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Decided to take a break from the “brain work” and play with the 3rd Handling Challenge today – we both get to move š The first 4 went pretty well….but whoa….Threadle Wraps are a LONG way from fluent!!!! 1st video is 1 to 4, 2nd video is just the Threadle Wrap. We need to back up and just work on the Threadle Wrap itself again before even thinking about putting it in a sequence. How would you like to do a 3 week session on just Threadle Wraps and Threadle Slices? š
We played with adding a little motion yesterdayā¦.changes the game for sure!
Helen Connell and Changtse came up yesterday so she could work in a different place with a new dog around. I took the opportunity to have Sly do a few warmup reps (easy, no motion) with Changtse and Helen sitting behind the baby gate. Both dogs did GREAT! Changtse was able to do some sits, downs and hand touches and Sly was able to focus on his words with them so close by. Helen and I were two very proud āmamasā š„°
We did this session after they leftā¦..
Snow day here todayā¦..should do something like clean house but gonna watch dog training videos instead š. Have a great day!
SO jealous that you are somewhere warm and sunny š Have a great time!!!
My plan was for Jump to be short, a little higher pitched and more rapid, while Tunnel is supposed to be longer, deeper. I need a LOT more work for that to happen more naturallyā¦.or maybe I need to switch to a different verbal for Jump, one that is more natural for me to say differently? Couldnāt be happier though with how Sly is really working/thinking about what heās hearing and trying to process in spite of my inconsistency. Good boy!
Have a great weekend!
I am so sorry about whatever I did with those videos!!! I must’ve done something while editing but God only know what! Usually, I’m really good about watching the finished video before submitting because it always amazes me how many ways they can get screwed up, but I was in a hurry to get them done, da, da, da….. Again, my apologies.
Ooooooo.with my eyes closed that’s going to be interesting!!!! Gotta give that a try tomorrow!
Progress! Our most recent session of Verbals from the Chair. Iām trying to 1) have more distinctive sound to the 2 verbals and 2) be āless controllingā of his decisions but still adhering to the two failure rule.
And then later today a quick session of Verbals Around the Clock. LOVED seeing the wheels turn and connect in this session š„°
“One thing to add in that next session: as you are repeating the verbals while holding them, make the verbals more different in sound ā as if you were running a course and saying them.”
WOW….that is REALLY hard to do while sitting down!!! I did a short session yesterday and whoa……both words ended up sounding the same – but crazy the other way, loud, lots….Sly was SO confused!!! New plan; no dog, me just sit in a chair and work on the words. We’ll give it try and see how it goes!
We played with the first Handling Challenge this AM. This was fun! And really cool to watch while I was editing the video. Questions: How soon can I give the verbal cues for Jump and Tunnel? Looks like I’m better at the Tunnel one than the Jump one and it looks like both are definitely helpful to his understanding – cool! But it also looks like they could be given sooner, especially the Jump one.
Should I do this from the other side – have him wrap the barrel to his right?At the end I did 4 reps – 1 each to the tunnel and the jump from a FC, and one each from the spin. I was curious to see how much which side he was on exiting the barrel was impacting his decision of which obstacle to take.
And it was hard for me to do the “disconnect” but I think I was finally able to do it. Have a great weekend.
Did a real quick review of Jump and Tunnel with Sly at my sideā¦. took a few reps for him to remember that the game was about listening first, doing second. Short break while I cleaned the bathrooms and then this short session. Canāt remember which previous class it was where we had started working on these but I was pleasantly surprised with this session as we havenāt done much with these verbals for several weeks. In this session I was holding on to his tab until I saw (or thought I saw) him lock on to the correct obstacle and then I let him go. Is that what I should be doing or should I be starting to just give the cue and see which one he takes?
Hi Tracy, Gotta admit it, I’m sort of sad to see this course end. It might just have moved to the top of my favorites list š Thank you for offering it. Sly and I learned a lot.
A couple of questions. I think I have a good understanding of how to “finish up” with the ZigZags and fading the Organizer for both of the wraps. I never did any of the Slice Organizers, should we? Or did developing the skills from that exercise also happen with the ZigZags? How often would you suggest reviewing these exercises to keep the skills strong?
