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Ugh I suffer from a bit of rush and trouble organizing too lol! I won’t ever use the actual word left and right again. When I’m having to think about a lot of other things my brain defaults to the side my dog is on which is WRONG!!! I am working on this and getting better.
The ground bar was just a one time thing. I haven’t used it since. I was just playing, trying to trouble shoot the issue that day. At that point I wasn’t quite sure “what it is was” so I just filmed all that to look at it and analyze it.
What I starting doing a few days before I started this class is the Susan salo set point exercise for a bend. So very similar to moving target except there is the facilitator jump. I am also doing jump bumps on each side of the pinwheel jump to help her find a better takeoff. Separate exercise. I will have to fade the jump bumps. What’s my plan on that??? No clue yet.
Here is our novice jumpers title run! I was not rushed and did a rear exactly like you were talking about. We had no bars and it was a huge circle!!
Teaching jumping is definitely is a big weaknesses in my skills. My previous in person instructors didn’t really include it at all. I did do Linda mecklenburgs unpublished second part of her second book jumping with breeze. His issues were completely different than promise though. He was super powerful through his rear! He had early takeoff.
Thank you for offering this class! Jumping mechanics I think Is very neglected. I know I was shying away from it, only because I just didn’t know what to do. I’m glad to see that my hunches were right!!! I have no doubt Promise will conquer the dreaded pinwheel! And yes she never knocks the bar on a rear😊, so I definitely need more proofing for all jumping because she will still occasionally knock others rushing.
Also, I was wondering if I should do a strengthening program with her. Also a big weakness of mine, only because I don’t really know what to do. Any suggestions on a good person that has a good detailed plan?
We don’t have a rehab person here that would give me a plan. Would have to be online.
Thanks for all your feedback! As always, I appreciate it all😊😊!
—–Looking at the tight sit – either she has a lot of floof or she is a little wide in the sit (I think it is floof, but you can also video from the front so we can see where her toes are). The side view looked good in terms of her position when she was sitting sideways… but also it was interesting that she was not coming in straight from the harder angles – aha! She was not squaring herself up, and we need her to do this as part of the jumping education. Note how she is sideways to varying degrees, a little off center. Ideally, she would be centered to the zipper on your hoodie, with her tail centered as well.—-
I think it’s mostly the floof lol! Her feet look pretty good to me and I can’t even see them most of the time😂.
Yes, the lining up is a BIG thing!! Ahh, I see it with this exercise too! And I saw it/see it on those approaches She has issues with. One thing I noticed when reviewing videos of her bars was that she actually hits it with chest sometimes too, not just her back feet. It’s like she is taking off too late for it and treating it more like her wrap collection. Backside slices can be the same bar issue depending on the angle of her approach!
Backside pushes she has no issues with, but I am there more to help shape her line with those. I think my position helps push her out from the wing a little more.
Went out at her dinner time and replayed with me helping shape. Better!Here is a short video I did two weeks back to look at her jumping form on the pinwheel. https://youtu.be/VJlHwChdElA let me know what you think about the takeoff. You can see it really well here
Here is where I placed a ground bar on the sequence to see if it would help her take off a sooner!
We also had an online private last week before I signed up for this class. We have an exercise to work on that involve jump bumps.
Finding the pattern(or me taking the time to find the pattern😊) became much easier when I was NQing. Most of my novice jumpers run took place after 6 pm when we had left the house at 6 a.m.. Such a long day for a young dog. I want out of the lower levels ASAP😂😂😂.
My step board will be here Friday from wonderful Amazon. I used the feed pan today which we have done some work on before with different behaviors.
The around the clock was great! Motion became harder, no surprise there right. I kinda forgot to tell her sit at first😳. We had a similar exercise with the Cato board when she was younger for her start line stay. That required me to not say a verbal so I apologize.
When I went in to get the toy and came out she was very distracted when we started up again. I stopped the exercise after a couple of attempts. She was either mentally fatigued or she was just tired of playing non racing games😂. It may have been the non racing!The pool decking is a great non slip surface to play the games! Plus light colored!!
Forgot to add… she was checked by a Chiro two weeks ago. She checked out pretty good.
Around the clock. https://youtu.be/7jzNQ2X-zxU
Motion. https://youtu.be/zlrjkxh2bRk
Worked on ESC evolutions boxes. Oh my! It ate my lunch lol!
Hoping I get a chance to work on again before class ends with your feedback!
