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Ladder Grid – 3 jumps – 4/11/24
This was over lunch. Experimented with 3ft 3.5ft and 4ft distances and the moving target (a big hit when I tied her favorite orange bungee fur tug to a leash). Had some feelings about lining up to sit (we’re working on that separately and inside) but I’m liking how she looks over the bumps.
Proofing Get out
Did this after work. We did a few sits and lead outs to the moving target (no jump) and then I switched to cheese for the get-outs going the other way since she had alredy done the ladder grid at lunch and going left is the harder direction. Had a hard time keeping my feet pointed down the line on some of the get outs, but don’t think I crossed the leash on the ground.For the Zig Zag part 2, should I use a bar with Lift or the small jump bump?
Layering Foundations – 4/9/24
Had mixed results trying this with a toy. My plan was to toss the toy as the reward (way easier to find than Lift-sized portions of cheese) and then toss a piece of cheese so she easily gave up the toy and then walk back to reset and call her. That way she’s not tugging back to the start but she’s also not walking along next to me which often sets off the pop rocks if she was excited about something right before. Instead she had big feelings about wrapping the wing to the right at the start and then didn’t want the toy (although at about 1min she found a stick and then brought it to me to tug -I cropped the end of that out). Tried a few sessions throughout the day because I wanted to see what would happen if I broke it off instead of switching to a tossed treat. When not trying this outside, she was happy to tug with me inside including bringing various toys to me to play with and mixing tricks in for the toy. The last time, I tried cheese and she was brilliant.
So not sure what to do next. Just take another break from trying anything agility with toys but keep doing short sessions of toys for tricks? Try 1 rep with the toy and if no go, then switch to cheese? Or just end the session? Maybe she was just tired from the RC work the day before even though she was tugging like a fiend before I started the session?RC Concept Transfer – 4/8/24
So she seems to be good with a toy outside for 3-4 reps and then the poprocks go off. Should I try just stopping at 4 reps? Or maybe mix in food to give up the toy between reps to see if that calms her down so that she can do 5 reps?
Question on the advanced level with the standards for the next “obstacle”, if you are curving to the inside standard out of the tunnel should you be using the verbal turn cue instead of Go?
And yes -that’s what I meant for the backside wraps!
Backside Wrap on Barrel -4/6/24
This was from Saturday. Still prefers to wrap to the left. Do I need to be more to the opposite side of the barrel if it is standing in for the standard?
Minny Pinny Proofing – 4/7/24
I had planned to work on the RC Wind in Hair outside on Sunday but then it rained pretty much all day so ended up doing the Minny Pinny inside isntead. Pretty good going to the right. I was waiting for a head turn to the left but got a spin to the right when I released her collar.Lift likes the frizzer mainly to steal it from Kaladin and then jump on his head and smack him with it. She will sometimes tug with me with one, but prefers to chase her fur/ball tug toys instead. And that was me forgetting and saying left instead of “say” so of course it sounded like her name.
Diamond Game – 4/4/24
This was from 2 short sessions on Thursday. Started out with the toy and then she decided she would prefer cheese which of course is harder to find in the grass!
Find Jump- 4/5/24
And this was yesterday evening’s session. I had the jump about 14-15ft away from the tunnel. Had some feelings about the wrap before the tunnel. Came inside the jump on the rep after I changed from toy to treats but I’m not doing a very good job of connecting out of the tunnel there.
I also let Kaladin do the Find jump with the bump and his frizzer for the Go while I hung back by the tunnel. He thought that was a lot of fun.
What is it about Nashville and road construction and/or traffic? Seems like we get held up there each time heading to JAX.
For serp/threadle proofing and moving towards center of bar: Which direction should she be facing in the sit? towards the jump or tunnel?
I thought about the moving target for her ladder grid but then decided I should make sure she was being thoughtful. Will try it next time.
Ladder Grid- 3 jumps – 4/3/24
This is a 3ft distance in our session yesterday afternoon. Had a moment where she was having trouble sitting on my left so we did a spin trick and then went back to the right. Later she was fine. (go figure)
And the crowd support on runs at any event much less big ones is always appreciated. I think Kaladin likes it too.
Serp/Threadle Proofing – 4/3/24
This was from last night after dinner. I threw in an extra session since she was still pretty boingy from not having Kaladin or I to play with over the weekend. She tugged on her new toy before and after this session but decided to use treats during it. I should have rewarded a 2:40 – in my head my arm was back but clearly it was forward and indicating the tunnel and then moved back too late (I claim Invitational hangover as my excuse for that one!)