Hope you have a great holiday season and I look forward to seeing what you’ve got in store for your next session of classes. Thanks again. Kim and Sly
Donāt mistake his patience when the MM acts up as being politeā¦ Iām pretty sure that if he could talk heād being saying āWhat the h___ is wrong with you? Hurry up!ā And a few other choice words š
Short session of fading the platform on a backside wrap. Only did the one side, weāll do the other side tomorrow or Sunday. The first rep without the platform was interesting, in hindsight I probably shouldāve done a rep or two starting him from a sit. Only did the one side as weād done 4 or 5 reps of the 3 jump Zig Zag raising the bar from 8 to 10ā which went really well a little earlier. Somehow I managed to not start the video on those š
Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving!
I finally got a chance to listen to the recording of the Behavior Vets session you did a month or so ago. It was great, really good info. The case study of the Sheltie was really interesting. Lots for me to think about there for Sly. He drops a bar every 3 or 4 runsā¦.usually what would be the top jump of a spread out pinwheel where Iām running like hell for a cross and almost always I donāt see them fall, only hear them. š„
Also wanted to share with you that at Loās class on Wednesday she noticed and commented on a jump where there was a moderate turn which Sly actually chose to put in a stride and collect for a beautiful turn š„° Not something he has historically doneā¦more inclined to jump big and hope for the best. I told her what we were doing in class with the Organizer. She loved the ideaā¦.
11-26 Addition. Zig Zags at 10ā (2ā higher than what we had been doing), preplaced stationary toy, added my motion.
This is actually our 2nd session of this….the first one turned into mostly a “Kim figure out the mechanics” session. Started with him turning to his left as it’s becoming pretty clear that is his stronger side and then after a short break went to his right. I do love this dog…..he SO can make me laugh š Check out his reaction when the MM doesn’t beep for the 2nd or 3rd time š Hope you have a nice Thanksgiving.
Oh thatās great, thank you. I missed the info on the extension somewhere. Hope you had a nice weekend.
Quick session with the 3 ZigZag jumps a little flatter. I think weāve got this now š„°
The MM as you suspected was challenging but he worked SO hard and I was super pleased with how well he didā¦ā¦massive game of chase the holy roller after this session!!!
Youād think that by now Iād be able to setup the camera so my butt wasnāt in the way š Easy 3 jump Zig Zagā¦.one āI gotta go now!ā. Really liked how he powered through these.
Can you remind me what the last posting date is for the class? Any chance youād offer a couple more weeks for any of us that wanted to continue a little longer? This has been a great class!
Thanks Tracy. One question about the front side wraps. Do I need to do these increasing the height of the bar before fading the platform/sit? Or do I not need to worry about raising the bar? He’s a 16″ jumper in “real life” – I think the bar was at 10″ the last time we did these.
Hope youāre home and getting caught up on what Iām guessing is some much needed (and much deserved from what I hear š„°) rest! Guess Iām going to have to figure out how to get to some UKI events this yearā¦.š A trip to FL next December might just need to be in the plans!
Front side wraps with the MM further away. This oneās pretty long as I left in a couple of reps where we were figuring stuff out for a little comic relief. Going by the magic MM used up a lot of brain cells! Iām going to let this exercise āpercolateā for several days while we play with the backsides and some Zig Zags. One of the things I noticed while editing this one was how much tighter his sits on the ground are vs. what they looked like when this class started š
Played with the backside wraps later today as well. The hardest part was convincing him to sit and stop on the platformā¦.even with the cued sit. He was like āHey! I know how this is supposed to work!ā
A couple of videos, one from a session yesterday and one from this morning
This is actually our 2nd session with a barā¦first session was all about understanding the rules of the new game. I really had to work through the timing on my sit cue. I started this session with him turning left as that seems to be his easier sideā¦at least for jumping, not so much for looking at Mom. Turning right was much easier for him in this exercise. All about how much looking at the Mama, I think. Bar is at either 8 or 10, canāt remember, but seemed like an OK height for this. Heās a 16ā jumper in āreal lifeā
This might be our best Zig Zag session yet š„° I think we are both figuring them out! I did raise the bar from 6ā to 8ā and it seems to help him. I think he has to put just a touch more rear into it for the 8ā bar and that actually makes the 2nd jump easier. Does that make sense? Or maybe weāre both just getting it figured out š
Congratulations on the Open! Looks like itās been an incredible event! Kudos to all the organizers!
