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Originally Posted by lengel  It may be that you are trying too hard to desensitize her completely too early. |
Thank you so much for all your input. I've been thinking about the situation a lot since it happened and I really think that we should have ended the training much sooner. Sometimes I need to remind myself of her age. I think that along with the trading up thing, would have left the whole session on a much happier note.
After our first training class last night, I'm feeling much more confident that I am on the right track with "KALI"[aside from the obvious and most recent bad choice in training]. She did very well despite the distractions of all the new dogs and surroundings.
I agree that training to "give" a high value resource is a whole different ball game from a good sit. It's going to take time for her to trust that she is not losing it forever.