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Hi Tracy,
I was able to get through the Novice and Masters sequences with my dogs this past week.
My young dog Buddy had no issues for me ( he is slower than Mookie but runs steady and ha been reading my cues) (which I have time for 🙂 )
Mookie and I did have some problems with the Masters 3 course.
I could only do short sessions due to the heat here so it took me 3 days to figure it out.
He kept knocking the bar of jump 2 into the tunnel 3 when I showed decele, did a shoulder turn and used a verbal turn cue.
When I actually did a break cue with both hands and a verbal turn cue he got it every time and kept the bar up.
I was then able to get it down to using one break hand with a verbal turn cue the next day.
I am so glad you listed the Custom Skill Sets just when I needed them to work on.
I can see now that Mookie needs a strong break cues while Buddy responds to less.
Mookie also needed a stronger cue as it was at the start. He had to turn at jump 2 and he takes off like a bullet from the start line.
In the middle of the course I didn’t need to use any break cues when he turned.
Thanks for the extra info and videos.
Linda and her BC boysHi Tracy
Challenge update so far.
Skills set 1: I did this exercise at first with the jumps only 10 feet away. My Bad.
I re read the exercise and moved the jumps to the appropriate 18 feet away.
I used verbals with my younger dog but he seemed to relie on my body cues and motion more.
Mookie seemd to relie on my verbals as well as my body motion.
It was interesting doing this exercise from closer compared to when the jumps were further apart. There were less bars down with Mookie when the jumps were further apart, which to me says that my timimg was better with him when I had more time to think to give him cues.
Masters Seq 1 & 2 without tunnels
Masters 1: For both dogs I could lead out between jumps 3 & 4. I also ran with a lead out to jump 2. I found that my young dog Buddy really knows his lines as well as Mookie.
I also found that I needed to really show some motion to Mookie as I released him or he would drop a bar. I tend to stop when I see Mookie running at me like a heat seeking missle. This course will be teaching me yet again that I need to show some, any motion to Mookie all the time on a course as well as verbals and be calm.
Buddy is more my speed of dog ( I can flap my arms and it dosen’t affect him 🙂 ) but Mookie thrills me with his focus and lightening speed.(My arms need to be kept low for him)
Yes I have used the water bottles from your last seminar in Syracuse)
Master 2 went well for both dogs.
I will work on the Novice sequences and Masters 3 when the weather here permits.
My indoor training center remains closed to open training due to COVID9
I am grateful to have a structured course to follow.
LindaHi Tracy and Everyone,
I also play in Freestyle with my Border Collies Mookie and Buddy (My puppy)
I can defintely use the techniques presented in this course for my Freestyle Routines,
especially the Visualizations and the mental prep.
Linda and Mookie and Buddy tooHi Tracy,
Thank you for your input.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving 🙂
Linda and Mookie
And my Dal Ace says Hi !
We really enjoyed your classes back then.
He is now 9 years old and retired.Hi Tracy,
For the run that didn’t go well, I didn’t know how to handle 2 sequences on the course and therefore did not really rehearse or visualize. I was in the first group in so could not really watch others. It was my first time in Premier Standard and a fellow exhibitor told me that it was the most complicated course she had ever seen and was not a good one for my first time. So yes, I skipped steps as I had handling choice issues with Mookie’s speed.
I have since recreated the 2 sequences and figured them out.
I have been practicing what we have missed in runs which has shown me what cues I have to give for those type of sequences.
If we see these sequences again (with bi-directional jumps and skipping a jump in a serpentine line of jumps) I now know how to handle it.
Mookie and I are just starting out in the world of Masters Fast, Masters Standard, with 2 legs towards his Excellent Jumpers Title. It took us a while to get out of Open due to knocked bars due to poor timing on my part. My timing is definitely coming together.
And this course has really helped me.
My next show is not until January but I will see you Dec 8 for a seminar. 🙂
Linda and MookieHi Tracy and everyone,
I usually audit courses but this was not an option for this class, but I am so glad I took it.
I am not computer savvy.
I have been working on becoming a team with a very fast Border Collie to me. I have been sticking to a good pre and post trial routine with my dog. Our Q rate had improved to 2 out of 4 runs but after reading the material from this course and putting it into practice, at our next trial we Q’ed 5 out of 6 runs with placements which was at large trial with 3 -4 hour wait times between runs. My goal for the weekend was to just get 2 JWW legs and we succeeded. I said my Run Reminders both to my dog and myself on line to run. What seeemd to help me the most was walking the course with connection with my invisible dog and then I visualized more then I had been doing. I did the normal speed and speed visualizations. I didn’t feel prepared as well for my first Premier Standard run and I lost my focus. However, I was able to regroup and I Q’ed my next 2 runs. I attribute this to this course. The structure has helped me as well as the positive self talk. I am usually too hard on myself.
So I thnak you Tracy for posting this course and my dog especially thanks you for a more focused and organized handler.
Linda and 4 y/o rescue Border Collie “Mookie”
