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Since Kaladin’s butt (even with floof) is narrower than the plank, I was thinking about using my original puzzle box organizer for conditioning when it’s not combined with a jump.
Happy New Year!Organizer Backside Wraps – Fading Org on slices
Tried the Backside wraps yesterday and Kaladin was a little meh on toys and training so we stopped. I think he played too hard with the dog sitters 2 Shelties. He and Min used to play a lot but he’s only had intermittent play dates with other dogs for the last few months. Assissi looped him yesterday and let him nap all day other than his morning walk and today he was back to his usual playful, boingy self.Some questions for the future so I can keep going on this:
In general am I looking for him to look organized on his take offs and to be efficient in his lines/wraps? His conditioning has definitely improved, but he was pretty good about handling himself over jumps before so it’s harder for me to see changes there.How important is the 3 jump zig zag? (Obviously I need to take this one on the road or wait until the snow melts)
After fading the organizer, do you bring it back for general conditioning or if you see Jumping issues? And if you do, do you ask for the sit again?
Organizers- Backside Wraps – 12/23/22
Realized I had missed doing the backside wraps so fit this is on Friday morning before we headed to the airport. First one was awkward and then he started to figure it out…including how to backup and sit on the plank when you overshoot without dropping the bar.Merry Christmas! And no rush on this one. Kaladin is busy partying with the house sitters 2 Shelties.
Fading Organizer – 12/21/23
Looks like this didn’t post. It’s from Wednesday.Did the Zig Zag at 8in with the PT pushed back into the next room and after a warm up he bounced it again. Played around with fading the organizer on the slices.
Did another short session in the evening since he’s getting a longer break soon when I’m in NY for Christmas. He sits as soon as I say it so when I delayed the cue he started sitting closer to the bar. Such a literal boy!
Org Slide & Fading Organizer on Wraps – 12/15/22
This was from last Thursday. I was too busy running my booty off over the weekend with Claudette’s courses to get it posted sooner. Really happy with how Kaladin jumped 16in. With the exception of maybe 2 or 3 jumps where the wheels were about to come off the bus, he looked pretty comfortable jumping higher.
I started the session with more slice work (8 and 10in) took an extended play break and then tried fading the organizer on the wraps. He thought it was weird to sit without the plank.
Zig Zag 2 jumps – 12/13/22
This was from Tuesday. Lovely bounce at 10in with him on my right. Adding strides when he was on my left. Maybe due to closer wall and my converging on his path?
Oh yes! Ran into issues editing the video so when I finally posted it I forgot to mention that the distracting sound was Dean vacuuming the hardwood floors above the training room. Tennis balls in a dryer is a good description though.
I think some issues when he was on the left are that my line converges more with him because of the wall. I’ve got another video to edit and post from yesterday with the zig zag where I think that was a factor. I’ll tweak the angle of the slices to allow for more room. (I;ve got the tripod in the next room to get more distance so was trying to account for camera angle too)
But hey! Way better than no training at all since we just rain and then snow.Julie
Zig Zag 2 jumps – 12/8/22
I was at 6in bars for the Organizers on Tues. Will try 8in next time on slices for sure.
Kaladin says PT Is way better than dead toy. Started at 8in and went up to 10 and then back down to 8 when I flattened the angle a bit. And then to 6 when he added a stride and then decided he was probably tired and stopped.
Organizers – Slices & Wraps – 12/6/22
Did our first backside slices. Think we did better on me continuing to move on the slices. He’s still not convinced about taking the jump on the wraps – I think maybe because he’s already in a stationary position or coming to his sit. If feel like if I wasn’t asking for the sit he would be taking the jump without an issue with me rotating sooner.Organizers – Slices/Threadles/Wraps – 11/30/22
Got snowed out of our backyard and agility class yesterday so yay for having Great Mats in my basement training room. Looks like trying the Trax game in the grass is not going to happen anytime soon. Did try it in my family room on carpet and he thinks it’s fun.
Way clearer for him on the threadles using a release word & hand cue, but not his “come” cue.
Bars are still at 6in. Leave them there and try a backside wrap and/or threadle?Zig Zag 2 jumps
Decided to try the zig zags with 3ft poles inside. Harder for me to move more, but it worked better than I thought it would. Moved the standards another 4in apart and kept the height at 6in.
Dead toy is still not a draw. He did better when I did a bit of a fling into the backside slice so I could get a bit further ahead. Added a stride in a few reps and then sorted out the slightly longer distance.
Well sadly we just got 6in of snow and it’s supposed to have a high of 21 on Thursday so I think we’re done with the back yard season.
For the Trax game, how important us it to have exactly the same discs? Can I use lids of similar size and different colors?
Zig Zag – 2 jumps – 12/27/22
Moved the standards about 4in apart so they overlap less and did the 8in reps earlier so I could end with 6in. I feel like with the 3ft weave pole bars that I could have stretched the standards out a bit further as this looked easy for him.Zig Zag -2 jumps – 11/25/22
Good point about his “come” threadle slice verbal. I’ll verbally release with break and use the threadle arm, but save the “come” for when we fade the organizer.Took advantage of the melting snow to fit another backyard session in. Getting colder and snowing again next week so this may be it. I have a ring rental booked for next Saturday.
Did a variety of 4-8in heights for slices and backside slices.
2nd rep he dropped the first bar but I think I had him too close to the wing feet so he didn’t get a good start.
Organizers- Front Wrap/Slice/Threadle – 11/22/22
Can’t remember when this course ends.
Zig zags are going to be a tight fit in the winter training space, but the Organizers fit.
Apparently having the PT sitting there makes it hard to sit but it was helping him focus down more on the wraps (after he looks up at me on the platform!)Played around a bit on how to react when he got sticky. I think the best results were from treating him for the sit on the platform before releasing to the PT.
