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Switching gears for a moment…I signed one of my other dogs up for a working spot at Brain Camp on December 1 and 2. Can I switch that from Juno to Synergy? I learned today at Juno’s ophthalmology exam, that her eyes are getting worse, and we probably won’t be trying to compete in agility any longer, and that is where her biggest problems were that I wanted to deal with at Brain Camp. Thanks!
Good afternoon!
You are going to have to keep pushing me with the BCs. I have the least experience with them and I am less comfortable!:)
Here is our run thru video. Very happy with her focus and tugging in the ring in the new environment. However, outside the ring, she was nervous. We tried some pattern games, but with the grass and my selection of treats they didn’t work so well. Neither did our rally run thru. Just too much for her.
Video: https://youtu.be/AVBAjlWjwXwYesterday, we worked those sequences for the last time before I had to build the agility league course of the week. Unfortunately, I wasn’t feeling great and was really tired, and we walked out to the ring, I forgot the course maps. So we worked on what I could remember and it went okay. Onward and upward to the next set of sequences!
Video: https://youtu.be/6InDoKu9y04
Question: I’d like to try to use the snuffle mat for decompression after runs. Is this something that can be waiting for her in her crate when we are finished or does decompression work best outside of the crate?
Thanks!
So I posted this the other day but somehow I messed it up and it didn’t actually post.
Thanks for all of the information. Very helpful!!
Thursday, we did back&forth and find my face in the field. Afternoon practice really provides more distractions. This day, we had people taking down trees across the street and some kind of construction behind us. We also have a little farm behind us so the construction had all of the animals vocal also.
Video: https://youtu.be/HDHj0lUgjPsThen we did Sequences 1-3 again. Sequence 3 is still a bit of a challenge, and she is still uncomfortable with jumping the jump to the fence.
Video: https://youtu.be/rP7HGlLo7P0Sequences 4 and 5: Sequence 4 went well. She loved that she could go directly to the tunnel and not take that jump. During Sequence 4, the people across the street came home and had a crying child. That made Sequence 5 difficult on the start line for Syn.
Video: https://youtu.be/Ebuylc4xecYFirst in Flight is having run thrus today in an outside grass field. We are going to work tugging and rewarding in the ring.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Lots of great information for me here. Much appreciated!!
We reworked Sequences 1 and 2 from the first week and then added Sequence 3. She definitely seems to take issue with jumping the jump into the fence on the right side of the tunnel. And we were knocking a lot of bars tonight. Not sure if I was feeling more confident that she had these sequences and wasn’t handling them as well or something else.
I missed the Zoom call on Monday night, but got to watch it last night (thanks for the Synergy shout out!!).
We did start working on the “find my face” game, which seemed to go well when there were no distractions. We will move it to the agility field tomorrow and tape it (it got COLD here: 85 on Monday and 51 on Tuesday…I haven’t adjusted yet!!)
One think I noticed after listening to the Zoom call last night, and I don’t know if it is a decompression thing or a reward thing or ??
After a sequence, if I reward Syn with the toy and say good job or something like that, she tends to take the toy away from me and play with it a bit. I go over to her and grab it and then we tug. However, if, after a sequence, I throw the toy and also say “Yay Puppy” or something similar, she runs back to me and offers the tug for tugging. Does she need more than just the tug for reinforcement (needs me to say Yay Puppy) or does she need some decompression if I don’t add that extra layer of reinforcement, or ??
Sequences 1 and 2: https://youtu.be/h9ZBFlmFTlM
Sequence 3: https://youtu.be/HY5BxOWn-poThanks!!
Good evening!!
Here are videos from our AKC weekend.
