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Ok cut the target in half and unfolded the board. I hope this gives the right amount of height. I maybe got carried away on the last couple of reps. She seemed to do better if I used food to counteract the ball throw momentum. Advice on that?

The target has really changed the forward focus!!

It is over 100 so late night mosquito eating us video!

Puppies name is Q

Danika

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Ok back from MA with yet another adorable Farmie pup!

I worked on the weave pouts with Taq and then show you where we are on the contacts. I used a spa step to work on anticipation and this is the second time to use the fat board. I wanted to use this board to do that contact ex for this class. Not sure if you will think we will be ready for that in the next week. Taq and I are flying to Iowa on the 28th- Sept 2 for some big phoofie dog show stuff.

I was pleased with her drive to the poles on the sequences! She popped the last pole and I am
Choosing to reward rather than fix things. That was the e only one she missed so click treat me!

Thanks for the feed back!

New puppy is Q

Danika

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I may have to start a new thread. This is starting to get glitchy! Taq and are are working on the foot target. The head bob came easy but she is not so precise with her toes 😁. Max puppy for the win

I did the weave challenges with both girls. Since cricket does not adore the poles and my tunnel is only 15 feet we did 6 poles. I skipped the run ahead with cricket so will add that next time but she is very good at that. Video is unedited. Both dogs kind of paused halfway through but then came back to me. Maybe I should have stopped there?

With Taq I had the poles open a few inches. Which seemed like a good idea since there was only 1 error. I will try getting ahead of her next time. Thanks for the feedback!

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I will open the second one more and bring them closer. Good to know how much Taq is responding to verbals. Much more than her mom at this point in training. I love the anticipation trick!!! Just what I was missing. Question about the target. Do I go to a nose target or would a foot target be better? She is in good position now ready to run forward and I think a foot target would be easier to teach her. Thinking something rectangular that both feet could easily hit…she is small enough an index card might work.

Thank you so much for this! I see a foot target as useful for the teeter maybe too.

Although her teeter is pretty good she is not at the very end of the board.

Danika

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We did a few reps of the weaves. She hit entrances but did not weave the rest. I rewarded (treat for me). I screwed up the second one and only said weave once duh. Sorry unedited.

This is our 2 by 2 session. The throw back was amazing. She straightened right out. I also used some preplaced for forward focus. She is not comfortable going ahead of me into position so I am moving my positions to help with that. I think next session I will use mm to help her get out there with me behind her.

Sorry also unedited. I use two balls for this so we can trade without me taking it. She enjoys me tugging on the ball so I tug her back to start. Killing my back…
I have found if I ask her to stay it is confusing to her. Wait, break feet break get it. So I try and place my hand on her and say feet then break. Does that make sense? Dumb?

I can train tomorrow then I have a work trip so no training until Monday.

Thanks for your feedback. I know this is a bit off topic!

Danika

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I really loved this exercise! Such a great way to break it down. I was using a short tunnel. I suppose I might want to do it with a longer one. The first left turn took her by surprise but her ears were on for the second. I was good and used 4 poles opened a bit. She popped out the first time because I was telling her to weave while she was weaving. So when I just my trap she nailed it!

I added in some 2 on 2 off

I did the first exercise with cricket and she nailed the soft e trance weaves!

Danika

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Video failure… but I did different sequences using that last set up with speed into 6 poles and she was highly successful!! I still had the one jump removed. I will set up the dog walk distance and eventually try it with poles.
Taq is in season and working just as well. Nice to know.
Danika and Taq

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Of course you were right!! I moved the jump and she was awesome!

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I am
So behind it is fine but what happened to week 4? Taq and I have Been working on weaves and 2 o 2 for our dog walk. I felt this pop out would be good for us to try but I overestimated her weave entrance.

I also threw I. My walk throughs!

Thanks for feedback!!

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Thanks Tracy for the quick feedback. Today her run was at the end of the day so I planned to use the practice ring a couple of times. The first time I set all the bars to her height and she freaked out about either a dog starring at her or the people holding the dog. I asked them to move further away and that was still not good enough do we went to the other side of the ring and she was able to
Give me a jump
And big reward. By then people had left but my 2 mins were up. We went for a long walk, I pit her away and brought her out to the outside of the ring where the demon was earlier and she played with her friends and was happy and normal went ba k in the RV and came out later and performed beautifully in the ring. At her speedstakes run she was happy and did a great job on her start line. I took off her collar and held her gently and said look tunnel so she could focus on the tunnel
Since I knew I needed a lead out.

Here is the run

About the same as Saturday. I think I should focus her work on big running more at home to help her with these lines.

The course were pretty challenging.

Cricket and I had our first ever no Q day and even day 2 we only got speedstakes!

Here is crickets run.

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Dpeedstakes

Excited, warmed up. Felt that I got her there in good head space.

I think I lost connection after the second tunnel and then we were off sinc

Suggestions for tomorrow? I have a practice ring as well. I wanted to do teeters and a frame this afternoon in there.

I just want to support her.

She got treats after and then balle

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Thank you!! I am going to right it down so I can read it before every run.

Connection, keep your arms down, use your words!!

This was a great session. Taq says thank you Tracy!

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For those in the back who did not hear Tracy asked me to connect less!! 🤣

I will get back to those slices but wanted to run this walk/run sequence before I do my pre trial prep.

I am showing the order I did them. I am
Hoping that it will help you help me with Taq!!

Cricket first

Then Taq

I did her amp up start line and felt after the first run that I was probably not connected enough. I have noticed she does not carry well to the wraps so wrote that down to work on separately.

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I cleared my field to mow but plan on setting up the walk through! We have a trial this weekend. I will likely also set up some big long lines for both girls!

I did the BS slice ex this morning. Cricket only had one verbal for bs slice and wrap. I tried to test her fluency on slice ( Introduced to her recently). We will stick with back as her single cue! It has worked well.

Taq (video). I so struggle with timing and cues. I did not edit.

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Ok we tried it again and walla! She can do them when I cue them correctly!

I put the entire session in. Sticky would be like those last two jumps where she is looking up at me being super handler focused.

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