31/10/2026
It might look like a simple exercise, but there’s actually a lot of skills going on at once.
Some dogs are naturally more agile, coordinated and physically aware than others. For those who aren’t, like Fawn (our slightly more flumpy fizzy Cane Corso! 😂❤️), it takes more time and practice to develop those skills.
🧠Balance, coordination, proprioception and confidence all need to be built.
There’s more to this exercise than negotiating an obstacle. She needs to process information, understand where her body is, listen to her handler, follow instructions, execute and maintain mental and physical composure, while working in a higher state of arousal.
And let’s not forget she’s doing it in the dark! Fawn is processing a different environment to during the day.
Thinking, processing and regulation rather than defaulting to fizzy behaviour 🙌🙌
Awesome development for Fawn!!