Stay was not good today. Going to have to get serious(on my part) and take time to reward that stay! She is pushing it again. Not wanting to down,ugh. Possibly wet grass. Anyway, that’s what took to me to my not so good lead out that got the tunnel on sequence 1 lol! She was totally correct!Skipped sequence 2 because of threadle in it. Haven’t worked to that yet
Sequence 3. Not sure why I decided to blind so early 🤷♀️. I recognized it and she was such a good girl to alter paths and still take jump. Reran that for blind, was better in my timing but got in her path.
Sequence 4. Hard to take the layer line and we don’t have that threadle wrap skill at all. Quit quite early on this lol! One and done not so good lol! I’ll wait for feedback.
Looks like a dry beautiful week! Hoping to take another stab at it all! Fall is almost here! The humidity is down and I’m sooo happy!!!
Kim Schaefer was the judge. Excellent courses!!! Great flow, huge spacing and lots of running And layering!!! You weren’t lying on layering was going to be a thing lol!!!
They were no tight spots on any of the levels! They were all super well nested!!!Each course, I felt like I had done some element of it in camp!!!! The agility had two tunnels under dogwalk!!!
We didn’t Q, but came so close!!! We were super close on speedstakes, but on the layer she came right past the jump way in back. I didn’t worry about fixing much. It will all come with time. I think my timing got a little better today!
This weekend was such a fun test of camp skills this summer!!! It was kinda like our final for the class!!! I think we passed😊😊😊😍!
Uki was soooo fun!!! We had some bars today, but overall it was a huge success!!! We did three runs! I did get a huge tooth hug after the second run as I was cheering🫣🫣! I’m going to have to work on going to leash and chomping on it. I toned down my excitement (as in I said easy easy let’s gets the leash lol)for the last one and she only looked like she might tooth hug me😂😂😂! The crazed eyes slowly disappeared
So thankful for camp!!! I felt prepared for the layering!!! Wish there was time in camp for you to put 2 tunnels next to each other! Bonus week 6 lol!!!
The little bit of jump training/ proofing paid off😍😍!!! Our first jumpers Q in AKC ! And she kept the the bar up with my terribly late front🫣😍!
Tomorrow we do uki for the first time! My very first time!!! I’m sooooo excited to try uki!!!
Connection is challenging with her 😊. She puts a lot of pressure on me to be moving ahead and I break connection a little more with her than I did previous dogs! She also needs more connection right now than previous dogs😂😂! All good tips that show I don’t have to be as far ahead as I perceive to still be connected😊.
—-So for the jump proofing: you can make a list of thigns that might cause her to drop a bar (disconnection, verbals over the bar, handling happening over the bar) and starting on one jump, ask hr to jump a low jump then show her on the distractions: and BIG reward for not touchign the bar. Then you can add more and more speed, and eventually more height, while still rewarding her for keeping the bar up while you present the distraction 🙂——
This morning this was my idea for the bars. She knocks the most bars on slices and on go lines with me shouting! So we started today with a go line. I did 8 reps total I think. The spacing was 18 ft to center jump winged then 16 feet wingless.
I started both the wingless at 4” and moved her to full height on center after 3 reps I think. I then moved the wingless jumps to end at 8” for the first and 10” at the end I believe. I started with walking and loud verbals. Then did a couple reps of running and quieter verbals and then added both together for end. She never knocked a bar! We did it to ready treat. I think I would next do this with a toy.Let me know if I am on the right track!!! Maybe I don’t have to do all this and just need one jump! But she seems to do it more on a line of jumps rather than just one.
My other shelties over jumped which was a totally different issue lol but we didn’t have bars. This is all new.
I just put last rep on video since this isn’t part of the class! Thank you in advance!!!Hi, Brandy! Amy and Promise. I just wanted to let you know I’ve enjoyed following you in class😊. My little girl might be a wee bit like Nox😂. Promise has quite the temper, just ask Tracy 😂. I had to laugh at Tracy’s last reply, because promise has been known to chase ghost ducks and chickens, that is if she decided not to bite me or curse me out😂😂. Shelties, they ARE NOT border collies lol!
She looks like a very fun girl 😊 and y’all have done great this summer😊. It’s been great to watch y’all. Tracy’s comments help me too, having a very similar girl😊.After 8 plus inches of rain last week, we are back! Promise is very happy! She came from the factory without the off switch unfortunately lol! She was very happy to get out and practice even though the heat and humidity are back.
