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Thanks for the feedback on this. I am looking forward to trying again!
We did our first session of the Layering Foundation. I watched the video mucho times and missed the step where I can move the wing closer to the tunnel! Ha! Next time will be easier. I think she did really well on it – I’m looking forward to your feedback.
Hi & thanks! We will try again with the set point this afternoon & see if she marinated ☺
We did our first session of the Lateral Leadouts. She did great on the very first rep and then we had struggles. I did a lot of catches in between to reinforce the stay. (I edited them out so you didn’t have to watch) After I watched the video I can see that I am too pointy & I did not start with my dog side leg & arm back a little. Do you think that was the issue? I really, really need to overcorrect my body language. I think I am doing it right & I’m barely controlling myself! LOL
Thanks & hope you are having fun! To commiserate, I stepped in dog poop 3x in the last 2 days and it was my own yard! FAIL! I have a row of sneakers to be attended to. Hahaha.
Hi Tracy,
Thank you!
>> On the set point, you can try the bar at 6 inches. And you can also play with the moving target to help her maintain her form while things are more exciting.I tried this at 6 inches & we had some dropped bars. It seemed like if she was set up too close to the bar, she dropped it & if the reward (moving MM) was too exciting, she dropped it.
Should I go lower?
We’ve had rain & yucky weather, so we haven’t gotten any good sessions in. I think today we will have good weather!Thank you!
KathyTracy – Bazinga did so good at the seminar! It was so cool to see all the foundation work that we have been doing in MaxPup shine in a new, BIG environment! I was so proud of her! 🙂
This clip is so funny & such a testament to your wrap game training! As soon as I got into position – even before I realized it – she snapped into action on her wrap & go line!!! <3Hi Tracy!
We tried the set point and the ladder with a bar on the last jump. When I got it set up I noticed that the bar is only slightly higher than the pool noodle. I thought that was kind of funny. I don’t think she really noticed much. I’m curious to hear what you think.
I had the last jump a little too far away at first but I corrected it. I’ll try the accordion exercises next.
I also did a little sequence work with the blind crosses and tunnel threadles. We are still having a little trouble with the left turn tunnel threadle. It may still be me, but I tried to adjust my line.
I think I’m getting better at looking at her as I move. I am so blown away at what a big effect looking at her has on the results!
We have some catching up to do but I am so excited for the new games🙂
I’ll let you know how the seminar goes.
Also, when does MaxPup 3 start?
Have fun this weekend!!!!Hi Tracy!
I have some questions ☺For the Accordion setup for Bazinga, should I start introducing a bar? We have not yet transitioned to bars on any of the exercises. I think we were trying to find the right spacing for her with the setpoint game first. We had been doing 30 inches and that was working for her. Should I do a set of the regular setpoint and add a bar on the last jump before I do this new game? If so, what would you recommend I set it to? My jumps don’t have jump cup strip. They are a single, slideable cup. I think I can approximate 4 inches (it may actually be a little lower than that). My bars won’t lock in on the cups though, so they will just sit in the cup.
I missed the beginning of the class chat this week about Weaves & Teeters & Contacts. Will these classes ever be offered “live” again or should we sign up for the independent study versions?
When does MaxPup3 start? Or is MaxPup2.1 the next class?Should I be signing her up for group classes to get her used to a more distracting environment or should I wait until the MaxPup4 class? We are going to a puppy agility seminar this week and I’m curious to see how she does in that environment. I’m going to bust out the super bowls and Resilience games when we get there 🙂
Thanks!
KathyHI Tracy – thanks for the feedback on the RCs! I’ll try the transition exercise next time we do this one. I’m going to circle back to some of the exercises that we still need to work on to get to the advanced level next and the new ones of course!
We tried out the Tunnel Threadles! This video is a little long (I’m sorry!) and maybe my session went too long, but I wanted you to see what happened, so I kept the details so you can see. She was brilliant in the beginning & middle and then we seem to have failures towards the end – even when I went back to the simpler moves. I am thinking maybe I was crowding her on the way to the tunnel for the threadles on the later reps. What do you think?
We did a quick session of simple tight blinds – just with wraps on the wings too. I used food on this one to keep it simpler for me (so sad- lol)
Hi Tracy!
I’m back! We did a grind commute and drove all day Saturday & got to FL Sunday. It would have been fun if we had time to slow it down. I would have loved to have met you & hopefully a bunch of noodles & puppehs too!We had another try at rear crosses. I worked lefts & rights. I was really concentrating on looking at her as she came out of the tunnel. I think I still need to get closer to her to push the line than I did in this session. I was concentrating on the center of the bar so hard that I didn’t really clear the jump laterally as I came behind her on some of them.
>>It looks like Newberry is between Charlotte NC and Columbia SC. There is a TON of good agility and flyball around there (one of the top multi-breed teams in flyball has a Boston terrier on it!). Let me know what you are ready and I will get you hooked up with fun people!!
