Posted by Racer on February 4, 2004, at 11:55:23
In reply to Re: Suggestion from left field » Racer, posted by fallsfall on February 4, 2004, at 10:43:33
Keep me updated, and I'll be your cheerleader.
When you get more ambitious, you might look into obedience trials. Even if you never actually show, watching practices can teach you a lot. For that matter, watching the obedience trials on TV (Animal Planet shows them sometimes) can help, too. Watch the interactions between dog and handler carefully, pay attention to where their attentions are focussed, keep your eyes open to what happens when they're not on course, but just interacting together in the background. Animal Planet has a lot of good shows about training, too, that can give you a good perspective on non-verbal communication. You know, the Good Dog U shows, training and behavior shows. Even some of the vet shows.
Good luck, and keep us posted. Maybe I'll get famous for UNventing (that is, inventing something that already exists) a new form of therapy, then I'll go on all the talk shows and tell everyone, "well, it was this chick called fallsfall on a bulletin board who really got me started on this..."
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