First, the up and down game. I think this went pretty well for the commotion around us. We did this Saturday morning before the trial. Then Saturday afternoon, we tried doing back and forth upstairs. Well, first, I didn’t consider the fact that Syn has always lived in Ranchers and has never had to deal with all of those weird steps, so that took a bit. Then we did the back and forth by the gate overlooking the rings. She did it with focus but it was almost frenetic…like she we concentrating so hard on that so she didn’t have to think about her surroundings. It didn’t seem comfortable. We did a could versions today in different places downstairs and she seemed okay but definitely not 100% comfortable.
Up/Down Video: https://youtu.be/ruvrmvaz3BEThe following are her runs from the weekend. I tried to keep in mind what you said about not fixing things, but it was like my brain overrode that thought anytime something happened. I need to work on mistakes being part of the plan. We also need to work on our weaves. She always gets the entry and “weaves” but doesn’t usually make the turn to get that second weave.
For 90% of the runs, I was thrilled with her performance and okay with mine. I gave her a couple incorrect cues, most of which she fixed for me. I wasn’t thrilled with my handling or placement in the 2nd standard round. LOVED her 2nd jumpers round (except for the weaves). Overall, very happy with the weekend.
Also worked a bit on doing some behaviors while waiting in the ring for the GO. She definitely is still much more comfortable in the ring and running than anywhere else.
Standard 1: https://youtu.be/1ZakQ7hDh40
Jumpers 1: https://youtu.be/NpEBnB9DwNw
FAST 1: https://youtu.be/yiYS6c4NzxM
Standard 2: https://youtu.be/NwXrklNy3RE
Jumpers 2: https://youtu.be/mdJaNBQofGQ
FAST 2: https://youtu.be/DJpz_Ln7axQThanks!!
Here are our first two opening sequences.
For some reason she was a little weird about jumping toward the fence. I’m not sure if it looked too close to her or what.
Also, you will see one try where she goes to the tunnel instead of taking the first jump. Do you see what I’m doing wrong here. She did that a couple of times in prior practice.
My timing was WAY off on the first run. I think it got a bit better on the next few runs.
I was really happy with both versions of the second sequence!!It will be interesting, because at the NADAC trial, there was a lot of space (small trial, big arena), so it wasn’t as “busy.” The AKC trial this weekend will be at Rising Star Ranch, which is a lot tighter with more people. We may have to start outside the front door and work our way in…
Thanks so much!!
The great thing about this trial was running the same course twice, so I could see where my mistakes were and TRY to fix them for the next run. This was also her first trial at full height (16). I definitely need to get my cues out earlier…for my older girl, who is a very fast BC mix, I was always so late that she learned to do the cue as soon as I said it and not after taking the obstacle in front of her. I’m trying NOT to do that with Syn, who is fast but not as fast as Flurry. Sometimes I catch myself holding for that extra second to cue, even though Syn has MUCH better commitment now than Flurry ever had.
We will be trialing AKC this weekend, and then we are done until the FIF ASCA trial the weekend after Thanksgiving.
Our goals this week will be working the pattern games with small distractions in the agility field and creating a start line behavior chain.
Good morning!
Yesterday we did an NADAC trial.
Here is a video of us doing the up/down game. This was about 20 feet from the ring during a walkthrough. This was our second time at this trial. We did it earlier about 40 feet from the ring before the trial started. After this, we did a back and forth game away from the ring but with her back to the steps where people and dogs were going up and down. That was actually too much for her. I didn’t think this attempt (on video) was too bad!
Synnie Up/Down: https://youtu.be/fYfF28bBarcShe seems to be okay in the ring once she starts running (although you’ll see in the 2nd regular run, when she is in the weaves, there is an altercation outside the ring and she needs to stop and evaluate), but she definitely is nervous in the building and around the other dogs when not in the ring. We did eat treats throughout the day, but I didn’t even attempt any tugging.
Here are her runs from the day. I was thrilled with her performance, and the great thing about NADAC, at least this trial, was that we ran the same course twice. So, I could watch the first video and try to alter what I did for the second run. We definitely need to work more discriminations!!
