[agilitywawa]

Hi Tracy,

We did the serps with a toy target and I moved the wing out a bit more. I looked at your comments before going out, but I did not rewatch the lesson video, so I think those front cross reps were not right!

Thanks,

Joan

[agilitywawa]

Hi Tracy,

Perfect day to be outside today and the weekend looks good too. Looking forward to being outside and getting some training done 🙂

We did baby steps of the serpentine and the Minny Pinny.

He has not seen the serp in quite a while, so I did a couple reps without the wing to remind him. Wing is about 10 feet from jump. OMG – I needed to shut up on that right side! Dellin could have done 12 off course obstacles while I was still yammering. Good news – he seems to do better with my motion than that certain red dog did at this age.

Then some Minny Pinny – he seems better going left – at least in this session. I have not noticed to him to have a real dominant side yet, so I will watch that.

Thanks,
Joan

[agilitywawa]

Hi Tracy,

Better weather today, so did another round of smiley face and wrap discrimination with the big tunnel. I worked on the tunnel exits, but the camera was too zoomed in, so I’ll have to re-do those. Hoping to catch up on some of the games as the weather starts to improve.

Thanks,
Joan

[agilitywawa]

Hi Tracy,

A great day today – 60 and sunny and a weekend!

We did the first step of smiley face – the first 2 reps he was grabbing for the toy, then he sorted that out. The Big Lug can wrap himself pretty tight around those wings 🙂

Thanks,
Joan

[agilitywawa]

Hi Tracy,

Holy Cow! That worked so well!! The video is a little long- I left in the treat parts – bringing him back to the wing. This is such good info. he had one mistake and I just added more cookies to bring him down a bit more.

Things are drying out – I should be able to get back to some of the other games in the yard.

Thanks,
Joan

[agilitywawa]

Hi Tracy,

We had snow, then a bunch of rain. I can see the ground, but it’s too wet to go out or he’ll destroy the yard. Hoping for a quick dry out.

“Jump” is my take it in extension cue. When I do Wind in My Hair again, I will use GO and stay back so he drives ahead.

That last wing/tunnel session, I cut out a lot of mistakes where he was taking the tunnel. I did a session on the other side today (left wrap) and it went quite a bit better. I have left all of the reps on the video. Total work time was about 5 minutes, most of it tugging which is cut out. Once I gave him that tunnel, it took a lot to get him back!

I also got back to working on the tunnel threadle since I can do that inside with my small tunnel (no video). Trying to make the best of it… while wanting to be outside.

Thanks,
Joan

[agilitywawa]

Hi Tracy,

The snow from Sunday melted so I got out this afternoon before more snow came tonight for some more wind in my hair – I’m trying to throw the toy earlier. I wasn’t going to haul out a tunnel and all the bags with the snow coming, so I’ll have to try smiley face after this snow melts (hoping this is the end of it).

Then we went inside and tried the wrap verbal/discrimination with the short training tunnel and wing. A total disaster. Could not keep him out of the tunnel. I need A LOT more space than I have inside.

Thanks,

Joan

[agilitywawa]

Hi Tracy,

Yeah for my big space 🙂 The second jump was locked at 6″. He saw his conditioning person this week and he said I could safely do up to 10″ at his age, so next time I do set point, I’ll do 8″ and then move to 10″ after that. We also are thinking he may be a 20″ dog, so we’ll see what the wicket says, when I can get one to use.

I beat the rain today and started Wind in My Hair. I did the baby level – walking, then jogging. My toys throws felt awkward – like it would have been better if the toy was on the ground. And I don’t know why I keep saying his wrap cue for soooo long after he has taken the jump. Yikes when I saw that on the video.

Our weather is going bad – rain turning to ice to snow, so I may lose the yard for a couple of days. Hopefully it misses you in Chicago (glad I’m not needing to travel tomorrow back to MN). I hate this time of year – it was 70 on Friday- SO CLOSE to Spring. Then back to winter gear.

Thanks,
Joan

[agilitywawa]

Hi Tracy,
I went right to 6’ spacing. Did 2 per side with stationary toy, then 2 per side with moving toy. And I overdid it on the space after the jump lol. Spatial relations is not my strong point.

We’re expecting rain this weekend, so wanted to get this in in case I get washed out.

Thanks,
Joan

[agilitywawa]

Hi Tracy,

Here are some set points. We did a little of this last Fall before winter set in, so it’s not brand new to him. The space is 5’.

Thanks,
Joan

[agilitywawa]

Hi Tracy,

I don’t know how tall he is. I’d think over 22. I keep meaning to measure him!

Yesterday we did the pregame adding the jump bump. I wasn’t sure where to set him up – jump grid distance or regular jump distance, so I was a bit all over.

Thanks,
Joan

[agilitywawa]

Hi Tracy,

Back to the serp exits with better connection and starting to add a bit more motion. He decided after a couple of reps that he’d rather have a food reward, so I switched. We had played a lot of tug before the session (just us playing). Ignore that one where I tossed the toy with the wrong hand (lol).

I will look into setting up some kind of rocking horse. I do have a 3′ training tunnel if that is something I could use.

Thanks!
Joan

[agilitywawa]

Hi Tracy,

We did a few of the advanced level of the countermotion serp exits – he did well with those.

Not enough space to do the rocking horse tunnel games. Boo…

Thanks,
Joan

[agilitywawa]

Hi Tracy,

I was not sure when exactly this session ends, or when the last day to post video is. We will be signing up for the next session and hopefully we’ll have an early Spring.

I re-did the serp exit trying to leave earlier. Then we were finally able to work the threadle and serp in the same session with a little motion- it has taken us a long time to get to this point! I was pleased with how he did. My camera cut out before we were finished on the second side (and mayhem ensued when Terry got home and everyone upstairs lost their minds), but he was about the same as the first side.

Thanks,
Joan

[agilitywawa]

Hi Tracy,

Was at agility the last couple of days, so no video.

Finally got into the newest lesson.

We did the start of the countermotion for the serp exit. He can probably handle more motion than I was giving, but we didn’t want to skip steps. Should I have used his wrap cue there?

Also did the start line and baby steps of lateral lead out.

Thanks,
Joan

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