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Cowboy and I had a Friday night “Weave Pole Party”!
We started out with poles 1-6 and then briefly did poles 1-8 and finished with poles 1-6 in a short sequence.
Poles 1-8 were a bit more challenging for him but Cowboy adapted really well. Do you believe we should continue at 1-8 or do the grouping of 4 and 6 like in your video?
Video: Weave Poles 1-6 and 1-8
Thanks so much, Tracy! That was very helpful information 🙂
Today we worked on the teeter table game with only one table. I lowered it from 20″ to 16″ so now the board is slightly tipped upward.
I began at a walk and then did some casual running. I think we both had fun with this one!
Video: Teeter Table Set at 16″
Hi Tracy!
It’s been several days since I last posted a video. Hopefully, I will be back at it again this week.
In the meantime, I am submitting a video of Cowboy doing the teeter in class (lowered height).We have had some good moments. However, he is starting to pick up a little speed and will sometimes run off the end without stopping. In addition, the teeter is lighter (I believe) than the one I use in practice so it may be tipping faster and affecting Cowboy’s ability to weight-shift back.
I noticed that some people are asking for a down on the board.to create a lowered center of gravity. Do you think this will help Cowboy and do you have information regarding how to train it?
Video: Lowered Teeter in Foundation Agility Class
Today was a fairy quick session. I pulled out the travel plank and practiced 2O/2O while adding increased motion.
This is the first time I have ever done this with Cowboy and so even though there were a couple of misses, I was very happy with the overall session. 🙂
Video: 2O/2O Travel Plank Practice
Yes! Get Rev’d Agility has a UKI trial scheduled on the last weekend in May. Sunday is being reserved for Beginner and Novice classes only. I can’t wait!
I entered Beginner Speedstakes, Gamblers and Jumpers. I am planning on running Speedstakes because it is only jumps and tunnels and he is running sequences fairly well. For Gamblers and Jumpers I may do NFC since I am not sure where we will be with weave poles and contacts.
Thanks Tracy!
Cowboy was having a blast! So much so that when it was time to leave he kept trying to move towards the ring gate instead of the exit door!
I think the added traction is giving him more confidence so I will continue looking for opportunities to do these session on both artificial turf and grass.
Thanks so much, Tracy!
Today, we did more teeter (one table) games! The table is still at 20″ but now I have added more motion. Cowboy appears to be really comfortable going across the board but the added movement made it hard for him to consistently maintain the 2O/2O position. I found myself doing a lot of “fake running” which seemed to help. I will continue at this level and slowly build in my motion.
Video: Teeter Table Game with More Motion
This was so much fun!
It’s starts off slowly and gets better from there. I didn’t do any crosses but I did add jumps so Cowboy got to enter the poles from different angles (sorry, I didn’t realize that some of the jumps are off screen).
There were a couple of mistakes due to sloppy handling on my part but I am really excited about this session because this is the first time he has done anything like this and he handled it incredibly well!
Video: Weave Pole Practice with Jumps (poles 1-4)
I had a look at the elevator game videos and even after practicing my mechanics with the invisible dog, I thought I might wait on this one for the time being! 🙂
I did try the teeter-table game using just one table. The table is set at 20″ (down from 24″) resulting in the board being about parallel to the floor. I believe this is the greatest amount of tip that Cowboy has ever seen so even though I know the goal is to run across the board, I moved very slowly because I didn’t want to risk a fly-off.
Cowboy appeared to want to go faster so I did add a bit more motion towards the end and he appeared to be just fine.Video: Teeter Table Game with One Table
Cowboy will Love that! Thanks Tracy ☺
Just to clarify:
* 4 poles
* 1st set at 12 & 6
* 2nd set at 2 & 8 or 3 & 9 (?)This was not one of our better training sessions. My reward timing was totally off, so much so that I had to remove the Manners Minder because I kept hitting the dispense button too early and it was causing confusion. I also let this session go on longer than I had planned.
When I switched to the Lotus Ball, things improved and there were some very good moments. The best part takes place off-camera. There were several people who were curious and came over to watch the show including a guy with a cute little Sheltie (doing the typical Sheltie things :). This could have easily spiraled out of control and Cowboy was very aware of the audience. However, he stayed reasonably engaged with just the occasional glance at our visitors. Love this guy!
Video: Outdoor Weaves 1-6
Excellent feedback as usual, Tracy!
I plan to re-do this later in the week. However, I thought for today, I would revisit the Bang Game and add in more motion.
I started off just walking past Cowboy and had 100% success. However, when I added some running steps, he didn’t stop and kept moving with me. I did manage to find a sweet spot where I could run a little but still had to stop once I passed him or he would move off the board.
All good things to know! 🙂
Video: The Bang Game with More Motion
Today I revisited the teeter-table game. The last time we did this the lower table was set at 12″. This time, I lowered it to 8″ (the upper table is 24″) In addition, I am using a target plate on the lower table and have the Manners Minder about 8′ away (off-screen)
I loved how happy Cowboy was to move across the board, even with the additional tip. However, I do have a question regarding the exact criteria for the game. Should the emphasis be on running across the board (and continue running) or should it be on moving into the end position? I would like to try this again but want to make sure I am doing this correctly.
Video: Teeter Table Game with 8″ Table
