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Hi Tracy,
Zoom Sequences update: I was able to work on last weeks zoom today 🙂
Seq 1. Mookie wanted to do a backside at 8 and I needed to reinforce taking the front of the jump with my “close close” vc with my wings tucked in. I also needed to work on his turning out of the tunnel to jump 6. Mookie was all jazzed up today as I was away at the breed shows part of the weekend. Buddy who is much slower nailed it. For Alonso who is a learning phase I needed to emphasize coming “in” jump 2 to 3 but he understood my vc and physical cues and nailed this seq also.
Seq 2.Mookie nailed this seq 🙂 Buddy needed a stronger “in” verbal for jump 3, the rest was great. I worked jump 2 to 3 with Alonso separately before putting it together and he did great. He turned nicely out of the tunnel.
Seq 3. This was the hardest one for Mookie man. He needed support for the backside jump 4. I really needed to work to get the turn on jump 9. I decided to work stuff separately for him then put it together and he was fine. He was extra impulsive today 🙂 It seems the older he gets the crazier he is. Buddy my buddy, nailed it and seemed to have fun doing these sequences. Alonso needed a close close command to get tunnel 5 and not go out to the layer jump next to the tunnel. Alonso loves to send and layer:) He nailed the turn on jump 9. He is really a great little man. I am grateful we found each other 🙂 And his flyball work is progressing. He did not retrieve a tennis ball when we started and now he is. Such a quick and happy learner and I give credit to your brain camp info. He has always been rewarded for effort. All of my present dogs have and it really makes a huge difference. For Mookie any extra advise on controlling impulsivity would be very helpful 🙂 I do warm him up with ball throws and reward him with his ball after every run and training run. These were nice and challenging training sequences for me and my BC boys. Linda Mookie, Buddy, and AlonsoHi Tracy,
Alonso was perfect in breed, showed well and looked happy but I found that the the breed dogs are huge and he looked so tiny. I rather have Alonso as he is. He has great attitude, has great focus and his body size and athlecticism fits both agility and flyball which are fun sports for the both of us. This is the last time we will dabble in breed. We will continue with the exciting stuff. 🙂 LindaHi Tracy,
Brief Update # 5
Too crazy of a week and weekend. I was able to fit in pop up one from the agility course package and all my guys did pretty well. Worked on Buddy’s sending out to layer and placed food to the send spot letting him see me do it and he layered the weaves beautifully from the pop up from the jumpers package. Buddy is a solid food dog. He will not send out for a toy.
I wasn’t able to watch the zoom yesterday due to being at a breed show with Alonso. His reward was an Act2 jumpers course which they had on the show site and we nailed it. I wanted to see if he would run a course out doors and maintain his focus as he does indoors and he can. We used remote reinforcement with his tug left on the table when we went in the ring and he was happy to get it when we got out of the ring tugging like mad. In all a great expereince for my little man. Breed not so much. I wanted to dabble and we will be done with that after this weekend. I hope to be able to watch the zoom and try the courses next week. Linda Mookie Buddy and AlonsoHi Tracy,
I went to a trial for 2 days this weekend. I hadn’t trialed for 2 months. I decided to limit myself to 2 days if I have to drive over an hour back and forth each day. And the wait between runs has been hard on me. Day one of the trial I warmed Mookie up with his usual ball throws. I talked postively to everyone and smiled 🙂 Checked the map of the first course and felt okay with it. Lots of funky angles. Walked the course, we ran right away and 2 bars came down probably due to me losing connection and the angles as I watched my jet plane fly along. I said to myself to let it go and carried on. That has always been hard for me. The wait between my 2 runs turned out to be 7 1/2 hours. In between I took Mookie for walks and more ball throw sessions which he loves. We also practiced obedience exercises. I brought a good book and really got into it. I didn’t need to stay as we only need DQs. We have enough points for 2 MACHS at this point. It is the DQs we need. But I did stay to work on me and my focus. I also looked at the course and it seemed to be made for us and Mookie loves his agility. So I really stayed for him 🙂 I walked the course and still felt good. We ran and we nailed it. Mookie always gives me a high after a run but I felt extra good and was glad I ended on a great note. Day 2 I took the focus I practiced from the 2nd run first day. I stayed focused and my support person was there the 2nd day. We ran the first course which was a jumpers and nailed it. I was beyond thrilled. Jumpers runs have been the hardest for me with Mookie due to his speed. He is the Standard King 🙂 The wait time was less Day 2 for my second run. The standard course was very tricky but I worked out a plan to make the angles easier on my big guy and it worked and we nailed it for a DQ. I was estatic and still am !!!! While I was watching some of the other dogs run a friend came over and started talking and we discussed the plan and she said she “sucked”. Since I had turned on my positive smiley brain for this weekend my brain heard what she said and didn’t know what to do so I said nothing as if she never said it and the conservation started again briefly then quit. My brain said not to go there. I was amazed how I reacted then let it go. I am taking July off from trialing Mookie to focus more on Alonso’s agility and Flyball !!!!!!! I will be back at it in August. I hope I can keep up the positive and let it go attitude as it really worked for me this weekend 🙂 I am so glad I am in in your Mental management group. I really needed to practice and re-reading your handouts helped a lot. Linda Mookie Buddy and AlonsoUpdate # 4
