Tilda really didn’t do that good at agility class last night. The problem was that she got scared again. She was slow and didn’t want to do some of the equipment. It is kind of hard because I know she can do better than she did last night. It is just that she gets scared.
First off, Buddy came inside, just at the beginning, and he didn’t get along with another dog. That maybe scared Tilda a little.
Then, not real long after, a dog came over and sniffed Tilda. It was a Bichon Frise, so it wasn’t a very big dog. She still didn’t like that; she was trying to hide under a chair. This dog also had a high pitched bark that might have scared her. I know, she shouldn’t get scared by another dog barking because she is a dog. :)
That Bichon really did scare her though because we started right by him and Tilda couldn’t wait to get through that tunnel at the beginning. But, she also didn’t want to go through the tunnel the other way because she knew she would end up by the bichon. Smart dog. :)
When Tilda was going up the a-frame the bichon barked and of course that scared Tilda too. So, with all these things that happened with the Bichon, that makes me think it was him who scared Tilda the most.
Tilda saw the broad jump for the first time last night. She did good with it, but the one time because she was scared, she walked over it. Also we had twelve weave poles. Tilda did pretty good with those, she just wasn’t as fast as three seconds. :) She had a little trouble with the tire too. Oh well, I guess there is next time.
So, because Tilda is a dog that scares easily, we are going to work with her. She has already start “boot camp” today. I know these noises are different then a dog barking, but she can still learn and get over some of her fears.
This is a new challenge and we will see how she does. As I said in an earlier post, the training kind of never ends. :)
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