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And thank you for the TikToks, they are HILARIOUS!!! Words to live by LOL!!! And I was watching them in the waiting area at the car service place (yes, I spend a lot of time getting in these places hahaha) and I *thought* the sound was coming through my earsbuds but nope… through the laptop speakers so the entire waiting room got to hear these words of wisdom. HAHA!!!
>>Bwahahaha!!! YAY! Sharing with everyone!!! 🙂
Good morning!
We did the Raise Your Game Sequence 1. I wanted to do the blind cross from 3 to 4. I feel like I am not that strong on blinds that are less than 90 degrees, so I want to work on that skill. I tend to default to rear crosses but I think if I can improve my speed & connection and work on teaching the skill with Frankie so she knows the handling cues, blinds will help our speed on course. That way, I can get ahead (ish) and show her the lines. Sometimes, I have to wait a little to get the rear crosses in. Curious to hear what your thoughts are!
Rep 1 – she read the blind well! Not sure if my timing was great there though. At 6 I used our still pretty new threadle verbal “close” and she got confused & spun.
Rep 2 – I clicked into auto-pilot and did rear crosses. I left it in so you could see the difference. I know I’m supposed to run it the same way for the exercise! GAH! I’ll stick to the blind.
Rep 3 – back to the blind. I kept quiet at the threadle and she read the body language.
That was all we did to get started! Thanks for watching!
Hi Tracy!
Since this is my first Camp, I am not sure I understand the video submission guidelines.
I’m trying to apply the guidelines to the first package so I get a feel for what I need to do.
If I start with the Raise Your Game Package, do I submit for the first sequence:
-1st rep
-second rep
-last rep
-any middle rep
Wait for feedback & then work the next one (or rework the first sequence) based on the feedback?Thank you!!!
>>Happy birthday, Bazinga!! I hope she got lots of gifts and snacks 🙂>>
Bazinga says thank you!!! She had a fun day!
We’ll be back after the 12th ☺Hi Tracy!
I know we are in the 11th hour on this class & I want to thank you again for the extension! You gave me such great feedback on the Handling Challenge 6 session, I just had to push & try again! We also did a session of the Verbal Only Commitment (from the chair) (((I won’t make you watch it – lol!))) I tried calling her back before she made the wrong choice and it seemed to help her. I’ll keep working on this with her.>>I think what was happening here was that you were emphasizing the verbals a lot and dialing back the handling… which is what made it harder for her to read the lines. ….
…This is good to know! At the start of the next session, continue to use the verbals but also emphasize the handling that supports the verbals to help set the lines, and I bet she gets it.
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I did not realize that I was dialing back my handling. I hope that I improved on this next session.>>And when you are working the switch away on the tunnel exit, converge your line of motion towards the exit and drop your hands down to your knee-level or below so she can see the hand motion. You were hanging back a bit and your hands ended up above your shoulders, so she didn’t see the turn away cue.
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The converging totally worked for the switch away. If she saw me move in before she went into the tunnel, she was ready to turn on the exit! Thank you!This was such a challenging & fun class. I think we learned a lot. Frankie worked hard and was very forgiving of all my shortcomings as a handler.
Handling Challenge 6 – Combo 2
Hi Tracy!
Wed’s class was fun to watch!>>Set point – what was the distance between jumps here? This will help us keep track.>>
The jumps are 3 feet apart and both pool noodles are on the ground.>>I think you were not really trusting her stay LOL so you were releasing, getting the toy in, and running all at once, at different spots. So she didn’t always seem to know if she should release when the toy moved or not. Moving more slowly will help her hold the stay as you lower the toy before the release.
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Thanks for the feedback about my release timing. I will keep it more consistent.We tried the Sends & Serps game. She got the first one and then we struggled. I angled the jump (a few times). It was VERY dependent on my mechanics. If I got my timing right & looked at my hand and had good body language, she got it! My video cut out, so I included what we got & a lot of the in-between so you can see how it went. I was able to work both directions and eventually straightened the jump. I’ll try to fit another session in with her today.
Thanks for watching!!!!
Hi! We revisited the Challenge 6 but it was just one of those sessions where we did not have anything that we had in the last session. I tried to break things down into small pieces to refresh her, but ended the session on a happy note & just played when she just seemed distracted. I was hoping to get to try Combo 2 but yesterday was not the day. I flipped the course so maybe it all seemed new going from the other direction. We will try again today.
Thanks for all the feedback above! I watched my feet in the videos & I will pay attention to them.
We did not get a lot of games in this weekend. We were at a trial and then Bazinga came down with some kind of booger-thing and wasn’t feeling well, so I didn’t want to do anything too strenuous with her until she was feeling better. We did practice our wraps on a wing of the practice jump at the trial though – she loved it!We did the Set Point with the moving toy yesterday 🙂
We did the Pill Bug game this morning! I need more speed! LOL
I’ll be on hold from April 1 to 12th. I’m traveling to stay with my Mom while she has surgery. I won’t have any dogs with me 🙁 I’ll watch all the videos though so that we can play when I get back. I’ll double down on our efforts this week so that we don’t fall too far behind.
I missed the flyball tournament! I was so bummed!!! I hope they run it again.
Thanks!
KathyWrap Proofing
Ok. She amazed me with her wraps!