Hi Tracy,
We are strapped for time this week as I am showing Mookie this weekend. We did the tunnel layering challenge and all 3 of my Monkeys layered the tunnel nicely for the sequences you had. Buddy really flowed and was having a really good day :). Then I changed the ending of the last sequence and layered the tunnel to the front of jump 6 and ended in the tunnel at opening 2. Mookie was fine with this. I had to work on when and where to cue Buddy and Alonso so they would layer the tunnel in the other direction but we worked it out with my body position and hand cues:) I got to do the first pop out of the jumping courses and Mookie was fine layering the weaves. He is my top sending dog, Alonso a close second. Buddy could not send that far, he is much slower and does not get ahead of me or go out well. I did not try to layer the weaves with the puppy as yet . I know he will layer tunnels :).
And on a different note, OMGoodness Tracy !!!!! I did my first flyball class last night with my puppy Alonso and it was beyond fun !!!!! I am also auditing Shelly Switick’s Flyball course on Clean Run which has been invaluable. Shelly is wonderful. I know I am hooked and Alonso seems to be a natural for this sport. I realize it will take years of training like agility and it will be super fun to watch Alonso progress. He is so into it. It was a great feeling to start a new fun Sport 🙂 Linda Mookie Buddy and AlonsoUpdate # 3
Hi Tracy,
I was able to do the ZOOM courses both outside and indoors. None of my dogs took the off course tunnel. Alonso: My puppy did much better indoors then outdoors as we live on a corner and things are very interesting. For the Zoom coursesI needed to work on the balance sequence threadling from 2 to 3 but he got it 🙂 I also needed to rear cross between 3 and 4 to 5 for sequence 2 due to space constraints but he reads rears nicely and did a nice backside to 5 as well. I also have still been working on the first pop out sequence of of the standard course package and Alonso will now go from jump 5 to the far tunnel hole 6 as I walk briskly to it. He will also now do the sequence at speed and go from 5 to the far tunnel hole if I remove jump 2. That jump was close due to my space contraints.
Mookie: My big guy did the Zoom sequences well except that I also had to rear cross between 3 and 4 for Sequence 2 due my space contraints. He did the pop outs from the standard course package well.
Buddy: Did well with the zoom courses but needed extra handling for the balance sequence for the threadle 2 to 3. I still needed to work on the first pop up sequence with the 5 to the far tunnel 6 with him as well. I will continue to work on my tunnel verbal cues (comes and outs) mainly with Alonso who needs to learn them more and Buddy who definitely needs extra handling. He tends to loose comnnection with me as he is too concerned with the environment. I found praising him on course for paying attention to me really helped him 🙂
I have been enjoying working on the coursework 🙂
Linda Mookie Buddy and AlonsoHi Tracy,
Update # 2 : I found some more indoor time this week and started on the pop-outs from the Standard course sheet. For the first pop out Mookie my “old shoe” nailed it using his verbals. Buddy needed a strong visual threadle to go from jump 5 to the tunnel 6 with an outside arm to the tunnel as well as his verbals. I struggled with Alonso who would either take jump 2 to the tunnel or go in the wrong opening ignoring my physical and verbal cues. Granted jump 2 was probably closer to the tunnel then it should have been due my space contraints. I could not do this at speed with the puppy. If I started Alonso at jump 5 and stared him down as he went over the jump to catch his head threadling and using his verbal he was successful getting into the # 6 tunnel hole. I know I have to keep working on teaching verbal tunnel cues to Alonso. But, How else can I handle going from jump 4 to 5 to tunnel 6 at speed ?? Please help 🙂 Thank you. LindaHi Tracy,
First Update: I was able to do the raise your game challenges and the last pop out of the jumping course section indoors as our air quality is dangerous right now due to Canadian wildfires. Heavy smoke has drifted into our area. I was pleased that all 3 dogs had no quesions on any of these sequences including puppy Alonso who breezed through it. No one looked at the off course tunnel or jump. We had good connection. All 3 of my dogs run at different speeds and have different styles. It has felt great to be able to switch back and forth from one to the other 🙂
Looking forwards to doing more of the pop ups when it is safe to do so outdoors.
