Do you mean for dinner? Well I usually give her kibble and some canned food, so it might be messy!
Well, you'll want latex gloves then for sure.

But that's drive manipulation, and it's certainly not for everyone - it's like NILIF, some people are OK with it, some aren't.
Jakob went 3 days without eating before changing his focus and outlook on things when starting a hand feeding regimen. Now I do it with the puppies, and continue for MONTHS.
On that note, I also don't have focus issues in classes, I don't have "teenager" stages, I don't have alot of 'issues' in training, even training young dogs who "just want to play with the other dogs" because I raise them differently.
Then the instructor said that her scratching was a sign of stress?
She would be a dog I'd take things slowly (REALLY SLOWLY) with. Maybe she needs to be outside the class getting comfortbale being there, then build up to being in the ring, then on equipment.
This book personally turns my stomach
http://www.dogwise.com/Item_Inside.cfm?ID=DTA260 and I find it disturbing, however, it is currently an
Agility Bible on shaping and overcoming issues in agility training, you might want to give it a read.
The control issues are basically when we first get there, they think it's playtime.
Well..isn't it? Maybe it's more focus related?
I guess I am expecting them to be stars 5 weeks into it!
Which is common...and also why the dropout rate is so high. We lose 50-75% of our beginners because (A) they think agility is about the dog running on equipment and (B) it's work. It's ALOT OF WORK... so most people either drop out, or adjust their goals and expectations, slow down, work hard, and have alot of fun.
Right now I am stuck in an obedience rutt. Hanna does not have the attention span for the obedience class, and just wants to be active rather than sit on a leash and wait for our turn. This frustrates the heck out of me because I think the people think she is dumb and cannot do the things she knows
Does not have the attention span for obedience class? FYI, it's a cold day in ____ before my dog ever spends class time sitting on leash waiting our turn. No wonder it's boring and there are attention span issues.
I don't really know how honest I should even be here, but there are a bunch of fairly corny and painfully true sayings about dog training:
"Every Handler gets the dog they deserve" - Royal Air Force
"You have to be more interesting than grass." Karla Spitzer
"Train your Boxer, every day, as if it's the last day you will ever spend with them." Trace Hendrickson.
You'll likely meet - or at least see - Trace at Nationals. Walk up to her once and tell her your dog gets bored with Obedience class (just let me know before you do so I can watch from around the corner...)
Tracy, of course, is my own personal hero...I put her right up there with Oprah...
http://www.sunchase-boxers.com/pages/2/Home.html