[beverley thomson]

Hi

attempted the jumpers course today. Not sure how to improve videoing. I did break down into bits. Fusion did well although she was quite slow for her. This was much harder with turns and a bit of distance than she has done so was well pleased with her. Me I was not so pleased with I kept loosing my verbals and not moving smooth then she went in the wrong place. When I was right so was she. I have made a note thou if no tunnels need the cones to be big not little as it was too confusing for both of us or find more wings. Have left all my jumps on site so hoping to squeeze a tunnel in for thursday.

[beverley thomson]

The opening is looking good! Yes, the verbals can come sooner – what verbal did you use when she exited the #2 to go to 3? It sounded like right but that is a straight line (or a left turn)

Yes my bad I got myself flustered on this and the next rep. It felt like a turn but shouldnt have been

She did well with the left turn! And the Go tunnel was a little late for her: she was over the bar before the tunnel looking back at you – so you can start saying go tunnel go tunnel as soon as she lands from the 5 jump after the left turn. And, when you got behind at :15, you used a high arm which pulled your shoulders and feet off the line to the correct tunnel entry and towards the other side, so she turned there. Good girl! And the correct command

2nd rep – totally cheating to step over the middle jump LOL!!!!
yes totally was interested in keeping her moving even if I was totally in the wrong place.

:32 was a big loud cue with a high arm on the way to the 2nd tunnel and she looked at you
can tell when I feel out of control arms fly

The wrap is looking good! You can play with decelerating sooner as she is landing from the jump after the tunnel and rotating before she gets to the wrap jump, to be able to get ahead on the next line. You started the verbal on time and decelerated right after it, but you can definitely rotate sooner (you were facing forward til she landed from the wrap jump).
yes need to trust here more

For the go after the last tunnel… keep repeating it. She looks at you when you get quiet (which is good for when you want a tight turn, you can be quiet 🙂

3rd rep – I liked the layering here! Good job showing her the line!
yes I felt more in control

[beverley thomson]

Hi Yes and no

All my dogs if I call tunnel before they are past a tunnel entrance and I am on the side of the tunnel but back will more often than not come off their line and take the tunnel on a tunnel command. The further back I am the more likely it is to happen. When I first walked it I thought that it would be fine on a tunnel command but when I ran it she took the wrong end of the tunnel as did veloz and te. With Veloz when I changed to a thru command it corrected immediately. Te I havent used. Fusion was less sure and showed me we needed mpre work on her understanding.

[beverley thomson]

[beverley thomson]

Thanks

Oops is tgere is a third video will add it in.

Tunnel verbsl is relatively well trained although when wide and running fast will run past. Thru is much newer and have added it recently so still learning. Here she was finding the wrong end of the tunnel tge closest end and does in ring too if call tunnel early so thru means take the less obvious end.

Will finother video. Jumos all low as ground sloping she has less hassel witg this than me i think.

[beverley thomson]

Havent quite worked out googles doc – didnt want to find videos so will sort that out

But got done using utube

Hers fusion videos from first stuff. First couple not to bad but as got harder struggled more and more.
first two only did a couple of reps. First one altered set up slightly as jumps not quite in right place.

Found next two harder and got a few commands muddled esp on tunnel when called tunnel when should have been thru. I didnt trust her in a few places. was wet and slippery so I was being careful of my footing.

[beverley thomson]

thanks thats great will try that

[beverley thomson]

I have a samsung phone for videoing – usually download and edit on my computer and then link phone top computer to upload as havent worked out how to edit successfully on phone yet and dont have an internet connection at home apart from thru my phone- still in dark ages.

[beverley thomson]

I dont like to give you more work. But will definitely investigate google doc – any tips welcome- havent used this before but would prefer not to have to wait several days after doing before I can load.

[beverley thomson]

Oops i am teaching a pup class then sorry

[beverley thomson]

Hope to make it

beverley

[beverley thomson]

thanks Tracy

[beverley thomson]

Hi
set
up part of the exercise from week 4 – didnt have enougn equipment in this location. I set the bars just below competition height and spread the course out so distances around 7 m. Fusion struggles with focus when distance and speed gets gretaer. The distance did mean I didnt manage to get to the right place often. Left in all the mistakes- did break down parts and did in two separate groups – did veloz in the middle.

Lots of mistakes by both of us (especially me) but fusion was trying hard. Video is a bit long as left in mistakes and joined the two bits together

Beverley

[beverley thomson]

Okay here next set

veloz struggled alot more at this – the last wing position was further over than looked from camera angle.

Fusion noticed still giving too much help and little movement

To make it more trial like I did the exercise with higher jump bars and more space- about 7 m at a highly exciting environment – local kennels so sorry about the noise. No tunnel so replaced with the jump and tried to go to it more. Veloz it was too much so downed it after this . Fusion alot more failures. Unfortunately camera cut out on both dogs Fusion got much more into thinking mode and had a much higher success rate inspite of distractions and veloz yelling…. Veloz went back to simple things as environment was too high

veloz abit too much for him

fusion first half before she got the hang of listening and more energy

[beverley thomson]

Still struggling with technology- I am cursed…
Arguing with old video camera which seems to film for a certain length of time and then stop. Downloaded onto my new computer and then my new computer decided to die. So have borrowed a computer – trying to find backups and then get them converted and edited so a bit mixed up in terms order did. Most of these latest stuff

Fusion at various places- didnt always do quite the exercise

Veloz he struggled with these exercises and I ended up using alot more body language to stop him getting mad. He was fine when just the one obstacle but struggled when more speed (his). This s progress as not long ago he struggled with the tight stuff on one obstacle. History of not listening once start to run. He was good when send to wing and one jump. I started with the toy as he tends to stay involved more with the toy but changed out as the toy was just too much when had two wings and a jump.

Both dogs are doing well on the backside wrap with fusion now staying rounded on a low bar and veloz starting to accept the concept of being so close and turning away.

Beverley

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