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<<< You are probably in ‘stay chill’ mode because her red sister needs that, but Bella will appreciate you <<<being a bit wilder, doing tricks, etc.
This made me snort cuz yeah, I’m still a bit traumatized by her level of “engagement” – LOL
The sad sounding dog in the corner when Chaser came into the ring was Bella. She hadn’t gotten to say hi to Tina or Chase yet and was having serious FOMO.
Been practicing, but not a lot of videoing!
I feel like we’ve been doing a good job of hidden rewards already. Her off leash engagement is really good. I’m missing remote reinforcement so that’s my goal.
After working the sequence and getting the RC I wanted to revisit that dig in the opening. When we went back in the ring to do this, Chase was hanging out in the far corner on the table and she walked right by him to get in.
Seemed she struggles more when I put her on a slice than straight on. Changed angles so what I’m doing is more apparent.
I got sidetracked following Tina/Chase 🙂 so have been doing the stuff but not videoing.
Sequence:
This is not the first time she has struggled doing a dig to start a course. Not sure what I’m doing wrong.
I’ve done more work on lower bar to help her with it.I struggle being less careful cuz I feel like there’s no where to go. She has great commitment which allows me to get to places, but then I wait. Guess I need to not wait, lol
So, I also was feeling she likes the movement a lot better and I know getting on something is a comfort for her. I will try the bowls farther apart too cuz that might get her more into it.
This was what I needed. The feedback to “perfect” how this all works. I’ll try and video as much as I can even after the games.
It was a little too windy today when I tried the bowls in the driveway. The other video is when we played the up and over game at a very quiet parking lot.
So, ditto what Tina said about these guys doing games quite a bit. My goal is to commit to them though and not just play them now cuz Bobbie was just here and cuz they are in Max Pup.
I’ll also grab a video of her baseline because I also need to commit to that as well.
I’ve already mentioned it’s the in between work that is a struggle so I’m hoping playing these more will help that transition from crate to work or car to store.
It was a lot today, but the first distractions were novel. Nothing threatening just a lot of it (for me too as I was picking out my purchases, (lol). Then for the up/down there were people up high drawing on the window.
When we came back in to enter the store she was not bothered by the people at all. Because of the games?
Honestly I thought it went really well but would love to know if you saw something I didn’t.My friends invited me to join them at FF today!! It really is a lot of fun with so many of us doing the same stuff.
Our struggles were committing to the jump if I was doing a spin and the other was the lead out push. She got it nicely the 2nd time, pretty sure my eyes drew the line for her after the jump.I’m hoping I can at least get through all the weeks I missed and make sure I grab the stuff I didn’t do at the seminar or at a class. Time just got away from me this session after her spay surgery.
In the mean time, I’ll just do what my friends do and submit that LOLShe has a fabulous check in and if she starts to worry she goes to “safe spot” which is also on command. She swings her butt around and sits on my feet.
What I need more of is the moving forward like through a crowd or passing someone.
We practice this a lot on our outings with Chase.Let’s try that again.
You actually read my mind cuz it is the before and after the work that we are working a lot on. She needs space and or time to access then she’s ok. Or give her a Cato board and she’s great but that is again more like work. Gives her something else to focus on.
There was a lot going on during this training session yesterday. Dog barking in their crate and Tina coming and going with Chase (that was planned).
I’m finding when she has a job to do, she does it. She has been doing a great job getting to work even with some pretty big distractions and her BFF Chase is probably the biggest positive distraction she has.
I’m also finding that she gets to places way sooner than I think she will LOL. I know she’s fast, but she’s not Josie fast and I feel like I have all this time and than bam she’s there. Oops.
