[Deborah Hill]

Thanks Tracy! There was a power outage while I was making the video! Here is a revised version:

Video: Lead Out with Blind Cross

[Deborah Hill]

Thanks so much, Tracy for the great feedback! Last year, I did a OMD workshop (young dog workshop) with my other guy and we really struggled with the countermotion parts of the course. Next weekend, I am going to do an agility workshop with the same person and wanted to be at least marginally prepared! 🙂

Yesterday, I did the lead out exercise at Get Rev’d Agility and forgot to hit the record button! Ugh! I tried again this morning and it went well (for the most part). I struggle with a one-jump lead out so having Cowboy sit two jumps away was a big deal. Loved this assignment!

Video: Lead out with blind cross
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[Deborah Hill]

Thanks Tracy! This is really good feedback!

The standing there and luring him over the bar with my hand was definitely a thing. I will remove the bars to see if I can refine it more.

I did try this again today. I am a little bit better with my hands but am still hesitating to make sure he commits. I also wanted to toss the treat but the grass is just long enough that it was getting lost. I tried a ball and that was getting lost too! I wanted to use the Manners Minder but wasn’t sure how to place it for this set up.

Video: Countermotion with 360 Wrap

[Deborah Hill]

>>His commitment looked great and he picked up even more speed. That is good news and bad news hahaha!!

LOL! Yes! I don’t want to replace refusals with off courses! I really need to work on my timing now! Thanks for the feedback regarding my handling mechanics! It’s been an ongoing challenge. However, will continue to practice (video does help!)

Today, I continued the countermotion exercise. I added jump bars and did a backside to a 360 wrap. This was hard for us! I will try again outside if the weather holds up.

Video: Countermotion from a backside wrap

[Deborah Hill]

All great information! Thanks Tracy!

I wanted to take some pictures while the fog was still there but then got totally side tracked. Hopefully next time 🙂

Today, I tried the countermotion exercise again. I didn’t attempt the 360 wrap but will next time since Cowboy’s understanding of this game is increasing.

Video: Countermotion Part 3

[Deborah Hill]

Thanks so much, Tracy!

I did round-two this morning. He is still not fluent but I thought it was smoother than yesterday (although, he’s a little bouncy in between the wings. I have a feeling we will be doing a lot of this kind of stuff and thankfully, he seems to be enjoying the game!

Video Countermotion Part 2

[Deborah Hill]

LOL! Yes, this is the Friday night happy hour group! It’s a lot less expensive to have multiple people rent the floor. My sessions don’t go very long anyway so it’s working out perfectly 🙂

Thanks so much for the feedback! I was tempted to use my outside arm for the middle jump but I see a lot of people just moving their shoulder back while turning their chest towards the jump so I am trying to learn that skill.

I was so happy that you provided a countermotion activity since I really struggle with that. As I suspected, Cowboy and I took a while to sort out how the mechanics but it started to come together towards the end.

I checked the weather and if it is not too hot in the morning, I will retry.

Video: Countermotion

[Deborah Hill]

For Friday night happy hour, Cowboy and I worked on serpentines. I started with just one jump and then went to two and finally three.

The jumps are set at 12′ apart. Cowboy appeared to handle this set-up well. However, I was running all over the place so about half-way through, we placed a thin red leash on the floor. The added visual helped to keep me running in a straight line. I also noticed that I was not cuing consistently with the dog-side arm.

Video: Cowboy Serpentines

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[Deborah Hill]

Definitely! I really love this online format. Submitting training videos and receiving specific feedback is proving to be a great learning experience. The information from this class is extremely helpful (even if it takes several sessions to get the mechanics right!)

[Deborah Hill]

Wow! This is really good feedback! Thank you!

I really look forward to applying your tips in my next session 🙂

[Deborah Hill]

Thanks so much, Tracy!

Today I expanded the 4-way sequence by adding another jump (and a 3rd for the rear cross). I wasn’t able to add the tunnel to the sequence today but it is on my list! Here is the order of the sequences:

1) Go (extension)
2) Check (collect and wrap) – I still have a tendency to wait and see if Cowboy is really committed which causes me to be late. It sort of got better as I continued and the later turns were a bit tighter
3) Push (backside)
4) Switch (rear cross)

Video: Cowboy 4-Way Sequence

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[Deborah Hill]

Hi Tracy,

I planned to do the straight line 4-way sequence today.  However, I decided to build up to it by practicing my verbal cues on a single jump first.

I started out using the Manners Minder and after going through the four jump cues, I removed it to see if Cowboy still understood the cues without the target. 
 
He didn’t drive through as strongly without the MM but he did appear to understand what I was asking.
  
The order of the jump cues were as follows:

1) Go: Continue going forward

2) Check: Wrap the wing and come back to me (he was a little wide for these; was I late in asking?)

3) Switch: Rear Cross

4) Push: Go to the backside

Video: Verbal Cues on One Jump

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[Deborah Hill]

Thanks so much, Tracy!

It never occurred to me to use the bang as the click but that would work perfectly!  Hooray for the Manner’s Minder!  I love this thing (Cowboy Love 3000!) I purchased your self-study course “Got Remote? Get Training! ” and am finding all sorts of uses for this remote treat dispenser.

This heat wave that we are having should break soon so I am hoping to work on the sequencing section.  I have used the Manners Minder to work on the “go-on” cue as well as rear crosses.  However, I have not used it for things like wraps or pushes to the backside.  It should be fun to try 🙂

[Deborah Hill]

Round-2 of backing up!  I warmed up with the clicker board and then switched over to backing up on the end of the teeter.

I brought the Manners Minder with me and placed it next to the tire jump while I was setting up and then forgot it was there!  It wasn’t until I was about to leave that I saw it.  Since it was already out, I did a few passes over the teeter at full height.  On the earlier passes, Cowboy did a 4-on before moving into the end position.  He then became more confident and moved right into the 2O/2O for the remainder of the runs.

Video: Cowboy Backing Up Part 2

[Deborah Hill]

Hi Tracy!

Today’s episode is all about hind end awareness! Cowboy is backing up on all kinds of things:

* Clicker board
* Travel plank (sideways so it was easier to find)
* Wobble board

I haven’t worked on backing up in a while so it started out a little slow and then got progressively better. He seemed to have a good understanding overall.

Video: Cowboy Backing Up

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