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2018 Front & Finish Dog Trainer’s Survey Exhibitor Comments – Part IV ***  I’ve been a proponent for a long time that there should be a handler’s meeting. They do it for Novice but why not for the other classes? They do it in agility and herding: you can talk to the judge, ask scoring or handling questions. Some judges want at least 3 feet or more for the sit on directed jumping and some want it closer. It

*** I feel that some of my answers are dependent on my present dog situation. I’ve only got two dogs; one who completed his titles before the changes to obedience were implemented and another, younger dog who dislikes obedience so we’re currently training in agility. I do own a heavy-bodied breed, though, and I don’t believe that the broad jump did any physical harm to either of the ones I trialed at the open level.

2018 Front & Finish Dog Trainer’s Survey Exhibitor’s Comments – Part II by Bob Self Dog Trainer’s Survey – Exhibitor Comments ~ Continued From Section I ***  I think that having the most experienced and successful handlers (referred to as “the OTCH people” at many of the trial that I attend) be more supportive and warmer to the newer people would be a HUGE help in keeping people in the sport.   Right now they have their own “private” crating area

2018 Front & Finish Survey Exhibitor’s Comments ~ Part I by Bob Self Last month we published the 2018 Dog Trainer’s Survey for exhibitors participating in Obedience & Rally competitive events. Results of this study are being published in two parts, first exhibitors comments, and second the actual response data to the questions. There were a total of 1510 individual respondents who successfully completed this survey.  One question regarding participation in rally classes was thrown out because it appeared to