Critical connection points. Great exercises. Hard to do.
Sequence 2 was definitely the hardest for us. I struggled on 5 to 6 with the connection. After we got done and I was watching the video I realized I needed to stay closer to jump 4 and I think leave earlier as I was turning my shoulder in hanging back to make connection, but in doing that I was still indicating that jump. When, I watched my walk through, I could see that I was indicating the wrong jump in the box too, number 7 instead of 6.
Sequence 4- my critical connection points were pretty much the whole thing lol until 9-10 the go! This was our one and done. I can see that I am still drifting on my rear cross 7-8
Sequence 1 https://youtu.be/mylGMK3ML-8
Sequence 2 https://youtu.be/ZAC-lN5ATkI
Sequence 3 https://youtu.be/1tHU3ZKKsHU
Sequence 4. https://youtu.be/MgkDV7AJQM0
Fingers crossed that our monsoon is done and we are headed into cooler weather! October is almost here and the worst month of the year is behind us now😊!
I responded to this post twice lol! Once my iPad ran out of batteries right when I finished. The second time who knows lol! Third time is the charm, right! Anyway, I’ve learned a lot from this session and camp overall! I was rushed trying to get this in before the weather and it showed. All the mistakes were totally mine!! Can’t blame baby dog at all here! I was in her way a lot! I need to always focus on quality over quantity 😊! It’s just so hard to do sometimes, but I am learning and getting better!
Also, you brought out a very good point! My aframe word is “hit it”. Since you thought I was saying my “get it” cue, I need to change this as I can see how it could be extremely confusing to Promise who has a very strong “get it cue”!
It will be easy enough. The hit it is just a carry over from breeze. Promise has had very limited aframe training. I Got lucky with her on the frame and she’s a natural.I can’t remember what else I said but that all of it was excellent advice 😊❤️,
Really quick before the downpour, I reran 11 to end. I did adjust the backside jump before tunnel. It had got moved a little bit over the week with me stealing uprights for the live class. This made it a little easier lol. Also, I need new tennis shoes!!! I ran this in my chicken boots and made it to position much better!! My shoes have gotten trashed over the summer and have been hurting my feet! If I can run better in rubber boots I think it’s time for new shoes😂😂😂😳!
It’s raining cats and dogs now! I cooled down by getting to haul the tunnels and bags to my garage in the pouring rain😂😂😂!
The weather has been terrible with rain and more terrible weather expected all week😞! Plus, my air conditioning is still out on one side of the house! Ugh!! I decided try to run standard 1 this a.m. before the week of rain starts again. It’s insanely humid and I will just blame that for all my mistakes😂😂😂! I didn’t film the walk through as the lens was defogging and I didn’t have the time to wait. I wished I would have been able to film, because I’m sure I would have saw my mistakes.
I watched the videos (and took an AC break😂) after the first go and saw the places were I was out of position. I tried to fix this the second time around. That video is marked. I never could seem to get to a great position from the layering element and then out of the tunnel to the backside.
I tried the opening two different ways. I guess because I thought the first slice would be really wide.
I should have put my doorbell mat out too, because I was questioning whether or not she hit the target while I was running which made me get unfocused.
I wrapped her around 1 a couple times as promise’s stay in humidity and heat is not good at all. Who can blame her?! I’m lucky she will even practice with me. I also struggle with thinking and running in this weather!!
Hi!!! Live class was so fun, even with the extreme heat🥵! Promise did not mind at all. Me… I think I’m going to wear a swimsuit and watch class from my pool in between my turn 😂😂😂.
I wanted to work on sequence b again while it was fresh on my mind and before I moved the tunnel off the grass😂. I think it’s just such a foreign concept for her to look for a jump straight in her path after me crossing behind! Especially, since she is such a turner and it’s her right side too! Honestly, I don’t think any of my dogs would get this. I was never a rear person and if did do a rear it was always a pretty decent turn. I have seen this presented on courses before and I really didn’t know what to do except run like hell😂 and hope for the best , so it will be nice to have another solution😊.Here is me trying to work through the process. I started with the toy, but switched to the ready treat because she was a hungry sheltie today.
I think I will have to leave the ready treat out after the jump before the tunnel for more Reps. I probably rushed this too much.
I saved my standard course 4 with place markers and will save this one too. Lots of great stuff to work later in the week. She was mentally tired this morning, so time for a rest day or two😊 and hopefully some latent learning.
