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Hi Jordan,
I can see lessons 3&4. I don’t know if they were available “on schedule” since I’m a bit behind so wasn’t looking for them right away.
Julie
Plank & Soft Exits – 3/14/21
We had a so so session on this yesterday where he was doing more trotting and coming off the plank early when the PT was even slightly off the straight line exit.
Then today’s session went much better. I am even seeing several reps with nice hind foot separation! I think it does help to have him do a trick and get rewarded after a miss. He puts his cape on and launches at 0:35sec and he was still running for the next rep after getting a reward for spinning to the right. He was starting to slide off the side a bit in this next rep but I didn’t want him to have 2 errors in a row so I rewarded it.I wasn’t too excited about his pounce up in the air on the first rep but he did hit with a front and rear foot so I rewarded it.
Makes sense about delaying the work on the collection turns. If it comes up before I get to it I can always be up at the exit to manage that turn.
2x2s – 2&8 & 1&7 entries – 3/13/21
I don’t think he’s as consistent about trotting on the left side approaches for this one. We had done the Lines sequences before this and then he had a break while I played with Min on the Lines stuff but I think he was a bit tired. (oh – and Kaladin actually has a better send to a left wrap than she does right now. I think that’s because I am often up at the jump for the wrap when I run her) Of course he was completely recovered and ran around like a wild man with Bikini later in the afternoon.He sent on his own once when I was intending to gather him up before cueing the poles but it was so nice I went ahead and had PT reward him.
It’s hard to see, but I was running along pretty laterally for a lot of these and running towards the PT before he had made the entry on some of them.
Yup – never seen “channels” before. I was happy with how quickly he figured them out.
Did I have them about right in terms of how open they were? I peeked at Christina’s channel video and hers look a bit more like 1&7 vs my 2&8ish.
Interesting point about his sides. I guess the right side (as in he’s on my right for off-side weaves) do have the pole to wrap around so sometimes tend to be easier for the dog to recognize what to do.Today was gorgeous -got up to 60 and Elizabeth and Bikini came over for a playdate with Kaladin. Unfortunately we’re supposed to get a few inches of snow on Monday but it shouldn’t last long and the ice pack in the back yard is steadily receeding.
Oh like put all 3 sets at 2 and 8 (or 1 and 7) so the dog has a relatively straight path through them?
Great – now I have more games to try out. LoL!OK – will stick with this mat size for now. I feel like we have a bunch more to do with the softer turns off the plank before we get to the collection turns
The place I rent has 2x2s so we’ll do them there next. Plus the backyard is drying out.
Well it had been 6yrs since I had done the SG 2x2s so I had to go dig up info on it as a refresher. She adds the 2nd set very close to the first when you have an angled entry. Then the 2nd set moves about 4ft away and you start closing the angle and moving them closer together with the front set staying more open. We got to the 2nd set almost straight and the front set at 1&7 and sort of stalled out. So looking forward to the 2nd set of games after we do some more angles and running.
What did you mean by stringing 2x2s together for channels? Or is that in the channel track which I hadn’t looked at yet since I figured I didn’t have any.
Adding Obstacles – 3/11/12
So excited! He had really good speed and accuracy with the inverted box when I moved this to the front yard. He is not pulling off the target when I cue the wrap around the barrel or tree. (yay). He had to think a bit when I started putting the ball closer to his path, but he worked through it and didn’t try to grab the ball first.The inverted box I am using is about as long as his body. Should I start mixing in just the mat, or try for a smaller box next? What’s my goal for how small the mat target should be?
Thanks for the explanation on the directional vs next obstacle cue. Makes sense now.
Bang Game with Teeter – 3/9/21
I had done a Bang Game session at this location before the Teeter class started and I had too much tip so he ended up having trouble controlling his hind end and would flip it off the opposite side. With the 1-2in tip, that didnt’ happen, but I think I needed to be even closer to the edge so that he would go in to 2o2o instead of pausing in 4-on. I didn’t want to toss his treat when he was in 4on so I ended up helping him with some movement until he got the idea.
Question on this: Make sure when you are asking him for an obstacle after the target that from the moment you send him to the target you are also starting to cue the obstacle.
So I think you also said in one of the games that we are not adding turning cues on the plank yet. So by “ask for the next obstacle” are you referring to a wrap cue for the wing after the target? Or was this just for the target without plank so I should cue target and say “right” if the wing is off to the right?
And in good news, snow is gone from the front yard so I will be able to do some RDW training at home and not have to mash it in to the weekend or when I can get to another space.
Mountain Climber – 3/9 & 3/10/21
Managed to rent some ring time at a place with a teeter and cobbled together my taped spoon with PB and a chair to do the mountain climber. First one was a bit slower and then he looked more confident. I can see that my motion with him and past the end is definitely his favorite so far, but by the end he was sending ahead even with a tiny bit of tip. He didn’t seem to notice when I added lateral distance. I trimmed out most of me getting him off the teeter. We mixed up turning around and trotting down the plank and my lifting him off.
Then I forgot we had done this yesterday and did a session at home tonight adding a bit more tip with my noisier and clunkier teeter. I hadn’t thought about him having to go by the PB on the water heater which I guess means I’m used to him focusing on the job and not getting waylaid by other rewards. I am realizing I should also be practicing crossing at the end while he is still heading up and not already snacking on PB.
Target on Plank – 3/7/21
So considering this was after a mini seminar with Tracy, I’m really happy that I actually got some nice running on the plank. I ended up going back to the mat target when he started moving the inverted box off the plank. Seems like my movement, especially if a bit ahead of him, causes him to launch right over the whole contact zone like it has cooties.Back & Forth -Distractions – Inverted Target – 3/7/21
Lowered the box walls on inverted target earlier this week. Added in some wings after the target. Video is from after the mini seminar with Tracy today.He’s also getting to where he can go do the target even with his raw food in a Toppl on the ground off to the exit side. I plan to start moving it closer to his path next. (Frozen raw isn’t nearly so exciting – it’s about the same as a meatball and less work on my part)
We also got to do the back & forth with a mat on the down plank of a DW in his class with his ball as the distraction. (so location #2 for that game and #3 for his RDW games in general)
Looking ahead, I see that a low DW is coming up which is going to be tricky for me as I’m not sure I can find a place where I can lower the DW during a ring rental.
