Lucy Parkin Of Cleverpawz Analysis

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When asked to write this article, Lucy Parkin of Cleverpawz was both shocked - and humbled - to think that someone thought her words and musings would be worth publishing for all to see. After the initial shock wore off, the panic began to set in. She had never written an article before and began to wonder if she had enough experience and knowledge to share. Regardless of her trepidation, she put pen to paper, and this is the result. Training small dogs is a real rollercoaster of a ride. They can be delightful, funny, endearing, incredibly frustrating, stubborn, distracted, very noisy, surprising and amazing - and all that in a one minute agility run! Just like their stature, every emotion in a Small dog is condensed and intensified which is fantastic if the emotion is a positive one, but can be a nightmare if it is a negative one. Not only that, but every breed has its own individual traits and nuances.…show more content…
I am thinking of the terriers that I train who constantly demand their handlers to issue precise, up-to-the-second commands or face the wrath of the yap-yap-yap. Other breeds such as the Cavalier King Charles Spaniels seem to have a flip switch which determines whether it is their ears or nose which is taking priority. Then you have the Pugs. This delightful breed can be very successful in agility but can have a tendency to be very stubborn and demand a patient, enthusiastic handler. Of course, these traits are not set in stone, and every individual dog has its very own district personality, as every dog owner knows. With all that said, I do think that training small dogs has to have one very important element in common.
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