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Tunnel Exits – 3/16/24
Forgot to post this one yesterday. We haven’t done very many minny pinnys but I was impressed to see her turn correctly when I did cue before the tunnel. Had an issue with the Go where I think I wasn’t quite connected enough coming out of the tunnel and then pulled off the wing too soon on the cross. Then she had big feelings. Took a short break and came back for one more shot using cheese which worked betterWind in Hair – 3/16/24
Did an easy game with cheese after she had chilled in the car while Kaladin got to play. Seems fine with me running more but I think my timing with throwing is better with a toy.Kaladin has a fun run on the new OTR turf this looks afternoon so Lift will get to tag along.
Set Point with moving target – 3/14/24
The moving target work on its own has been going well so I put it together with the set point today. She did want to swap out to a different toy that didn’t dangle to the ground but it does seem to help her actually bounce through the set point better. (3ft distance)
I’ll try tossing the toy as she gets closer to me the next time I do the pill bug. Should I toss it on the line she is coming in on or toss on the curve around the pillbug? It’s going back down into the 30s/40s for the next few days but it is definitely crazy weather.
Pill Bug – 3/13/24
Dug my other tunnel out of the shed and got a vari-colored pill bug with a 15 and 10ft tunnel. Happy with how she worked outside and went from tossed cheese to a toy. Had a moment where she was thinking about whether she wanted the toy or not, but no leaping lemur moments so yay. She does slow up a bit as she is getting closer to me, but I’m chalking that up to thinking about the whole thing. I thought about tossing the toy for her to drive past to get it, but figured I would stick with the baby exercise and reward with toy in my hand for now.
Moving Target is coming along nicely inside.
Proofing Wraps – 3/11/24
We did a short (un-video-ed) session over lunch with the moving target using roadkill raccoon as a moderate value toy and it went quite well. “RR” dangles down but doesn’t quite drag on the floor and she did really well releasing on the grab it or catch (thrown back).I debated doing the wrap proofing before dinner after the last 2 days of running & thinking but decided to try it inside since tomorrow is likely going to be a very light day for her due to my schedule. She found going to the right easier than the left from the Live session. Should have ended it sooner but I think we can say you’re right about food being the better go-to if it gets hard.
She got to run around in the backyard with Kaladin after this.
Smiley Face – 3/9/24
This was from yesterday in 2 sessions. Had a poprocks episode when I asked for too much. I think both in # of things and the soft turn around the wing. Should I be using a right cue for the soft right turn. Not sure how strong that is yet but it occurred to me that she is used to a wrap cue so if I don’t say anything she’s like “what are we doing you hooman?” I am having a hard time remembering to keep the connection with her when I think she is locked onto the tunnel but really isn’t.For the wrap Cues, should I mix up a FC and a Post turn for when I move?
Smiley Face – 3/10/24
And from Sunday: Started off with the toy at Fusion and then almost had a full blown pop rocks episode when I closed my shoulder towards the wing and she cut behind me. Switched to food and shorter sequences and that made her happy again – even got a race track going which has been harder for her before.Wrap Cues – 3/10/24
Took a short break and then did this session using cheese. She had feelings about my holding her collar to start so I dropped that since she is sending from a bit further away.Wind in Hair – 3/8/24
She’s been kinda bonkers when she isn’t napping but she was excited about playing outside once she got to pick her toy. She thinks this game is more fun with more space. I was so happy she was doing so well outside that I forgot to add the “go”. And she clearly doesn’t need the larger 2in high (4in diameter) jump bumps based on how she is sailing over the 1in high (2in diameter) ones.Wrap Cues -3/8/24
She didn’t want to stop tugging after her short Wind in Hair session so I decided to see what she would do with the pre-game. I was pretty sure she would nail it so didn’t start right up by the wing. Other than me flailing around with the toys I like how this went.And I packed her new Agility leash away after she posed for the picture with lots of treats. Figured I don’t want her getting any weird associations with it while she’s going through her “my harness is lava” stage.
Moving Target- 3/7/24
I think we are getting close to her first heat cycle and the week of having the house get new siding didn’t help. Until about a week ago she was showing a lot of signs of growing up some – hardly any pop-rock moments, working for a toy in the yard and at Fusion, better focus etc. This week’s been challenging -she’s barkier in general, more distractable, avoiding her harness, and boinging around a lot. She’s also choosing to nap in beds at the other end of the room when previously she almost always was on top of my lap if I was on the couch.
