Spotlight of the Month   JULY 2008
A photo of Lyric, a Golden Retriever, standing on a low teeter. © Donna Proudfoot. All rights reserved.  
 "Working Through
Teeter Fears"
  LYRIC PROUDFOOT

"Lyric tackled all low agility obstacles fearlessly from age 10 weeks and I thought, 'Ahhh, I've got a great agility dog here!' ...till her first heat at 10 months ... Then 'Nope, too scary! I'm not getting on that tippy thing!' At 17 months, with the slow progression of flatboard, low tippy board, 'bang that board-end' games and oodles of click/treats, she is again tipping selected low teeters. What's that saying? - 'Focus on the process, not just the destination and enjoy the journey together with patience, patience, and then even more patience.'" — Donna


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