[Ally Fleischer]

Hi Tracy,

Here is the back half of week 2.

She did a lot better with the wing wrap motion between the bowls. We added in the upright and I ended up standing (the knees on the concrete were killer). I think I could have done better getting the cookies in the bowl. How is this looking?

Goat tricks 2&3 went well! We widen the playing field with another fit bone for #2.

Then for Goat tricks #3,the dog walk was not off the ground right now (because I couldn’t figure out how to raise it…it’s a friend’s) but I think she did the turns well once I stopped trying to lure her and naturally moved to the other side. Ingy seems to have no problem getting onto things and she is now finding her balance in the turning!

Please let me know how you think this all went. Thanks!

PS: I didn’t record but I tried to cheat in Toy Races. She still beat me every time! Definitely one of her favorite games right now

[Ally Fleischer]

Hi Tracy,

Thanks for this!

It is good to know she is a righty! I’ve noticed that in some other exercises we have done. Makes sense…I am also useless with my left side 🙂

We are giving the wing wrap bowls another session tonight, so hopefully a bit of latent learning helps

I will definitely try to cheat and beat her…but I do not think I stand a chance.

I have a second fit bone I will add to widen her playing field a bit for another round of Goat Trick 2 as well as picking it up for Goat Tricks #3.

[Ally Fleischer]

Hi Tracy,

We are excited for week 2!

I’m sorry to not have done Wing Wrap Foundations last week…a stomach bug took me out. But, I made sure to do it first thing this week so we can a) let the latent learning kick in before advanced level b) make sure we get the advanced level down before we kick it up a notch later this week with the next steps!

Today’s session went very well, in my opinion. Ingy was very focused and really seemed to enjoy.

I stuck the Collar Grab Fun into both the Stealth Games & Toy Games. She is very used to having her collar held from CAT/FastCAT/Fetch Dog, so she was already very comfortable with it!

The only thing we seemed to have a bit of trouble with was these Wing Wrap Foundations. She could smell the cookies in my pocket and was more interested in pestering me than going after the cookie in the bowl. Any tips you have to mitigate this? Should I try standing?

Pardon the yapping dogs in the back of some of the videos, my neighbors have these little guys that terrorize the neighborhood…LOUDLY.

Let me know what you think from these clips!

[Ally Fleischer]

Hi Tracy,

Thanks for all the great advice and my apologies for the delay in response. Nothing like a short stomach bug to knock me out for a few days!
I definitely need a head start but I’ve recruited my friend to help me hold her. Blind crosses are going MUCH better now that I have a bit more breathing room!

She is being an excellent goat and I’ve added two more upside down cat litter trays to give her a bigger space.

Thanks for all of your advice!

[Ally Fleischer]

Hi Tracy,
We were able to work on side & back sends, stealth game, goat games, and blind crosses.

Ingy LOVES goat games and the concept. Ever since she has been little, we play a game with a large rock at the end of our street – she’s been a little mountain goat for quite some time now!

Blind crosses were my biggest challenge…not hers! My right side went really well but my brain had trouble remembering which way to turn for my left (less dominant) side. I will have to do some practice drills as extra homework 🙂

The sends went well. I made sure to point with the same leg & hand, as well as work both sides for the side sends.

Lastly, we hit stealth games as the light was going out on us. I used an upside down trash can…talk about novel neutral! She was not phased in the slightest. She may need to work on swallowing the cookies before playing

Thanks for your feedback!

[Ally Fleischer]

Hi Tracy,

Thanks for the feedback! Yes, the gold was for her name – her registered name is actually All That Glitters Is Gold! 🙂 We love Taylor & Life of a Showgirl, too!

I appreciate your kind words and suggestions. I will work on getting her back to the start line without the collar, then hold. We will add a heavier toy and work on distance!

Great point about keeping my hand lower since she is shorter. We will work on that and more distance, too!

I see now why she was confused on that send….I gave too many different signals. I’ll make sure I step & point with the same side. We will take on side and back sends tomorrow. Get prepared to see my “ready dance!”

Thanks for all your help!

[Ally Fleischer]

Ingy and I worked on Driving, Deceleration/Turn Foundation and Sends to start the week. I’ve combined all videos into a bit of a longer one, with title screens in between. I promise all sessions were short!

We plan to work on the back half of Week 1 tomorrow and Friday…work has been a busy one this week, and we keep losing the light!

Thanks for any feedback you have 🙂

[Ally Fleischer]

Thanks, we are looking forward to starting this week! 🙂

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