Did a short session of the Moving target in the back yard over lunch with mixed results, Mixed up my marker cues at first and discovered that at least today she seemed to understand grab it (toy in my hand) vs get it (tossed or dead toy away from me). Said Grab it and she released. Accidentally said Get it the next time and she didn’t budge. Happened twice. She kept changing her mind on which long fluffy toy she wanted and then got boingy when she heard Kaladin barking inside. I swapped them and let Kaladin try the game (he nailed it by the way even though non-frizzers are not always his favorite). Brought Lift back out as an experiment and she had a pop-rock explosion before she decided she could get the tossed toy. So we quit with that.
This is from the evening session inside. She is switching from cheese to the toy so happy about that. I can also see how the moving target does get them focused down and forward. She does say the old fluffy tug is better than the fancy new Wild at Heart WAO fundraiser fluffy thing.
Dean does voices for all the dogs but Lift is one of his funniest ones. And something like that already exists on Youtube with Cricket Chronicles. We watch those whenever we want a laugh.
I ended up subbing a class at Fusion tonight so went early and brought Lift along. She did the rocking horses with 2 wings on a 15ft dark and sligthly curved tunnel and worked for a toy!
Got an alarm set on my phone for tomorrow so hope to see you in MP 2 Live sessions too.
Remote Reinforcement – 2/12/24
Sneaking in another one before MaxPup 1 ends. Haven’t done this for a few weeks so circled back. She is still good at coming away from the treats (cheese) and then doing a trick. She’s waiting for me to move back to the treats before coming along with me. Not sure if that is an issue at this early stage or not. (Oh- and hope you get a chuckle at the beginning that I didn’t crop out)
Yes- a person went running by the ring during the rocking horses and I was impressed with her noticing but continuing to work. I do worry a bit that we’re behind on working out in public more but I couldn’t find a good in person puppy class for her and then she hit adolescence and I figured it would be super frustrating to try one then. She comes with me to trials and can do pattern games and other things there, but she’s not getting class exposure. She is used to doing tricks with Kaladin (alternating back and forth) but I need to do more where he’s the distraction lying in a bed nearby instead of being a barking distraction in another room.
We’ve done a lot of collar touches/grabs for food (including her dish of raw meat) since I got her, but she’s still not convinced especially if a tunnel or other bit of equipment is out there in front of her.
This was what we did yesterday.
Serp Exit Countermotion – 2/11/24
Lift and Kaladin got a nice walk on some trials this morning to decompress from working at Fusion yesterday. This was after lunch. She was happy to tug before and after in the training room, but I decided to use cheese for her reward since the stay work and all the serpy stuff is a mindbender for her. We hadn’t done this game since the live session so I was really happy with how she picked it right up again. I wanted to try the advanced game so I didn’t push for more counter motion in the baby version -just did a few for a warmup.
Restrained Recalls
Now here’s something you don’t usually see -restrained recalls in MN outside in early February without a danger of slipping.
I don’t want to put a tunnel out yet even though we don’t have snow, but I was just thinking about doing the rocking horses with wings and/or barrels outside I just need daylight the recent trend to have more work meetings over lunch is cramping my style.
Tunnel Threadles at Fusion – 2/10/24
Catching up on yesterday’s training at Fusion. The tunnel work has been a lot easier at Fusion even when she doesnt’ want to work for toys – I think because there is so much more space to run after the tunnel and to setup (esp for threadles). And yesterday she actually wanted to work for a toy in our first session!!!!
Backside Slice at Fusion
After her tunnel threadle session, she got to chill in the car while Kaladin got to play. When she came back out again, she considered her toy choices but not very seriousy so we switched to cheese. I needed to zoom out more but her sit stays were good (even though you can’t see them). And she has enough value for going forward that she took one forwards even with 1 wing. That’s the first time she did that though.Rocking Horses Tunnel
We took a play break and then I realized I had forgotten to try the rocking horses earlier. She was still very focused on doing tricks so I squeezed a wing in by the tunnel and we had fun running for cheese. I don’t have Fusion booked again for about a month due to other events so I squeezed in this last session too.
Pretty sure it was a dead bug. Yay for supplemental protein.
When trying the wing for the Backside Slice is it still 1 wing and bump so it’s not an actual jump yet?Tunnel Threadle – 2/8/24
This was before dinner and the first time she worked the entire tunnel session for a toy. I think a longer tunnel (Even 10ft) would be helpful for the threadles but then I lose the space to have her run out of it to the toy at the end. I have Fusion rented this Saturday morning so maybe she’ll work for a toy there and I can try the rocking horses there but with throwing a toy.
For the backside slice, should that stay on a barrel and a bump (vs jump wing or wings & a bump) until I get more lateral distance?
