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Tracy –
So how do you use the MM/PT outside of the ring in an NFC run when the dog can’t leave the ring to get a reward?
JulieOMG! Laughing pretty hard at the AKC comment, but completely agree. Plus since he’s a bit sensitive to environment, I don’t want that tense AKC energy right now anyway. No worries. He’s not even AKC registered yet. His CKC registration got majorly held up due to Covid. I only just got it and havent’ gotten around to forking over the big bucks to AKC to transfer it.
So – he’s entered in 12s NFC for the MAC UKI trial in 2 weeks. I went back and forth on it and decided to enter because our area lost a lot of UKI trials due to Covid and he’s been to Animal Inn a few times last year so it’s not completely new. It’s also an outdoor fenced ring and he seems to like that better than indoors. I picked classes towards the end of the day so he has plenty of time to settle in and get out of his crate for multiple short play sessions before he has to go in the ring and Min is running earlier in the day so I can shift gears and just focus on Kaladin at the end of the day. We’re offering the food reward box, but I think my best plan is to bring Nemo in with me. I’ve also got some good USDAA opportunities in outdoor fenced rings this summer, but the next MN UKI trial is at the end of August in Duluth. I am thinking about trying a UKI at Lori Michaels’ place at the end of June, but inside in a new place is hard for him now so I’ll see how things progress. All of Think Pawsitive’s UKI trials are during local USDAA trials or the north central regional which landed out of the blue at Canine Sports Zone in late July. I do have him in a few more mini seminars in the next few weeks too and am keeping an eye out for more. 1 is back at the barn and another is at On the Run. He’s doing Jacque Hoye’s speedy jumpers seminar along with a bunch of masters level dogs! I told her he’s not doing weaves yet but he’s capable of running those courses as long as he’s comfortable in the environment.
2×2 – 6 poles and more running 5/9/21
Whoohoo! The Pet Tutor worked. Nailed all his entries and with me running ahead and with him. He did have to think about whether he wanted the frizzer reward after 2 sets of PT treats. (when he went over to the camera that was where I had stashed the PT out of the way – little goof!) Scrunched the 3rd set in a tiny bit more for the last few reps. Also started adding a bit more angle for the entries. Do you think 1 more session with poles like this (PT for the first one) and harder angles mixed in? Or go to 6 all nearly straight (well the first 2 are straight, but 3-6) and back off the motion and angles to see what he does?Recap of our barn adventure in the Teeter forum.
Crazy Elevator Game at the barn – 5/8/21
We had the opportunity to try another new teeter at the barn I took him to yesterday. It was better than a seminar – my friend’s new dog business was hosting the UKI virtual trial and there were only a few people signed up so perfect for me to bring Kaladin just to do some short sessions in a new place. (only downside is it’s an 1hr 40min drive each way – but a really nice barn!) It started out rough. He was carsick on the way down (which I thought he had outgrown, but apparently it’s back). When we got there he was overwhelmed by the new place and declining treats (I think more from the car-sickness than the new place). We hung out at a distance, walked around the field some and then he decided that Nemo was still magic in this place so we did a short session in the ring just playing goofy games with Nemo and then doing 2 tunnels when he looked comfortable. 2nd session he was really engaged with the games so we did some short sequences at 8in and he looked great. 3rd session we did sequences at 12in and he still looked good. (mash-up of the sequences is going up on my FB page later). Everyone cleared out of the barn (there is only a small waiting space inside) for his first session. The 2nd and 3rd there was normal conversation happening just outside the ring and 2 dogs waiting and Kaladin never got distracted by that (He can get distracted by classmates talking outside the ring in his regular class so this was great)4th session we got to play on the teeter which was rather loud hitting the dirt and rather boingy. I decided I should save the full teeter for our home turf so we took it easy on this one and used meatballs plus his raw food as the reward for releasing. I was really impressed with how he controlled the rebound and didn’t seem upset by it.
We’re back at the same barn for a mini seminar on the 18th so it will be interesting to see if he acclimates faster. Luckily the toy that is easiest to clean off dirt from is his favorite option!
We did weaves and went for a jog this morning so we’ll try the full teeter at home tomorrow. Plus – I’m busy dying my hair and the neighbors already thing I’m strange enough. Running around in my yard with a plastic bag on my head is not going to help that perception!
