Week 1 Video

[Carol Renton]

Here is our work, to date, on the Week 1 assignments. It took from Monday until Wed. for Strut to figure out the dog on right entries without going through the middle of the two poles.

[Barb Levenson]

WOW Carol!!! I am taking a cursory quick look as I have to run off to teach. I will add more later. However, my quick glance tells me this is awesome!!! One thing I did notice is the other dog. Could I ask you to put that dog away for training so Strut has ALL your attention? He’s doing so well he deserves it. I’ll add more later.

OMT, I think some people may be having difficulty adding videos to the Forum. You appear well versed in the subject. Could you use my email to explain to them how you did this? Thank you.

[Barb Levenson]

Carol,

I am reviewing your video again. One thing I just noticed on the 6-1 side is Strut is FACING FORWARD!! OMG!! That is awesome and half the battle. A dog facing forward is “thinking” about the entry. I have a dog in one of my classes who does that also. He rarely misses an entry. And when he does and doesn’t get reinforced, he “fixes” it for the next time. What a wonderful dog you have!!

You are also already giving Strut some distance from the poles. This is a great start. He is finding the entry without being on top of the poles. One thing I am observing is there is a bit of tentativeness on that side of the poles. I want you to know I expect that with most dogs. Their behavior on that side is not quite as clear as the other side where they simply wrap the first pole. So be patient on this side and give it 10% more reinforcement than his easier side.

Keep up the good work!!! I’m like Pavlov — sitting on your shoulder 🙂

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