That is great news!!! Maybe Bazinga will get to try flyball after all. I don’t think I’ll have an area to practice there so I would be psyched if I could find a training facility close by where I can practice. Hopefully there are some agility trials in the area too. I’ll check back with you when I start going up there ☺I may even get to your seminars from there!!! Fun! THANK YOU!!!So far 81 is fabulous!
We just passed Harrisonburg VA. im not sure where you are but here is my cell phone 203-427-1117 if you want to meet up. You don’t need to bring snacks 😊Yes! We can chat about cool peeps! That would be awesome!!!
Thank you for the lines!!! I can’t wait to try again!!!
Yes! We are taking I 81 🙂
Also, my hubby is working in Newberry SC now so I’ll be living back & forth between there and FL soon. I may be up in your area more often!
I’ve got to see what is around
for agility training and trials. 😊Hi Tracy!
We had another try at the WIYH: Rear Crosses.
I felt like the rights were going well. I only got 1 left turn in before we got interrupted. I think we needed a few more reps to get warmed up on that side. Bummer. We will try again.
I’m going to be offline for Fri-Mon for a road trip. My Mom is moving from CT to FL. I’m flying to CT and driving her back with me to FL. She says “no” to flying!
We’ll be back online & working to catch up as soon as I get back.
Have a great weekend!Hi Tracy,
I have a question on your feedback from the 24th about the Sends & Serps game. was I doing the send wrong? I don’t want to be missing a mechanics nuance (or big detail)>>On the first video, you were working them more as post turns, where she came around the wing and found the jump directly by turning to her right or left. Nice job with the verbals!! If you pulled away from the wing to soon, she did not find the jump, so keeping connection until she saw the jump worked really well!
>>So the nex step is to make her line more of the “S” shape for the harder serps. The way to get that is for you to run a line parallel to the jump bar, with the MM on the end of that line. So you will be sending her to the wing and then moving parallel to the bar, close enough to touch the jump, with your shoulder facing the center of the bar (and serp arm back like you did here) That will be harder, so you will want to maybe do a fast walk through it at first instead of a run.
Thanks!!!
AMAZING webinar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hi Tracy!
FIRST!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the feedback on our previous videos. We worked on a few things before I read your feedback that included I need to remember to do contrasting challenges. I forgot those in these videos too but I will put them back in on my next sessions. I’ll change up the way I send her around the wing too (duh! way to make things harder, Kathy!) I’m going to re-read your comments and we will try again.We went back to Strike a Pose: Proofing Serps & Threadles. We haven’t gotten to the threadles yet but I think she did better finding the jump here. What do you think?
I think you can hear me realize that I’m not using the contracting moves in this one!
Here is another session of the rear crosses. I did walk it & LOUDLY declare the turns ahead of time. I worked both sides. I am trying really hard to look at her as she comes out of the tunnel & keep running. When I see it on video it looks so lame, but in real life it feels so intense. I’m not sure I am there yet, (what do you think?) I’m going to keep working on it.
Hi Tracy!
Good luck this weekend!!!>>When you walked it, did you say the verbal out loud (and really loud :)) while walking it? That migh tbe something to try – saying it loudly. And video the walk through, then checking the video to make sure you’re yelling the correct words. I have totally caught myself yelling the wrong words LOL!
Loud may be my friend! I will try this!!!
Here is our first try at the Get Out game. I did refresh it with her prop a few times and she remembered! I was able to add some distance and do 2 blind crosses.
Rocking Horse Turn Aways
We did some of the Baby level here. She was either really excited about getting turned around on the lap turn or we’ve been practicing spinning too much!
I switched sides and that seemed to help. I need to get a better handle on the mechanics of the Tandem Turn and then I’ll do a session.
Zig Zag Part 2
She didn’t seem to notice the real bar vs the pool noodle. If I got too far away, she was skipping the first jump.
Thanks for watching!
Hi Tracy!
Here is our first try at the Concept Transfer:Rear Crosses game.
She loved the game! I had a total fail with my directional verbals. I am just not able to process directions. I walked this several times before starting and carefully set it up ahead of time knowing we were only making one turn, and I still said the wrong verbal every rep. I just got it in my head wrong. I’m just so bummed and horrified, but I am not sure I can overcome this. It has been this way my whole life. I’m hoping that all the mechanics of throwing the toy & which hand the toy is in etc is what is adding to the difficulty for me. Hopefully in a trial situation, I’ll just need to pay attention to the verbals on the walked course & not be worrying about what is in my hands.I really worked on looking at her as she came out of the tunnel. When I was able to do that, I think she was able to get the turns. If I am not doing that, I think she is looking for the toy to tell which direction to go.
Thank you!!!