Synnie’s runs:
Regular 1: https://youtu.be/F44aXWk_g5I
Regular 2: https://youtu.be/rJG5Znhj2Ds
Touch N Go 1: https://youtu.be/Fff9i_1BrlA
Touch N Go 2: https://youtu.be/VhtB_ya5ufY
Jumpers 1: https://youtu.be/2c1gMaL8kvM
Jumpers 2: https://youtu.be/d2S7F9dhoRwThanks! I hope you had a great weekend at flyball!!
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Regarding her pattern games without distractions, she usually re-engages fairly quickly. I did notice it was taking a bit longer on the recorded video. I also think my choice of treats was not optimal. I tried to pick something she would see clearly when tossed, but I think they were too big and too unique…she’s never had them before. No, she doesn’t always chew her treats, but she is a bit “careful” with anything new she is introduced to treat-wise. I will try next time with smaller, more familiar treats.
Good Morning!
First, I want to thank you SO much! This class has been super wonderful, and I have learned more than I could have imagined. Synnie is already able to do things that my old girl can’t do! We can’t wait to see the next classes that are offered.
We went back to the two jump “serp” skill, and I tried to make the bars wider but closer. Not sure that my fuzzy little brain did that correctly, but I was happy with the results. I think Synnie got the one bounce nicely.
We also worked on the forced fronts from the other side. Setting her up to slice is definitely the key! I don’t think I did that properly yesterday.
Forced Fronts: https://youtu.be/Oc7MoBrnbSQ
Jumps: https://youtu.be/18tqP7Iz51QThank you!!!
Good Morning!
We started with force fronts today, but before we could move on to the more advanced, we started with what we had already practiced. And for some reason, that didn’t go as well today, so we stayed with working those. Not sure what I was doing differently that made her go forward today. We also worked on Yes Tunnel No Tunnel again. I think we (I!) got the flow down a bit more, but I’m not sure why she kept going behind me on the far side (when I was picking her up on the right hand). She didn’t go in the tunnel and ultimately did the right thing but went behind me a couple of times instead of in front of me with the hand.
Forced Fronts 2: https://youtu.be/008a68g-k1I
Yes Tunnel No Tunnel 2: https://youtu.be/FgVYHxI3qL8Thanks!
Good Morning!
I apologize for the intermittent posting…I came home from PA with Shingles and was not prepared for that! Not a fun thing! 🙂
Today Synnie and I worked on the forced front and the yes tunnel, no tunnel game. I can definitely see when I don’t make connection for the tunnel (I left a blooper in the video). I also see that, just like regular start line stays, I’m waiting too long to move once I see her commitment to the backside (guess I just love watching her too much!! 🙂 ).
Forced Front: https://youtu.be/p6yQ5b07p_0
Yes Tunnel, No Tunnel: https://youtu.be/f11GVH2DbfcThanks!
Good Morning!
Zig Zags: We flattened the jumps a bit more and moved the reward further away. We will flatten even more tomorrow.
Lap, Tandems: I tried to get further from the wing for a tighter turn and we added some tunnel threadles also.
Since we only have a week left, I’ll probably move forward to Weeks 8 and 9 and try a little bit of everything before the end of class!
Zig Zags: https://youtu.be/FIJtyueZFKw
Lap, Tandems: https://youtu.be/7okQrnICooQThank you!
Good Morning!
Here are our first attempts at zig zags and the tandem/lap drills. I’m very happy with Synnie with both of these skills. Tomorrow we will readjust the angles for the zig zags and work on the tunnel threadle skills. Also, I forgot two start line videos I wanted to send you for different angles of start lines. Question: Should I be leaving a bit earlier after I release her? They both worked but I felt like we were just a tad off.
Zig Zag: https://youtu.be/pbiT6cICfiw
Tandem and Lap: https://youtu.be/qTMmhSqV8to
ASCA Jumpers: https://youtu.be/S2AJpaeqX10
ASCA Gamblers: https://youtu.be/SegJQu5z2_EThanks!!
