Hyper Flight Practice Update

Zio and I headed down to Dallas and met up with Si and his daughter Tristen at the Hyper Flight practice. I'm very impressed with their organizational skills. They began the practice by putting every dog's name on a white board and organized it by what each person wanted to work on with their dog. Practicing like this focuses that particular time segment on one or two dogs which gives them the personal attention they might need. It also allows for plenty of helping eyes.

The biggest tip I picked up was that the whole team plays cheerleader for the successes of which ever dog is practicing at the moment. Such a reinforcement tool!! There were obviously other things I learned, like a different way to do passing drills, puppy training, tug training, and honing Zio's wall turns.

Zio did great showing what he can do on the wall and actually stayed focused on the tug... even with distractions going on. Well worth the trip to Dallas!