I had a bitch once that would absolutely do nothing. She would half ass walk. First time on a mill she burned it up but would never spin it again. Pulled me on a bike like mad for one day but the next time no effort whatsoever. Either she did not see the need for it or she felt like she had already conquered that task. I am not sure but it was frustrating. She could not be motivated by foods, toys or baits. She was talented and smart. She taught me the keep starts at 8 weeks old instead of lasting 8 weeks long. Everything from 8 weeks old is preparing for show night. I found her work ethic was lacking way too late in the process.
So..I had her on a ten foot chain. I was cleaning up and the yard dog was on the other side of the fence just yapping. She would chase rocks til your arm fell off. I threw the rock and by bitch shot after her like a rocket and then ran back to me. Tried it again and the same. The light bulb went off then. I switched her to a 14 foot 5/8" log chain with a two pound weight collar. I walked around for an hour and picked up rocks. I poured those rocks out on the ground, sat on the five gallon bucket and threw rocks for nearly two hours a day for 6 weeks. She sprinted after the yard bitch like mad, never realizing the chain and the fence were between them. She would run back and wait for the next rock. So every work day I got a bucket of rocks, moved her to the heavy chain and put on the weight collar. She won in 1:01. She looked as strong and powerful at 61 as she did at the beginning. She impressed all in attendance. And when i told this same story I heard BULLSHIT more than once but it was most definitely true. From that point I figured a way to get sprinting with resistance into every program. EWO