Linda and her 3 BCsHi Tracy,
This is probably my last update for Camp 22. I haven’t been able to really do the coursework and all the pop outs this Summer, but got in all the skill sets and Zooms which I LOVED !!!! My husband is doing great after his total hip surgery and is back to work so now I can review more of the the coursework and popouts this Fall. And revisit the Zooms 🙂
I learned a lot from your last Zoom and was able to repeat it on different days. Buddy and my puppy understood the tunnel magic right away while I had to teach Mookie 🙂 But Mookie learned it quickly 🙂 I really had to teach Buddy the tunnel turn aways. Mookie struggled turning to his right as he is a lefty. With training Mookie is now better turning to his right. I plan to continue to revisit the tunnel turn away skills so my dogs have it solid. Buddy did the tunnel magic sequences nicely and with increased support he did the tunnel turn away sequences. Mookie did the tunnel turn away sequences nicely. But for the tunnel magic sequence 2 Mookie tended to knock the bar for the backside jump #8 and he needed me to “clap” to get his attention after jump #8 to get through the box to tunnel entrance #9
In his defense my jumps were probably closer than they should have been due to limited space. If I really supported jump #8 he kept the bar up but then I needed to turn his head to go throught the box.On a different note, I signed up for Terrific Teeters Introduction for my puppy and looked through the course. It looks great for us. You come up with such wonderful training ideas 🙂 I plan to go through it slowly with him self study. And since my puppy is one class behind your live versions for puppies due to when I got him and his age, when will your MaxPup 3 Agility Foundation Course 047 become a Self Study ??? Please let me know. Thanks so much.
So thank you for a another great Summer Camp. I plan to keep taking your self study courses with my puppy. I love your structure and the course work keeps me on track. I hope some day you will meet him 🙂
Linda Mookie Buddy and AlonsoHi Tracy,
I was able to do the Evolution Box work this week 🙂
For Mookie:
Seq 1 I still needed to really pay attention to my arm position or I got a backside at jump 9.
Second run was fine.
Seq 2 I needed to correct my timing of verbal cues not to knock jump 2 and 3.
Second run was fine.
Seq 3 First run was perfect 🙂
Seq 4 I needed a strong tunnel cue 5 to 6 for Mookie
Second run was good
Buddy:
His layering skills are improving and I was able to layer the tunnel with him.
Buddy is slower and more thoughtful so we nailed all 4 seq first runs 🙂
On great note. I took Mookie to an outdoor trial for one day and we nailed both runs First run, Best run for a rare DQ for us 🙂 I took into consideration what I learned from the box work with him. I also really studied the courses and stuck to my plan. I was first both runs of the day so there was no other runs to watch.
The JWW course was perfect to practice rear crosses and we did a rear cross wrap like you had for the Zoom class last week and Mookie read it beautifully. So much fun 🙂
Wish I could have stayed more days at the trial but too much to do on the home front as yet.
I hope to work on the pop out sections of the courses next week.
Linda, Mookie, Buddy, and Alonso who continues to work on the end of Max Pup 2 🙂Hi Tracy,
Too busy of a Summer this year. I was not able to do anything from pkg 3 last week but will try to do it in the Fall. I was able to do the Zoom exercises, however. Love the Zoom. Since I am a rear cross queen these sequences were fun and easy for me and my 3 dogs. I have used tandem turn arms with Mookie and Buddy and they read them well. The puppy just needed a verbal for which way to wrap on a rear cross wrap. I learned a lot watching the small dogs during the Zoom as the puppy is jumping on low bars. He is the shortest dog I have ever had and runs fast and low to the ground 🙂 And as for the puppy, we completed MaxPup Foundations supersized edition and we are currently on week 7 of 036 Max Pup 2. He is 8 months old today. Which Self study do I do after Max pup2. We just miss the live classes due to when I got him 🙂 Do I do the Max Pup 032 Putting it together or wait for the Max pup 3 047 putting it together to become a self study ? Please Advise. Thanks Linda and her 3 BC boysHi Tracy,
Thank you for another great Zoom event. I was able to do the Zoom sequences this week.
