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Karin, I wanted to
take this time and thank you for the
work you did on Lana. As you know Lana
my little Sheltie was not thrilled to go
to dog shows, and that’s why I asked for
your help. She started off the weekend
with two shows in same day, one at 8am and
one at 12:30pm. The 8am show was a
disaster, she was not happy to say the
least to be there and was very scared.
Tail tucked between her two legs she
went into the ring and never stopped
shaking. I decided right there that this
would be her last show weekend whether
she finished or not. Now came time to
groom Lana for her second show of the
day. Again she was not happy. I gave her
over to her handler and expected the
same outcome. Boy was I ever shocked to see
Lana go around the ring, tail out, head
up and just enjoying the hole
experience. Even when a large wooden
table was dropped, she hardly moved when
at any other time she would have just
fallen apart. That day Lana finished her
championship, she won Best of Breed and
also a Group 3rd placement. No one could
believe it was the same dog that was in
the ring that morning. When I got home I
called and asked what you had done to my
dog. I remember you saying that you
started communicating with Lana around
11:30am (so that would explain why she
was so freaked out at the 8am show), you
explained to her that I was right there
and that she shouldn’t be scared and she
should be enjoying herself. Well it
certainly worked. Thank you so much
Karin for all your help.
Anne Brazeau
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