2x2s – 6 poles with more speed – 5/7/21
Same configuration with nearly straight 1-4 and slightly more open 5&6. He had lots of great entries with me running faster and ahead of him, but he missed the first 2 when I tried to run fast right from the start. He got that same entry later, but given the roughly 80% success rate, I feel like we need another session like this, but starting with the 1 o clock entry off my right as that is his favorite one compared to straight on our 11 o clock off my left. Today’s frizzer of choice was a soft sided 4MyMerles frizzer that can still roll well.I also discovered after this in our Nemo play time that while he is fabulous at not being distracted by a toy in my hand or pocket, we need to brush up on his “how to work with a toy on the ground” skills. His stalking/freezing behavior really went into overdrive and it was really hard to do a hand touch or a wing wrap if Nemo was innocently hanging out on the ground 10 feet away. I think I’ll start with having a frizzer on the ground while we do simple games and then work back up to Nemo on the ground.
Crazy Elevator Game with Tunnel – 5/6/21
Dragged the tunnel out of the basement and located my tunnel bags so we are in business! He seemed pretty happy with the high and low catches and with the pieces of meatball I was throwing back at him.2x2s – Adding 3rd set – 5/4/21
Left poles at the same configuration and worked on adding more motion. Once I stopped hitting divots in the yard, rolling the frizzer went well. He faked me out on one set where I tossed as he was missing the 3rd set – whoops! But I did succeed (inadvertently) in matching the toy to my fleece.5/4/21 – Plank to Pet Tutor
So glad you’re offering an extension!
I felt like we were spinning our wheels a bit so we took a break from RDW to focus on his weaves and teeter. Then I went back to using his Pet Tutor this morning. Not sure if it was the cool weather (about 50 this morning) or that he knew breakfast was coming up soon, or just that we needed a break, but he actually did a whole session with me stationary (or almost stationary) and no trotting! He launched the first one even with sitting right at the edge of the board, but then did all but one of the rest with some really nice running and rear leg separation.
5/10/21 – Plank on low 8in table
Previously when we tried propping up the plank a bit, I’d get trotting or complete launches, but I got a decent session last week on 5/5 where he didn’t trot or launch. Not all the hits had good separation but it was way better than earlier attempts. Then we tried it again today and voila!
Crazy Elevator Game part 3 – 5/4/21
More speed from both of us on this one. The flyinq squirrel frizzer is easier to hang on to, but he was a bit blase about chasing it. The stare at the camera was when our neighbor across the street got in to his car on the street and drove off. Not seeing much of a weight shift back as he gets to the end of the board but maybe he’ll do more when it actually drops the full height.
Hot Sauce in a Sheltie-suit – LOL!
Well if Hot Sauce likes Sheltie boys and wants to meet her counterpart, Kaladin would be overjoyed to meet her in June.For the next few sessions to solidfy is bounce, keep just sending without jumps or wing wrapping before?
And I need a back yard extension to throw the frizzer further. I am worried about him crashing in to the garage as he’s chasing it!
2x2s – Adding 3rd set – 5/2/21
Thought I had posted this last night but apparently not.
2nd session and was able to close them up more. I am still tossing a bit early as he clears 3&4 so that it helps him get 5&6, but I get the sense that he’s a lot more confident about that 3rd set. However he’s not sure what he thinks of his new West Paw Zogo whatever it’s called frisbie. We’re trying it since he likes to tug on frisbies and ends up ripping the soft cloth one. He definitely likes chasing it, but can’t always be bothered to figure out how to pick it up if it lands face up with the edges on the bottomUphill Angled Entries – 5/2/21
He was a bit bonkers this morning working for his raw food. In good news, he’s confidently running uphill and most of the time he collects and lines himself up. What should I do if he jumps over the guide instead of lining himself up? Just make the guides more prominent and/or soften the angle next time?
Bang Game Fading Target & Crazy Elevator Game part 3 – 4/30/21
I lowered the tip and dialed back the motion and I think this went pretty well (first session fading target with the bang game)
We got to play the crazy elevator game with the really clunky loud teeter during open ring time! The teeter was off to the side so I just dragged it over enough to get a bit of space to send around a wing to it. (so sorry about the weaves kinda obscuring the view) I used his raw in a toppl as his reward to run to on release and that seemed to work pretty well to distract him from the really loud clanks behind him.
OMG! Just watched Lennan’s Walrus in a top hat teeter session. That sure is way better than shots of my free-standing basement toilet!
2x2s – Adding 3rd set – 4/29/21
I took the jump after out, but I do see that he is coming out looking for me to toss the toy. I just didn’t think I’d have the coordination to toss the toy back between the poles & the jump today. I thought about using the Pet Tutor, but he accelerates more for a thrown toy. I also mixed up using a jump before or sending – he definitely has better speed going in to them after a jump. We had a break in the middle when what sounded like a dog fight erupted in the yard kitty corner behind us. He had to stop and stare- didn’t bark or chime in, but I figured a short break and then some easy tricks would be prudent.
