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Hi Tracy – this is a question about your fb on the “find the jump” game. When you said to sometimes do a FC right before she goes into the tunnel – do you mean to do a FC after the wing wrap? – or when she exits the tunnel, so that I’ll end up on the other side of the jump?
So today we repeated the Serp n Send game – this time at the advanced level, moving the wing away. She did well until the last one (which was about 6ft away) – took a couple of attempts before we got it right….
Minny Pinnies left and right – this is my second attempt at posting this, so it may appear twice. She had problems with the turn to the left when she had to turn away from me.Today we tried the Tunnel exit turns game for Wk 2. Yowza loved this game, and I think as long as I gave the verbal cues on time she responded well, though some of her turns were wide.
Wind in yer Hair – yes, I think this is Yowza’s favorite game! – we repeated with the toy on ground, far from the jump (so far, you can’t see it! :D) While the toy didn’t distract her from doing the wrap, she did decide it was quicker to skip the jump and just go round it a couple of times :I
We also repeated the tunnel/wrap game – this time consistently using motion. No problem with her being distracted this time – though I don’t think there were any background noises this time. However, she did touch, and then actually knock down, the wing – so should I be using a barrel or a cone for this game?
We repeated the wrap verbals pre-game – this time I tried to keep a much quieter voice tone. So appreciated your input on this, as my voice certainly seems to make a difference to her ability to focus. Here’s a short clip of our session.
Last, we repeated the Wind in yer Hair game. I tried to stay closer to the wrap wing, and to saunter towards the jump, instead of running.
Here is our 2nd attempt at the Set Point game – I stood closer to the Manners Minder, and I made sure to reward her stay some of the time – hope this was better….
Today, we started by repeating the wrap/tunnel proofing game. She did seem to be very distracted during most of this game – and I was worried that she could get spooked again, though I am now leaving her fence collar on all the time she is outside. At the end, she was not getting the tunnel at all – so I think her brain had totally left her, so I decided to stop there….