I was not moving at all in the beginning and I threw her off. I figured it out after a few tries (I’m slow) and started turning with her a little.
She was into it & really pulling against the collar!
Moving Target
Still working on interest in toys as a reward. I tried throwing a cheese stick and she looked at me like I was loco! I am spending time just playing with toys and tugging more to build value for the toys. Also showing her that I am putting a treat inside the lotus ball and then playing & letting her have the treat from inside. For this game I stuck a whole string cheese inside the holee roller!!! That got her interest.
Smiley Faces
OMG!!! Directionally Challenged Human Alert!!! I need some way to teach my brain to act fast. I got the left & right turns messed up on the post turns & I practiced ahead of time! I’m going to have to remember to yell the opposite directional from the arm I have out for turns!
At least she read my cues and maybe understood that I was not using a wrap verbal.
Thank you for the feedback & for answering my question. I was having trouble visualizing them!
I will try this again. I think you are right. I just BOOM stopped moving and she had zero information. Why do these dogs even like us sometimes?We worked on Handling Challenge 6 yesterday! Wow! We broke it up into 2 sessions.
Switch Aways to Jump
I needed to back chain 1-2 to the #3 tunnel as a small sequence but she learned it!
Then we added on the other elements.
Combo 1
She thought 1-4 of Combo 1 was fun!
We have not been able to get the line from 4 to 5. I think I am not in a good position to show her the line. Actually, now that I look again… I am asking her to switch when I need to get out of the way & show the straight line. So I am totally messing her up there. Giant yay alert – she was totally reading the Threadles (close, close) and she just learned these during this class!!! WAHOO! I may be able to take these to trial soon!Combo 2
I haven’t tried Combo 2 yet because we got stuck on Combo 1 but it has different moves & I think she can get it – if I can remember it! <grin>
I’ll give that a try next.So I have been finding these adorable Field Guide vignettes in our videos! I had to share. I bet everyone is getting them. A little conference at the camera as we review our Field Guides!
I love, love, love the field guides – they are so helpful!Field Guide Chat with Frankie 1
Field Guide Chat with Frankie 2 (Hey Mama What’s Next?)
Handling 6 – Part 1
Handling 6 – Part 2
Hi Tracy!
We tried this for Handling Challenge 5! SO MUCH HARD! LOL I had to make it easier so she would be successful. We only tried the easiest position of the jump because it was so challenging for her.>>The line on the ground can run from the wing of the start jump all the way towards the camera, so you are running towards the camera the whole time: can she go to the tunnel without needing you to step towards it? Start with the jump in the easiest position first and see how she does
>>I have a question about your wrap vs slice definitions (Backside Wrap vs Backside Slice) to make sure I understand them. I don’t have a backside wrap yet, but I’d like to!
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Backside Slice Verbal (Back Back) This means “go out to the backside of the jump away from me and slice the jump”, which could imply pushing away to go there or staying on the parallel path line. I personally use separate cues for backside wrap and backside slice.
Backside Wrap Verbal (DigDigDig) This means “go out to the backside of the jump away from me and wrap the jump, creating a 360 degree turn”, which could imply pushing away to go there or staying on the parallel path line.
>>What is the difference between “push away” vs “stay on parallel path”? Would push away be just a sharper angle for the dog that is not a parallel path? Here are links to drawings that describe what I’m thinking. Am I getting it? Also is the exit path I’m showing for the backside wraps correct?
Backside Slice & Wrap on parallel path
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hPvTN118zZneZNce8A9JuV5KFkWkC719/view?usp=sharingBackside Slice & Wrap – push away
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hSTUfDZghtjbhLLdoLweGMss_in_LCJh/view?usp=sharingThanks for the feedback. I love that you think she likes to go FAST!!! hee hee hee
I tried out the advanced level of Wind in your Hair with the Manners Minder to see if it went better than the thrown toy & thrown food. It was very exciting! I had to play with the distance of the wing & the MM to find the sweet spot where she could work & find the parallel path and where she wasn’t so BOING-Y over the jump. I kept some of that in the video so you could see the process.
We tried the Set Point Intro. I spent some time with “catches” between the jumps and got her used to releasing to the MM before I set her up in the official spot. I did 3 feet for her. Do you think this is the right distance for her? I also used 2 pool noodle bumps. I have not used a jump bar with her since we started class with you. If she is ready, I will, but I want to be sure she is ready. ☺
She really could tell this was a new game and was very focused on figuring out the “rules”. She was very serious and attentive when I set her up with the cookie!
Thank you!
I’m hoping to get back out there with her later today. we were away at a trial so we have some catching up to do before tomorrow!I like the idea of having the “trade treats” off the the side. I’ll give it a try. It seems like once the food goes in the mouth, the STARVING happens, but I’ll keep working on it to see if we can get somewhere with it. I also tried showing her that the lotus ball has treats inside it & that seemed to help a little. You can see the results in the The Wind In Their Hair game we tried today.
I had to do a quick game of transferring the barrel skills to a wing, but she got it no problem. Smartie!
I started with a toy but she was really running to the treats behind the camera in the beginning, so I just switched to throwing treats. They are slow to land, so I will keep working on getting the toy working for this game.
I had to giggle that most of the time as we approached the wing on the way back, she ran around it on her own. LOL I may have edited that out though.
