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<The hardest part for her was not the wrap collection – it was the ’soft’ turn on jump 6, the pinwheel jump after the wrap>
If weather gets better, I might try this again to see if I can get the better soft turns.
<One really cool thing here was that even after the wide turn, she is driving back to the jump before the tunnel (#7) like mad, really looking for it! I think a few weeks ago she might have run past it, so it is great to see her looking for the lines so well!>
That’s a good point – this probably would have been a really hard exercise for her a few weeks ago!
Weather temps are dropping again so don’t know what will happen the next couple of days. We did a combined fast lazy game with timing and connection.
<Do you mean for the middle wing?>
Yes for the middle wing. I was originally using a wrap cue to the middle wing to come back to me to the tunnel but dropped it.
<I like to envision a jump bar there: what would the turn look like? >
Ok this really helps. I think it always throws me off what verbal I should be using when it’s just the wing but imagining the jump there instead is super helpful.
<Try not to do spins on the tunnel entry when you want a straight exit (:47, :54, :59 for example) – we will want her to turn on the exit if she sees a spin on the entry, so keep these straight exits as post turns so she doesn’t learn to ignore the spins.>
Ok this was me being lazy so I didn’t have to turn all the way around LOL – it didn’t even come to mind that I was handling it as a spin but that is a very good point. Thanks for that input!
We haven’t added height to this yet but have done spins on the board. We’ve also been working a lot on rear end awareness lately with backing up on the plank too.
Here is our mountain climber session. I didn’t realize that we would be working through some contact stuff in Maxpup. I had started working through the teeter class I did with Emmie on my own and had made it through this module. However, it’s probably been over a month and a half since we visited it.
I just kept this video to 4 reps. We had a few more in there but got mixed up on the posting requirements so already had deleted the others. Still learning how I should be using my verbals with her. On the last exercise I initially was using a soft turn cue (swing) with wrap cue (check) at the beginning of the session. But I think dropping the wrap cue is better in this type of situation. I think I want that to really mean a very tight wrap back to me. Also I don’t know how much motion and turning to use vs. not use yet either. By the last rep definitely had a perfect mix.
<It is just so crazy that you have green grass to run on! But really great to be able to train outdoors!!>
I know – this is the middle of January! It’s 40 degrees and no snow!
<On those, as she got to the wing, you moved to the side (not forward) so she is not really seeing the countermotion and a connection shift is not really needed on those>
So how do I set myself up better to execute it? Is it where I’m sending her from? I kept thinking I was blocking the wing so she couldn’t see it too.
<Remember to show exit line connection to her after a cross or wrap, even when you are just rewarding her, to make it a habit.>
Yes – I really have to work on this to help her stay on the line of jumps.
Trying to get little bit of all the lessons in while I can with the weather. Here is shifting connection.
Here is the last sequence for sends on one side only. I thought I only did BC here but apparently I threw in FC as well. I again didn’t know how to handle this. I wasn’t sure if she was going to take the wing or the jump so was very late with my crosses. I also felt like the blinds were “floating” so it was causing her too as well.
We actually have nice weather and no snow…in January! Took advantage while I could. Here are sends. I was struggling with how fast/slow I need to go on the 180s. I felt like I was keeping my connection better in this session than I have previously but my actual handling wasn’t so great.
I also just realized I’m switching the toy in my hands again 🙄 I swear I’m trying to keep that in mind.
I keep going into these exercises thinking I’ll be able to get through them quickly. And then I realized I have a completely new puppy I’m learning to be a team with and become humbled 😂. These are really good exercises for us. I need to maintain better connection with her and learn how to help her succeed better in our training. I left basically all the reps in here because we only got to the front cross and had to break a lot of stuff down. The first rep was hilarious to me because I’ve just never had a dog flank out away from me like this. All my dogs are next to me. Looking back, I do think I should have set this up on an easier and more open part of the ring. I think I’ll move onto the next lessons for now as well.
