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Give me an idea as to what your training schedule is like? Do you have equipment, do you train in classes with people, private lessons?
We often see dog that like STD more than JWW because the rate of reinforcement is higher in STD (there are more obstacles to reinforce – contacts, table, etc.) I would spend some time breaking down a jumpers course and rewarding jumps. We will talk about reward stations and some games that build value for jumps. Make sense?Hi Sara,
Thank you for that info. When you get to a trial, have you let her walk around and get used to the environment? What about a kong or a snuffle mat ring side? If we can pair some of her environmental stress with something super yummy, she could learn it is not such a bad thing. Is she food motivated enough where strangers can drop cookies on the floor? When you first set her out in a new place, boom, the snuffle mat suddenly appears.
Glad to hear that she has made some progress 🙂 I had a dog lose his mind with a judge at his first trial and it was not fun!
Yes, I would like to see the drills in lesson one. If you guys are further along and it is more of a timing thing with regards to handling, we can give you some different drills.It sounds like what you are doing is working for both you and him. With Jack, we literally spent our runs doing 3 obstacles (running sling shot start), then 4, then 5 and on until we got the whole course in. If he started to shut down, we quickly found an exit.
If he has more success in STD, have you considered just entering him in that and T2B?Hi Stacy,
I would personally stick to tricks that keep her moving. Like spin, weave through legs, jumping up, backing up, barking on cue. These are all happy, playful tricks that keep her motivated, moving and eyes on you. I taught Pepper to bark on cue and it gets her SUPER amped up before we go into the ring.
Yes, utilize the UKI run WITH your toy handy. The more miles she can have in an environment like that with excitement and play, the better. Start with 1 speed circle, then if all that goes well, add some handling. Send me video if you can from day to day.
I have a couple fun startline games that I am going to introduce in Lesson 2. These will focus on fun and really keep the dog engaged with you.Hi Joan,
Yes, you are correct. I would like for you to reward the effort, but then jackpot the speed. You can also tell them they are a good dog, give them some love and no treat rewards if it is slow. What I would like to see is for the energy to be super high BEFORE the run starts, then the jackpot to come while the dog is still high. Make sense? But if you have a dog that frequently disconnects and we are working on building engagement, then we will jp for the dog staying with me. Does that make more sense?Great! She is great! The startline is a big issue for a lot of dogs and the first area of disconnect for dogs when we step into the ring. I have a few drills for Lesson #2 that will help with the startline. Couple of questions: Will she use a lotus ball (or some type of toy that she can open and get the food out of)? If not, no biggie, we will just need a container that is big enough for her to get food out of and has a lid (you want to essentially be able to throw it and not have it come open). DO you get the same behaviors (as in the video) when there are obstacles present?
Hi Stacy,
Some REALLY good stuff here! I think we need to move more towards active movements rather than static movements. I know there are some things you want to work with on your startline and I plan to introduce startline games in Lesson #2.
So keep your movements more active (less staying). Looks like her default trick it to jump up on you? Do you have more tricks? Particularly tricks that involve movement (like spinning each direction and backing up)? When she is on, she is on and when she is stressed, she’s stressed. There’s little grey area for her. But I can see the same thing in your demeanor. Almost like you’re saying “oh no, there she goes again — into stress land”. Do you feel that way?
She actually reminds me A LOT of Pepper. Also, keep in mind that barking is a “happy cue” in your case. I get Pepper SUPER spun up with barking at the startline. It works and she runs happy (an quiet until I make a mistake, then she barks at me). We actually want some of this behavior in her case. I would focus on the tricks that involve movement and the play that brings out the barking, happy girl.
Are you okay with eating your runs at the upcoming trial? What I would like for you to do is to find a speed circle of 6-8 obstacles, take her in, run her over those 6-8 obstacles and put her leash on, run out and play with the toy. Make sense?
