love my difficult truck Panic.