Hey hey!!
For one, we failed. He was doing good with heeling and all the exercises until the very last exercise. Down in motion. He did down- then anticipated that I will call him as soon as I stopped so he bolted to me. GAHHHH!!!
If we don’t pass the OB test, we don’t go on to the protection- we were 10 points away from passing!! There was a lot of handler mistakes, I thought that I could say “fuss” at every turn but that’s a point (every time I said it) taken away from us.
It’s ok, Koda (S-litter Xbox – Allie) and I enjoyed it. We will try again next year. It’s a great experience for both of us. Now I know what to do and how to handle him better. He was amazingly calm and collected- I was a basket case. haha.
There were 22 dogs entered for PDC (like BH) and only 8 passed that day.
Now that we have experience, we will do better next time. 🙂
This is one of our best dogs in our club, he failed this OB test (PSA 2) believe or not. It takes a lot of out of the dog not to bite the 2 decoys and concentrate on the handler. In the beginning, the decoys were throwing bacon on the dog’s face trying to get him to eat it! Koda would have failed that in a second, my kid loves bacon!!
The dog missed the jump in the last scenario just after the tunnel. – that’s where he failed.
PSA is so freakin hard to pass, we might try out to get our BH just to put a title on Koda!! I know there’s a trial coming up in Feb here in Dallas.
BTW, our club just hosted the BIGGEST trial in PSA history, over 50 dogs trialed last weekend. Only a handful passed. No PSA 2 or 3 dogs passed.
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Just look at the decoys wearing mask! Pretty scary. haha.
Awesome video! You guys are CRAZY!!! Wow—talk about putting pressure/distraction on the dog. You and Koda will kick butt next time. Now go get your BH. If he can do this stuff, he can pass the BH with his eyes closed. 😉
You and Koda will get it next time! I have so been there – so close, yet so far away. It sounds like you guys did a great job. PSA seems like a lot of fun. I went to a trial last summer and really enjoyed it.
This stuff makes schutzhund look like a piece of cake!
Agreed. I will never complain about schutzhund training EVER AGAIN!
I think it’s safe to say that I would not pass the bacon test. I don’t mean me and Batman — I mean, if someone were to throw bacon at my face, I would go after it, regardless of the consequences.
I’m so impressed Josie! I had no idea the PDC was this hard. I wouldn’t even be ready to fail it.
Every weekend, we cook a whole pack of bacon. Everybody loves it, including the cat! Hey, it’s protein!
Bacon? Seems unfair. IPO is definitely easier! I have seen french ring and those guys are nuts too.
Sounds like you really are having a good time with him and that is what counts.
Yep, go get that BH!
You are so right Irene, Koda is such a fun dog. He loves to have fun at all times, he is so perfect for me.
Bacon! My dogs would still be there licking the dirt! I can’t get Libby past the rally figure w/the food bowl with the toys in them! If Koda only anticipated the recall, you are putting the rest of us to shame. BH, go for it girl.
Sister Libby says to her bro “Dude, it was bacon, how can you leave it????”
Koda truly is a prince among dogs 🙂
Josie, very very impressive. And to think that you almost got it is absolutely awesome.
But, I have to be honest…I couldn’t stop laughing at the 2 decoys in red & blue. I kept wondering what the dogs must be thinking of them: “look at these crazy people jumping like kangaroos all around us… what are they on?…. can’t someone control them?…”
I’m sure it wasn’t that funny during the trial but, for my vantage point, they were hysterical. 🙂
I thought the decoys were funny too, actually I thought it would be fun to be one.
WOW After seeing this even French Ring looks easy :)) Amazing what those dogs do!
Wow, never seen anything like what was going on in that video!!
You and Koda should go for the BH.
PSA 2 is hard, PSA 3 is next to impossible to pass. We watched 2 dogs (Mals) try and the pressure from 3 decoys/ OB/ scenarios were freakin crazy! And! You need to have 2 legs to earn the title.
But all in all, I just love this sport. I am blessed to have one of the best training director and our club is just amazing. Couldn’t do it without them. 🙂
Holy Cow…this is C-R-A-Z-Y!!! You and Koda are amazing, and should definitely do your BH. Those decoys are way too funny. Thanks for sharing, I have never seen anything like this.
ps) Syd sends sloppy kisses to you guys:)