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I also just wanted to post that we will be running our first NFC run this coming Sunday. I entered her at 16s in one Speedstakes run. My plan was no startlines and just something fun on the course (I’ll figure it out once I get the course map) with the toy. I think the one thing that I am worried about for future runs is her becoming over aroused. Especially with her startline. I’m not going to worry too much about it during NFC runs because I won’t be using it yet. But my plan in the next couple of weeks is to train a stand to see how that works for her and also add the behind the back starts. I’ve worked the behind the back a couple sessions on one side so we are making progress there. I’m not going to worry about it for now but just kind of want to monitor how she does with her startline (when I actually have to start using it) as she gets more excited about the game. Also, I’m very much looking forward to the support group because I think that will be very useful!
This was very similar but I think it’s probably more the TSA game. We tried to pretend like we were waiting at a trial to go into the ring. And it was helpful that we had other people training with us. I was actually really proud of her here because she’s never trained with these two dogs before in the ring together. She was completely focused even when the one tried to herd her at the end.
It’s been freezing here so really haven’t been able to do much outside. I was able to get some ring time this Friday so we worked the remote reinforcement just going in and out of the ring. I kind of meshed some steps together I think but thought that would be ok with her to just show her what the routine would be. She is really starting to understand that going into the ring and doing agility is REALLY fun.
We also practiced remote reinforcement yesterday. I was going to add in a bucket or something next so I could add putting the leash on too.
We tried Sequence 5 today while it’s still halfway “warm” out. This was just a big fail in general. Tried the sero at the beginning and maybe she’s not the dog to do it with in this scenario lol. She was reading my motion out the tunnel while I was trying to get to the serp spot so tried something different that didn’t work either.
Today at home we worked Sequence #2. The footing definitely makes a difference lol. The opening few obstacles were great. Straight lines were super hard. I’m just not sure how to help her get and stay on the line with a turn from 4-5 like that. Soft turn Achilles heel. I’m sure you’ll say brake arm but I just can’t seem to get myself to add it in, in the moment. Ugh.
We got a little practice time in this weekend. Don’t mind all the chatter throughout the video lol. We worked sequence 1 and 4 because they had the least amount of turning since the floor is not great. We also dropped the bars to make it easier too.
Couple game changers we’ve implemented on your suggestions have really helped our teamwork. 1) Startline connection. They are still hard but if I stay connected with her, she has really been doing well with them. 2) Five minute sessions (no or minimal editing of videos). This has really helped me a lot. I’m sure edited videos are helpful for you, but they have really helped keep me accountable. I think this has helped her so much because I’m not continuing to push for more when she’s done. So thank you for the feedback!
Here is Sequence #1:
I’m apologizing now for the mass drop of videos when you are offline driving home from the Open. Looks like it was a great time as usual ☺️. We had our second drop in class on Thursday at Fusion. This time it was a full ring (so much better than the split ring). I’ve been trying to figure out a way to get a class in for Lu and I’m thinking I might just start letting her have a turn in Em’s class each week. The setups are usually the best there and lines are always nice since it’s an international class. There’s not much to choose from for the level she’s at since most are filled or are too far away.
I hope you’re enjoying the Open!! Good luck! I’m so sad I’m missing out this year and am having complete and utter FOMO. I’ve been struggling with a back injury for the past 6 months so I figured a 21 hr drive to Florida for a marathon event would probably not be good for me.
I took Lu to Emmie’s class last night for the first time in the full ring and picked some little stuff to do. I was much more relaxed because it was my regular class/classmates. Had a real hard time with start lines but overall pretty happy with most of it. The last sequence was very hard for both of us. We have another drop-in class Thursday that I will try to get some clips of too.
We practiced some of the trial games at Fusion today. Here is the second part of the end of run routine.
