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Here are the changes that you suggested. I feel like it went really well.
He broke his toe about 2 weeks ago so he’s taped for 4 weeks and not supposed to tug but he can still do some things so that is good. He thinks he is just fine.It’s been a mixed bag but the last few runs back in September were good. It’s been alot of learning for me. Things I know but forgot or was lazy about or just need to learn about her. What works best is tugging at the line and then taking the tug and dropping it and running. I can do that in USDAA. I have to look about AKC and CPE (just doing a few non-aframe runs since I am TS). But that gets her energy up. Then she runs beautifully. I made shorter courses for her too (FEO) and choose where to reward. CPE courses are shorter so there isn’t always a good place to break the flow to reward so then I would just do it and reward at the bucket with her leash. We haven’t done CPE in a year though. I don’t think she’s trialed at all since September outdoors USDAA. I did enter a few AKC trials coming up. Just a class a day. JWW or FAST if it’s offered. It’s at our most frequented training school. I think now a nose touch back start or a collar grab start would fire her up too. Her arousal is going up in general. I don’t know if that answered your question. LOL ‘It’s complicated.’ 🙂
I had hoped to get back to this class but the puppies have been all consuming. They go home Labor Day weekend so hopefully we’ll stick with the next class better before winter hits. We’ll keep working on these too before that class.
I’ll be watching for the next MaxPup to start also. But I’m in no rush. Puppy can grow up a bit. 🙂 Especially since it’ll be a boy. LOL
Thanks for a great class and amazing feedback as usual. We made a lot of progress in important areas! And had fun doing it.
Heather and Saphira
Thanks! This is very helpful!
I’ll work on doing these with the toy on the ground. I’m also not doing a good job of marking before I through and that will probably help too. Agility goes so much faster than obedience and I forget words or say them late.
Will there be another class that starts shortly after this one with more handling skills to keep working on so we can get more work in before the ground freezes and the snow comes? 🙂 Mazi is going to do Cynosports and the Invitational so we’ll be heavily focused on agility this fall once the puppies go home and she’s back in shape.
Here is Wingin’ It: Tunnel Entries And Exits. She loves ‘go’ 🙂
We worked on serps again. I feel like I did better handling this time. I tried to do the longer course but the ending from the far end of the tunnel to the 2 jumps was hard. I probably need to angle the blue jump again or move the jumps further apart? And use my verbal?
We played with serps today.
There is something around the right side of the tunnel and she won’t go there or setup and stay there. I don’t know if she got stung or something. But I’m due to move the tunnel soon anyways to not totally kill that grass. 🙂We did 3 jump serps but I forgot the camera was only on the 2 jumps. Oops!
We did the sequences. She did really well until I straightened out the jumps a bit. Her jumping was awkward but she tried. I moved the yellow jump in more so she didn’t have to go out to it. That seemed to help but I rewarded her after the 1st jump. Then we quit.
So Friday did not go well. I did not have the patience or energy to try to get her to work with me so we threw in the towel and I told her no complaining later that night when I was spending time with Mazi. She had her chance! LOL
Saturday we had a nice long hike in the morning and then we played some games in the afternoon. She did so much better!
We did some more of the exercises tonight. Hopefully I incorporated your suggestions. It’s so much to think about and do quickly!
On the oops I just rewarded her. I’ll try to remember to do something with motion like you suggested and then tug for future.
Puppies are doing great! Mazi and I are figuring things out for her. It’s going better than last time. We learned alot the first time around! Still trying to get her system regulated. She finally started eating good today.
I’m glad we have a break week to get caught up!
Thank you! Yes, keeping very busy and it’s only going to get worse as they keep growing and getting more mobile. I’m really enjoying them. Mostly trying to get Mazi regulated. Pregnancy, birthing, and nursing does a number on the body!
We struggled a bit on this one but then figured it out. We did this last night so I hadn’t read your reply to the last homework. Next session I’ll run and let her run through the toy instead of throwing it.
Puppies were born on Saturday! We are settling into the new routine. Saphira has been so patient and respectful. We got out to play some agility last night. Here is some tunnel to wing and then some Tight Blinds To Wraps 2-Ways. The print outs in my book seem to be in a different order.
Here she is at 14″. She did awesome. My wraps still suck. LOL It’s hard with so much distance.
I need to plan my session better – verbals and markers and my path! But she had fun. She did great on the race tracks and I felt like was was able to move away from the wings.
I’m thinking I’ll try to do some more tomorrow and then move on to the week 4 games?
Thank you! I’m excited to meet the babies!
I did some at 14″ yesterday but forgot to move the camera so it’s not worth posting but she did great. 🙂
Here is some counter motion. She really likes these.
Here is 1 rep of doing 2 in a row. I forgot it was only 1 rep – I should have left it with the other video.
We finally have cool weather for a few days. But we found out Mazi is having 9 puppies this weekend and not 5 like they saw on ultrasound. Hopefully we’ll have time for training but we’ll see… IT will be nice having these quick games to play.
Thank you! Lots of great tips. I did the full version yesterday before I got feedback so I might have not incorporated the changes yet.
Yes, I should probably look at purchasing a wobble board. I have a little one that people stand on but not a bigger one that a puppy could fully stand on. They just had a doggy rummage sale the other day too and someone was selling them. I might have to see if I can find out who that was.
Thanks for all of the great information! I got busy with puppy preparations but we are looking good and got out and did some training today.
We’ve been randomly crating more and that is going well.
So in IGP we do the motion exercises (sit, down, stand) out of heeling. We haven’t started them much but this is all we have so I figured I’d show you.
Contacts Foundation: Motion Override
For Concept Transfer: Straight Lines, Four Ways I spread the jumps out to 25′. Maybe that wasn’t a good idea and you meant for the sequences last week? Should I start the closer and then move them out further. She did like it alot. She was running more but she seemed to have more questions between the 2 jumps – I cued the verbal when her feet landed so maybe it was too soon or I wasn’t ahead enough. But otherwise it was a great session with her tugging and bringing the toy back and staying engaged the whole time.
2 Jumps
Tunnel to 2 Jumps
I quit there. I’ll do some of the whole sequence tomorrow. I think I was not driving up on the backsides and probably pushing too far over. And I was naughty and did a fix but it was loopy so not as demotivating. 🙂 And I plan to setup the Wingin’ It: Countermotion Commitment! one too.
For Teeter Foundations: Love The Slam And Hind End Combo! – she does have a teeter already. It could be faster (which will come I think) but she doesn’t care about the noise at all. I do not have a wobble board but she was on a few when she was young. Should I just skip that game?
Enjoy your day off!
