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Yes, we were both frustrated. It does seem to happen more when I start from a sit and try to send forward with an arm. I’ve been trying to use more eye connection and body motion rather than using my arm to indicate for him to go forward.
Ok, I get it- clarity, connection.
Take the time and reset him.
Use a station in between reps while setting up and figuring out my moves.
Have patience with him and his teenage emotional state.Carrie
yea, no. And then I went out of town for 6 days
But we did work today. I don’t know what to do about him jumping up and grabbing at my hands and arms. He ended up breaking my skin today because I didn’t move my arm away fast enough.
I think he is grabbing thinking I have food in my hands. It is worse if I have used food earlier in the session. A couple of weeks ago,I started rehearsing the different reward markers with him– hasn’t made a difference yet.
Thanks Tracy!! We have been out of town and plan to work tomorrow if the ground is dry enough. All of what you said makes sense to me. Got caught up in trying to perform the mechanics and forgot the basics — connection!
Stay warm!
Carrie
This is not going well at all! Part of it is my mental block– changing the way I position. my body and part of it is him not sending.
I’ll admit, I’ve not done much wrapping. His shoulder and front end limping episodes have caused me to be very cautious in what I ask of him physically. I have done some sends and wraps but not many in a sequence with speed.
HELP!!!!!Before I started with him, I walked through front, spin and blind. The blind scared me. He is so powerful and he has almost taken me out before.
Carrie
“lining up for a sit – those moments didn’t seem to be linked to frustration or errors, so it is just arousal”
You are right! It’s his naturally excited golden jumpy behavior. It makes for a flashy obedience heel to side after a front but….
I have been working on calm by my side walking off leash without jumping when moving from crate to sequence start. His sit stay is sooo good that I hesitate to mess with it.. but I will incorporate a line up behavior and see how that works.I started to work the exit line connection exercise yesterday but stopped. My threadle wrap physical cue is my arm across my waist. I would like to keep that cue as pure as possible–on Uki/USDAA courses,I have found it very useful. Is there another way to perform the ELC and achieve the same desired result?
and the King Cake is a killer. I decided to go back to keto as I was most successful there and felt the best. but ,man, King cake
.Thanks!! I do need help finding a solution for his jumping up at my hands..
If I have a lead out, I can release and indicate a send and/ or the correct obstacle with my arm/hand. If I am next to him, starting from a static position, give a verbal release, take a step forward with my arm going forward, he leaps at my hands.
He also jumps on me when I’m attempting to start a sequence or restart a sequence with us both in motion. i.e., I haven’t put him in a stay.
His jumping on me used to be an indicator that we had too many failures, had trained too long or had too low of a reinforcement rate. That can still be true, but I am doing a better job of being cognizant of above.
Carrie
ps., Little King’s Day (also known as Epiphany) here tomorrow and the start of King Cake season
🤤😭🤣First session of Plankrobatics. The last time we did climb the mountain, my assistant did not have the teeter securely elevated and it wobbled quite a bit. Freaked him out some and he was hesitant to climb afterwards. So I have left the teeter alone for a bit.
Because of that, I positioned the teeter today so that there was little movement. He had no issues hopping up on the plank and walking. He turned left once successfully but after he lost his balance turning left the next time, he would then not turn left. I practiced with him on the ground but didn’t press the issue on the plank.
need to purchase power patterns two. was driving to GA and totally forgot.
Again, he did well at the trial warmup jump. I kept it fun and short and when there wasn’t any other activity going on.
also did a few stays at our crating space.
Got a pretty large corneal abrasion Monday morning so have been laying low. Feels better tbis morning so training on our plate this afternoon.
My plan is to start with a wrap so I don’t ask him to stay. Brought my cato board inside so we can work our stay away from equipment and with less distractions.
Can’t be happier with how he is able to chill in his crate at shows and focus on me when we are out and about,
So I had a revelation this past weekend! But need help with how to interpret and incorporate
When I found out that we would be running in Finals at the Regional, my attitude and approach changed. I got laser focused and determined to run as confident and aggressive as possible. Going to the line, I remained confident and stayed connected during the run.
Is it because it mattered more? Because I knew for us to be competitive at all that I had to lay it all out there?
How do I funnel that focus into our “routine” runs? In the past, I’ve mainly looked at competition as a “test” of our training. Q’s were great, QQ’s were awesome but not the end all be all. That’s not to say that I wouldnt be disappointed to not Q but overall, I would take joy and satisfaction in the things we did well. After I started getting close to our MACH (#19) and repeatedly would Q once but not the QQ, I did start feeling frustration. The harder I tried to grasp, etc….I got to the point where I just wanted to get it over with so I could focus on USDAA and UKI. I’ve decided to enter whatever trial I want to regardless of event or if we have completed our MACH.
Competing in USDAA this past weekend was a good reset for me- We do have lots of skills. We are a good team. I think it will help me when we compete in Akc in a couple of weeks (if Roulez doesn’t come in season)
And let me tell you the crowd screaming and clapping was a rush for both me and Roulez!!!
I have been so fortunate over the years to have you as a mentor and instructor. Who knew that the 11 hour trip for the puppy seminar in the hot, dust filled barn 13 years ago would lead here?
Thank you again so much for all of your help!! Love you!Carrie
Kathy,
I thank you for being so open and sharing. There is so much in your post that I can relate to –either currently or with past dogs.Look forward to seeing y’all this Fall.
ooohh yes, I was so focused on getting to the jump to handle the backside that it didn’t compute that I was showing all acceleration.
Look forward to setting this challenge up. With the larger courses and me not being able to run with her, adding layering to her skillset has been very helpful. Even used some in Akc.
Thanks Tracy!
Ok, that what I was thinking too– working stays away from equipment, avoiding sequences where I need a stay. My other thought– should I work the stay with the platform as we did at the beginning? Would your self study stay class use the same method ,different, more?
in the midst of watching the first episode of power patterns – looking forward to the second and finishing the first – for more pattern games and other info.
