The Importance of Clear Communication With Dogs

The movement without taking the first obstacle is usually caused by various things. It could be handling that's just starting to become unpredictable, lack of preparation or it could be a little bit of lack of confidence from the dog. The other thing that can happen is the handler's not aware that there's a different cue that's being seen by the dog that they're doing. And those are the dogs that are just going to take off,. you know, run mindlessly or just go visit.