It's not about blindly running to the reward. It's about handling to the reward.

You step through the gates and the nose instantly hits the ground. Your dog acts like they can't hear a word you're saying. You painfully get them to setup. But it continues to go south when your run officially starts.

I reward my dogs for errors. A lot of the time! I call them Pity Cookies. My primary goal is to keep the dog in the game. I want their confidence high and that attitude that they can do it!