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HI Tracy- Congrats on your run with Hot Sauce at the UKI US Open!
Here is what we did today. The threadle slice was by far the most difficult, followed by the backside wrap and then the backside slice. We didn’t even try the threadle wrap because I just haven’t practiced it.
Hello-Thanks for the feedback. I always struggle to know when not to reward. I was taught that rewarding what you don’t want is not good. But I see your point, if my handling told the dog to do what they did, then they should get rewarded. Often, I just can’t tell in the moment if it was my handling or the dog not following the correct handling. Should my motto be “when in doubt reward”? I think so 😊
We went out in the evening and she nailed both sequences on the first try. I did notice that I used a dig cue on the second sequence at jump 8 when it really should have been a left verbal. I have never used verbals for turning so I’m still training myself…Thanks!
Good evening! We tried Sequence c part 1 this morning and had lots of trouble. The first issue was she kept taking the backside of 6. Maybe because Sequence A had her take the back side and she was patterning? Then she just wasn’t reading my dig/RC cue at 8 and kept taking the off-course jump. I think she finally got it because I really pretty much stood still after 7? Thanks!
HI Tracy-Thanks for all the info above. Dora makes the weave entry but then pops out later. If I put a space in between the two sets of 6 poles at class, she can do them. Should I do this and keep making the space smaller?
As for the teeter (I took your self-study teeter course), I noticed that Dora has lately been creeping to the end. I went back to see what might have caused this and I put together a video of some instances where I early released her, as opposed to quick release. Then when I realized it, I went back and made her hold the end longer. I think she is creeping to the end because she is unsure of what I want given that I did not maintain my 2on2off criteria. What should I be doing to build it back up to where she goes right into the 2on2 off? I did the same thing with Char and I don’t want to mess up Dora’s teeter! Thanks!
HI Tracy-You will be seeing Dora in person in a couple of weeks! So excited for the camp. I just hope it’s not scorching hot. Dora will be 15 months on Sept. 9, and I’ve already entered her in an AKC trial. Going to do FAST and T2B FEO. Her teeter performance is solid and her running A-frame is getting there. She’s at full height but I haven’t started fading the box yet. The dog walk is another story. It’s always something. Are you going to do a running dog walk class? I started with the training but sort of gave up a few months ago and now we are way behind, Sigh! Question about the weaves: We took your weave class (which was excellent) and did both tracks. The last video where Dora did the weaves the channel was 1″ open. When I’ve tried to do 12 straight poles in class (they don’t have channels), she can’t seem to stay in. Any suggestions on how to progress from the 1″ open channels? She has started to get more confident in her single striding and when she does the straight poles she seems to bounce more. Thanks!
Good Morning!
Dora was doing well on the forced threadle lead-outs so I decided to try her in a small sequence. When I twitched on the first one she took the front side, but if I was patient, she always got it right. Should we be aiming to get it so that we can keep moving even before the dog is on the diagonal commitment line? Thanks!
Good Evening! Thanks for the quick feedback above. I will try that later. Here is a video of Big Lines 3 where I do the FC and reverse spin at jump 2. I’m enjoying learning these fancy moves. I never really did them with Charlie or Char so my timing is not great. Not sure what my excuse is on the FC wrap! Question: The reverse spin looks very similar to the throw-back. What is the difference and is there a general rule when to use one vs the other? Dora seemed to read the spin pretty well and it was easier for me than the throwback. It seems like the throwback uses more decel? Thanks!
Good Afternoon! This video is our second attempt at getting the RC at jump 5. At first, I just could not get her to turn left. She kept going to the back side of the left wing! She definitely turns better to the right but she just wasn’t understanding the dig, dig cue nor was she reading my RC. So when we finally got it, I tried the FC and she kept turning to the left as you can see. In addition to my wrap verbals (which she clearly does not understand) is there something different I should be doing physically to help her? On the FC, I tried staying back so there was no pressure on the line, but she still read it as a left turn. Thanks!
Good Morning! So I tried wrapping Dora to the right and the left with the throw back maneuver. I think I was a bit late on both? I can’t tell which one was faster because I don’t have the program that times it. I used to use Coaches Eye, but it doesn’t work anymore. Dora prefers turning to the right so I won’t be surprised if that one is a bit faster. Thanks!
Good evening! We did the Lead Outs and Big Lines tonight. I did the BC first and the first time I was too early and she didn’t take jump 2 and the second time I was late and got a wide turn. I liked the leadout push. that worked best for us. I then tried to do a reverse spin to get her into the opposite side of the tunnel but she was reading it as a RC. When I watched the video I can see this but I was using my dig dig dig (left wrap verbal). Would you not handle it this way or do I just need to train it more? I thought it was a better line to the tunnel turning her to the left. Thanks.
Good Morning! I tried the set point again at 16″ height but the space was 6′. I thought this looked more comfortable for her than the 5′ spacing? She also did the adjustable stride grid with jump 4 starting at 15′ away from jump 3 and I moved it out in one foot increments to 19′ and then back in. I noticed that the further out it got she didn’t seem to modify her take-off point but rather she took off from farther and farther away from jump 4. ON the first try at 15′ she did some stutter steps but then seemed to get into a 2 stride rhythm. Do you think she should be doing only one stride? Thanks!
HI Tracy-Dora turned 14 months yesterday so I decided to move her up to 16″ jump height. I did these set points this morning and I’m wondering if you think I should increase the space to 6′. It was at 5′. I think it looks a little tight for her but wanted to get your opinion. Thanks!
HI Tracy-I was reviewing the new lesson on serpentines and I have a question. I understand we should use the dog side arm to indicate that the dog come in and take the jump. But I’m wondering if this will be confused with the threadle jump slice arm, which is also the dog side arm. I know we’ll be using a different verbal for the two maneuvers, but I’m wondering the physical cues are different enough? Thanks!
HI Tracy-I have a question about tunnel threadles. I still really don’t know when to use them. For example, I did a part of a USDAA jumpers course and Dora kept cutting behind me to take the jump and then the wrong side of the tunnel. I feel like it took her so long to commit to the jump after she came out of the first tunnel that I could not get up the line to show her the proper end of the tunnel. Should I have used my tunnel threadle cue here? Thanks!
Good Morning! I went out this am and tried the RC again. I used decel and a very pronounced shoulder turn to get her on the RC jump. I think I may have waited too long to cross behind? Also, I tried the push back turn to get a tight wrap. I remember in Max Pup 2 we did some foundation work for these turns. Will we be doing more with these? I find them really useful for Dora to get her to turn tight when there is another jump she could potentially take like in this set up. Thanks!
