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I meant to ask if we are done submitting videos? I couldn’t find the end date.
Of course there is SO much more to do so we’ll keep busy till “2” starts!Today we tried something a little different.
We were alone and I didn’t grab a toy, only a boring old lotus ball.
I love that we went in and she was totally with me like what are we gonna do.
I learned she struggled even with the lotus ball in my hand but when I tucked it away she was really good. Some of it may be all the times she’s gotten a reward for the tunnel and she’s still looking for it. Cuz she was able to do rockin horses when I had the raccoon if I had good connection.
Yes we all have been using Tina’s raccoon.She turns so much better to the right. How can I help her to the left when she takes the barrel out?
I might have gone 1 rep too much, lol
Only good friends laugh every time she jumped up to grab the toy out of my arms knowing how hard it can be to get tugging!!
Monday afternoon is Chases class. It’s just Tina and another person and we have had some great training moments in it.
I got her chasing the frisbee again first time out and that was all we did. This is the 2nd time, all raccoon no food.
Last time we brought no toy and did a few more serp threadle reps with food.
I changed the direction we started on the barrels cuz I knew Dan was sitting on Tammy’s lap and I knew he’d be chill but I thought it may be too much pressure for her.
Good morning, so the good news is that I saw some of what you said as I was prepping the video so I’m self aware watching, I just need to work on my self aware in the moment, LOL!!
I think some of my problem is that it can take a bit to get her to play so if we go out on the floor (in class) to work a skill maybe I should just work the play? to rehearse it more?
I’m honestly feeling like her skills at this level are pretty decent, like she gets it but she’s also the type to just want to work and get food. She’s more task oriented and that’s on me. I KNOW how much she loves to play and tug cuz I see it with the other 2.Ever since she was in season tugging has become harder. I’m lucky I if I get 1 really good session. Sometimes it’s at the beginning, sometimes at the end.
I combined what we did today into 1 file but then messed up the sounds and they didn’t sync. Real life problems. I wanted you to see it all though, multiple attempts at play and I think this is our first time with a pre placed reward so will be doing lots more of that but still thought it went well.
There was no background noise, we were completely alone today.
I’ve got a few good tuggings with the frisbee lately so I’m trying to capitalize on that. Today was the first day she picked it up and intereacted with it.Back to SOTC this weekend. Got in some good reps on the mini pinny first round then my shy puppy decided to leave me for greener pastures. Kathy was in the ring off to the side. Bella kept going to her and offering behaviors. Torch had fresh steak on the table just outside the ring and Bella caught a whiff when we came in. So maybe? She wanted steak and not duck? I don’t know.
Our next time out we did some fun tunnels and I kept it short and sweet.
Did a quick threadle serp session before the snow came!
Sit stays are going well but didn’t ask for many as she’s not a fan in pants.
So I have no idea why I wasn’t using my word on the threadle, sigh.
If I was and put her in a sit I would release on that word?
For serps I thought it was correct to use my actual release word.
I totally understand why we end up releasing on what we want them to do next but how do they know ? I know this helps Josie a lot, but I did not end up with successful stays with her.
How do they not just release every time we open our mouths?
I went to FF with a working plan and realized her car panties we’re in the laundry room:(
So we compromised and did a shipile on the mats.
I should have planned better for her getting to the pile before me to support the rocker board. I didn’t realize it’d be that loud.
Afterwards I worked it separate with a pad on one side and mat to soften the sound. She was fine.Not as much room to tug and get her chasing me but it was much better I thought.
Tried tugging again and she’s more interested in rubbing her panties off. She’ll interact, but not much tugging.
I didn’t try again after the first time.
She’s more than happy to work though.
The only new thing we did today was threadle wrap on the barrel.
Enjoy whatever conversation was going on, lolQuick session, but not a lot of success tugging.
However, our 2nd session backing onto a mat and woo hop!!
Now that I watched it I see I can probably pull her off a bit farther.
Not our best training session. We usually train before they run but we had to work around the mowers so she was a bit tired.
I thought she had great commitment to the backside but I’m not rewarding in the right place? It just doesn’t look right, like she would bypass the jump and not take it.
Full disclosure I still don’t know what the next exercise is. I followed what you did. Tina showed me Julee video but what am I trying to get?Do you do most of you SSC with recalls to the toy? I want to do more of that.
Back to SOTC today and when I pulled in and saw several other cars I almost left!
I don’t know why. Bella is not going to do anything bad but I felt this pressure at that moment to make sure she had a positive experience amongst the additional distractions.
Way to make her feel more empowered by panicking, LOL!!
The good thing is, pattern games help ME as much as they help her.We kept it super simple and I didn’t not video on purpose I just kept things short and sweet. We shaped the tire and then did some tunnels. Tina was the tunnel reward with a dragging toy and that kept her totally into the game with lots of distractions outside the ring.
As you can hear her say at the beginning of this video, I didn’t even know she was doing it. We have only been practicing “catch” stays cuz her sit-tug tends to be down-tug at FF. Figured i’d give it a try there. Her tugging all 3 times in the ring was amazing.
It really was a great hour for both of us.
