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I forgot to post my video from yesterday! We did the first part of turn aways. I had to work through a bit of communication and mechanics, but I think we got better as we went through it!
Bokeh – Handling Game: Rocking Horse Turn Aways
Oh those rear crosses… I love the visuals so much! THANK YOU!
Today was mission transition and zig zag. I thought both went well overall. Mission Transition I feel like I did much better on the first side, then struggled with how to time.
Bokeh – Wind In Your Hair Game – Mission: Transition
Bokeh – Jumping Foundations 4: The Zig Zag Part 2!
We have had many days of rain! We worked on other inside things, but nothing from class. So back at it with the next two.
Layering. I think this went great! I think you can see, but I had a cover on the other side of the tunnel.
Rear crosses. I went back to the first exercise and tried the changes jump further and using an empty bowl. Then tried food at the end. Overall this went all crummy. Definitely the kind of session I would normally just delete the video and avoid trying again until I had forgotten about it. But here it is.
That makes total sense, I will use the bowl next time. Again, I love the screen shots!!
Today we did the serp and ladder grid. The first rep of the serp went into the tunnel 🙂 but great after that. I tried to make sure to really look toward my hand after. She a smartie pants! These are fun to see her really understanding the difference! For the grid we have previously done four jumps in a row in our in person class and also worked on it as homework as well… so we just went right to three. We had not done the angles and we are supposed to work on that as well, so we did both. Jumps are spaced at 6 feet with the bars locked in at 8″.
Bokeh – Proofing Game 3: Strike A Pose Proofing For Serps
Bokeh – Jumping Foundations 3: Beginning The Ladder Grid
I love the screen shots so much, that you. I got back and watch, but that makes it so clear.
Feel The Wind In Your Hair, Part 2: Rear Crosses
We had rain yesterday afternoon and all afternoon today, but nice in the AM, and not too soggy to do rear crosses. In general I’m not good at rear crosses. I have one dog who can actually do them and she was trained with a target, so I defaulted to that after several fails. I use “turn” as a rear cross cue. Despite teaching my last two dogs right and left, I can’t do them well on course. I also tend to reverse them if trying to rear cross, so I mostly gave up there.Bokeh – Handling Games: The Diamond
We skipped up a few because tunnel was out and we have rain coming for a few days, so good outdoor one. I recorded before your comments above, but also noted the arm back connection parts in the demo video…. And I still noticed I need much improvement there. I was trying!
Westminster was soooo much fun! Watched some of the flyball too!!
Worked on the Minny Pinny again, I had played with spacing a bit yesterday with both bigger and smaller and I think I landed on slighter more spaced out here. Tried the turning away and that didn’t seem to go that well. I went back and looked at the video again and maybe need to add a target or something…
Left/Right Verbals With The Minny Pinny Video 2
I found the Zig Zag video a bit confusing on how to start it… and I am not sure if I did it right.
Bokeh – Jumping Foundations 2: Zig Zags For Slice Jump Foundations
We are back! I was gone for a bit at Westminster as a helper.
Bokeh – Proofing Game 2: Left/Right Verbals With The Minny Pinny
Bokeh – Handling Games: Sends ‘n’ Serps!
I thought she did pretty good, I think my handling position might be a bit off…Bokeh – Concept Transfer: Set Point With Moving Target
Jumps are about 5 feet apart, both set at 8″. I thought she looked good and her focus stayed low.
Handling Games: Shadow Handling Pill Bug Games!
We had a bit of a rough start not being able to find our food, then choking on it. But then we got going better!
Handling Games: Tunnel Exits Turns! Super fun!! I only did the first two setups. I need to do the rights still! When she stopped behind the wing she had hacked up the treat I just fed her.
Bokeh – Handling Games: Tunnel Exits Turns
Hello!! We practiced the smiley face game more and also the moving target pre game. I felt like she has learned to focus to use that for the next game! I didn’t make and videos for the above two, but really loved the smiley face setup!
Next game was wrap proofing! OMG, she was so amazing!! New game/concept for me so I was just thrilled. When we switched sides she did go in the tunnel the first time twice, so moved the wing further. Then after a few turns I realized I never hit record so most of that side is not on video. I also realize I forgot the collar part after I started and she was not wearing one.
Bokeh – Proofing Game 1: Wrap Proofing
Thank you thank you! For the moving target, I did work on the pre game (no video). She really wants to target near my hand. I was using a single paracord rope tied to a long toy that was big and fun. She will play with the toy, but her focus was very much on my hands, I’m sure history of reinforcement there. I did get her finally focusing on the end of the toy, I’ll try to get a video.
Totally makes sense re connection! I think you are very correct (of course). Today we did the Smiley Face Game and I really tried to work hard on the connection, but we definitely had some bloopers. I need to look at the video more, but looking forward to your feedback as well! Overall I am just thrilled to see Bokeh loving some things that are looking like handling! So fun!! Oh, this was also her first time with that tunnel. I had lent two tunnels and most of my tunnel bags out, I got one tunnel back but no bags. I have had a few more new tunnels bags and bags of rocks sitting around for well over a year. Finally filled them this morning! I guess I needed some additional motivation! Need it for class!!!
Bokeh – Handling Games: The Smiley Face Games
