| what makes a dog stop working?
Maybe Skip can answer this...
For the past two days my rottie won't work for me. We went tracking on saturday morning and that was fine but then he just wouldn't do anything. His OB was slow and sloppy, his recall is gone. He won't run a blind. He won't heel, won't sit won't do anything. He wouldn't even chase a ball. He will rough house with the other dogs.
He's been eating well and otherwise seems healthy. His stool has been cowpie like since I put him back on canidae but that's been going on for weeks and his stool tested negative for everything yesterday morning.
I was concerned that he wouldn't chase a ball so I put on the sleeve and he happily did some escape bites on me. His grip is hard as it's always been. He'll bite the sleeve and carry but won't play tug with me. This dog has only experienced positive motivation training. My plan is to not work him for a few days. Maybe I will go to the club tomorrow and see how he is with the helper but maybe he just needs a break? |