For the Warm ups Mookie could be sent from position 3 for the DW line at entrance of the tunnel as I expected. Seq 1 Again Mookie did it from position 3 DW line. For Seq 2 Mookie struggled turing to his left out of the tunnel. We have been working on his tunnel exit verbal cues and he seemed to be getting it but could not do this for seq 2. I found that if I held an arm up in the direction I wanted him to turn as he entered the tunnel, he turned in the correct direction coming out. He saw my arm from the back of his head 🙂 This was really a great exercise to test these skills and work on them. I will continue to work on his verbals. For Seq 3 Mookie had no trouble and could do a German Turn at jump 7 to 8 as well.
Buddy my lower drive dog could only send from position 1 of the DW line at the exit of the tunnel. He did Seq 1 at position one as well. He did a nice seq 2 with a blindcross to the tunnel and could not turn correctly with a rear cross. For Seq 3 Buddy needed a step in send to jump 4 and then he completed the sequence nicely. He is really not a verbal dog and really relies on my body position and cues. In his defense it was hot and he slows down in the heat. It seems nothing can slow Mookie or my pup down 🙂
Just for giggles I did the warm up with the puppy and the little guy was successful at position 2 the DW line in the center of the tunnel. I then worked the jump to turning into the tunnel and the tunnel exit to turn to the jump separately. We are still working on his tunnel exit verbal cues. He turns to his right perfectly and know the verbal well but needs work to his left and learning the left cue out of a tunnel. This has been great stuff for all 3 dogs:) And BTY I love the way you train the rear cross in Max Pup 2. And on great note the hubby continues to do well so that this weekend I will be able to sneak away to participate in a local Canine Dance Freestyle event and will be showing Mookie and the Puppy 🙂
Linda Mookie Buddy and AlonsoHi Tracy,
Last week I was able to recreate the Zoom Sequences (LOVE the Zoom). Got to really practice tunnel exit cues as Mookie entered the tunnel and while in the tunnel. It worked well with Mookie who is verbal. Buddy relied more on my body position setting the rear cross at the tunnel exit and my arm cues for the layering. Both dogs did the 2 sequences nicely with the support they needed. My puppy was able to do the sequence 1 warm-ups. Worked on the wraps to right and left coming out of the tunnel. This little guy has no problem layering 🙂 This week I was able to get in the First Run Best Run. Mookie and I nailed sequence 1 and 3 first run. For sequence 2 he did a backside at jump 3. I must have held my out arm cue to layer too long. For the next run I kept my arms in control and he nailed it. It is still hard for me to control my arms guiding my huge powerful large strided dog through a course. He gets intense and then I tend to over handle :). I guess I need to go back to practicng running holding water bottles 🙂 Buddy did all 3 sequences but with extra support as he gets distracted in my yard. We live on a corner. Mookie cannot be distracted when doing agility anywhere 🙂 Both Mookie and Buddy know their threadle wraps well which you had covered in a previous online class I had taken with you 🙂 I have only been able to do the Zoom and the First Run Best Run in these past 2 weeks. My hubby continues to recover from his total hip surgery and I am grateful things have been going well for him. At least I know I can work on this in the Fall even after the class ends 🙂 Linda Mookie Buddy and Alonso who I am also trying to do MaxPup 2 with. I am looking forwards to your next Zoom and will try to watch live on Tuesday 🙂Update
Hi Tracy,
I tried to fit in a lot this week.
So I tried the tunnel layering sequence first. All 3 dogs did sequence 1,2,& 3 in both directions nicely. I decided to try my puppy running around with him but he surprised me and layered the tunnel all the way around in both directions with the jumps locked in at 4 inches. He followed the path of jumps and my out commmand like has been doing this all his life at at full speed having a blast 🙂 Alonso is the coolest pup I have ever had 🙂
For sequence 5 & 6, Buddy could not do a layered threadle /rear on 4 from either direction but could layer the tunnel. Something we need to work on 🙂 Mookie when I was clear with my hand cues and verbals of what I wanted, could layer a threadle/ rear in either direction. I think my clear handling this time prevented a confusion and getting stuck in a vortex. Mookie needs very clear conisitent cues to the letter :). He has 40 rules I need to follow 🙂 But, he is fun to watch once we (I) get it together 🙂
I also fit in some of the pop outs . So glad you did this as my space is small and these are fun to work on. Both Mookie and Buddy nailed the short tunnel discrimination and the layering pop ups. So much fun !!!! I hope I can watch the Live Zoom next week but it depends how my husband is doing post op surgery. Glad you are recording these as they provide me with so much info listening to you explain and watching others 🙂
Linda and her BC boys
