[gemy]

Another tip : I guess for newbies everywhere I know experienced handlers know this: but two of the most important commands to train your dog in is ; Leave it and Drop it.

Leave it: means ignore the food/treat/toy/whatever on the floor beside your nose.

Drop It: Is if you missed your dog picking up any of the above, Drop IT.


Whether you show or not these are great commands for your dog to obey. Sadly there are vicious people in this world who contaminate food and other things so that whatever dog picks it up will get sick or even die. I do not speak about only the show ring. It is spring now and summer is on the way; last year in Toronto at no less than three dog parks there was contaminated food left out for unwitting dogs and dog owners. Also at one very popular leash-free park that had water out for the dogs, this water somehow got contaminated as well.