Hope you have fun wherever you are off to.
Wind in Hair – RC -4/2/24
OMG! I was yelling for all I was worth on that last line too. Clearly need to work more on the GO when the hooman goes too deep for the last backside slice and then can’t keep up on the last line. And he shot out of that tunnel like a rocket and blew past me on the dogwalk even though I was ahead of him before he got on it. Luckily plan B of decel and yell “POLES” worked.Lift was so excited to see him that she jumped on his head when he came through the door last night around 10pm.
The foot of snow is mostly melted in the backyard, but I didnt’ want to put a tunnel out yet so did the RC drill with her new Tugaway Cuwin toy which she likes so much she ran off with it on the first rep (first time she’s done that with a toy when training outside). The wrap wing was 12ft from the jump for this session (or about double what I could fit into my indoor space during the live session)
Then came inside and saw your reply and yup – there’s the backside wrap from MaxPup week 8 advanced level which I totally missed when I was in NY for Christmas. Since Lift was still trying to accost Kaladin, I did a short session with the barrel in the training room.
Hi Tracy,
Did I miss a game that introduced the backside wrap or are we seeing it for the first time in the advanced RC wind in hair game?
Thanks, Elizabeth!
That was Kaladin who was in MaxPup the summer of June 2020 during the height of the pandemic. All the MaxPup work set him up for where he is at todaySend & Serp -3/26/24
Did a Send & serp session on Monday where I worked the jump at an angle and started flattening it. This is the 2nd session which was yesterday where it gets to flat. I found that I needed to pause on the FC wrap to make sure I had her head so am trying to focus on the connection while still moving slowly through the wrap.
I think the roads will be fine for travel tomorrow even though it’s still rather sloppy here. Looks like Chicago got mostly rain.
Mini Pinny Proofing – 3/25/24
Still a rightie!
Oh -good idea to tuck the pet tutor behind a wing. Her target actually is 2 small pieces of wood that are each entirely wrapped in a yoga mat and the have a longer yoga mat strip over the 2 of them. So it’s slightly raised. But we just got about 8-10in of really wet snow so no more outdoor training for a bit unless it melts while I’m at the Invitational.
Collar grab games with both toy and cheese are going well. If I pause with my hand out she will take a step nearer to get me to toss the reward. Not pushing hard into my hand but she is a Sheltie and doesn’t want to mess up her floof. (what she has of it)
Find the Jump – 3/24/24
Lift got to hang out at the UKI trial yesterday when not playing collar grab games or wrestling with Terry Pertile’s 4-month old Papillon. Today she rocked finding the jump at Fusion. Jump is about 10-11ft from the tunnel.
RDW Fndn
We had set this aside for about a month. She was feeling a bit leapy today but did have some nice hits too. I’m also able to send from further away from the wing wrap.
Send & Serp – 3/21/24
Made turning left even harder by forgetting to use her “left” verbal. Whoops! Did the dig-dig left wrap pretty well though. Was able to keep in motion through the serp by the end. Had turned the camera off but she did some reverse retrieves with a toy after this.
Happy Collar Touch & Shaping Collar Grab – 3/21/24
Did a short shaping collar grab with tossed cheese in the morning before these lunch time videos. Short break between the toy games and then the shaping. Plus got some extra shaping since I forgot to hit the record button on the first session after the toy games.
I know you said it’s not a problem to get a nose touch when you put your hand near their neck. Does the dog just start to realize that if your hand is closer to their neck it’s the collar grab?
Proofing Wraps – 3/19/24
Hadn’t done this for a week but she says easy peasy about the discrimination (minus one tunnel where I really didn’t step towards the tunnel much so she wrapped instead) just as long as she gets treats (after 1 toy rep) and barely touch her collar. She was getting a treat to line up each time (also for her outdoor setpoint a few days ago even if it was hard to see it). I’ll have to go find that bigger jump bump in the shed before we get snow later this weekSet Point -3/17/24
First set point outside (sadly the weather remembered it was MN in March and over compensated so was in the upper 20s – but yay for new car with heated steering wheel!). Started at 3ft and then tried about 3.5ft. Had some feelings about lining up. I’ve been using the treat to help with the toy release and using it to get her lined up and then giving it to her and asking for the sit after the treat. This was after a short trip to On the Run for Kaladin to run on the new turf at their fun run (really nice stuff – we both approve). Lift got to hang out after he was done, meet a 7mo Klee Kai puppy and do some tricks on the turf by the warm up jump.
