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Camp Newf -
Saturday Afternoon
Updated January 29, 2000
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| Archemedes, above, learns to touch the dumbbell, while Gus, at right, has just had enough work for one day, thank you very much! | ||
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| It's totally up to the dog to decide where this exercise will go. Get a chair, get a dog, and just start clicking. Kathy Reed's young Landseer, Jenna, had a tail-wagging good time with this! She whacked the chair with one paw, then put two paws up and then jumped into the chair! | ||
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Newf camper Jocelyn Hawley (right), also a national NCA draft judge, explains how this cart would have to be adjusted to balance the weight bearing points for Newf Maddie, who has never pulled a cart before, shows a Newf camper how she needs to adjust a cart to balance the weight-bearing points for the dog. |
| Cindy Dasbach and Archemedes tackled "responsible heeling" -- with the responsiblity resting on the DOG'S shoulders to at least try to stay in the general vicinity of its owner. Shirley distracts Archemedes while Cindy passes by -- and Archemedes decides to stick with Shirley. Reviewing the session on video later (below), campers saw that Cindy was always watching her dog -- and that the minute she looked way, he was more interested in catching up with her. |
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