Episode 162
162. Lessons in Preparing and Testing at the NAVHDA Invitational
November 1, 20221h 30m
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Show Notes
Alston Peek makes his long awaited return to the podcast to recap his journey from qualifying in a NAVHDA Utility Test last year all the way to the Invitational Test held recently in New Mexico. A lot of honesty in this episode including what it's like to work so hard and fall just short of your intended target!
- Playing a "game" vs. the "real thing"
- The decision to retest the Utility to qualify for the '22 Invitational
- Using "versatile" dogs
- Mentally preparing for the Invitational Test
- Going all the way back to Scout's foundation of steadiness
- Training backing with bumpers?!
- Baby stepping all the way to a dog that backs!
- Diversify the training with new places and new dogs
- Keeping it fun, real, and fresh
- What its like working year around and still come up just short
- The day of the test and lessons learned
- Any regrets after "failing?"
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