[mccoolk7]

Hi Tracy,

I had not planned on doing anything with Bandit other than basic games until he is old enough, so no worries. The lazy game seemed basic enough for him to do, so glad you are OK that I worked that one with him.

I worked with Bandit this AM on the ShPile game. I was fascinated that he stuck like glue to the two items he already knew – wobble board and his flat board. I will introduce him to the other items outside of this forum and run another round.

Bandit ShPile game

Thoughts?

Kirstie and Bandit

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[mccoolk7]

Tracy,

Thanks for the coaching on the eye contact. I did another round of the lazy game where I focused (literally) on Copper’s eyes! Let me know if this is better? Bandit is not a happy camper in the background!

Lazy game with eye contact:
Copper Lazy game with eye contact

I also did a round of tunnel sends again, also focusing on my eye contact.

Copper tunnel sends:
Tunnel sends with eye contact

I want to chat with you regarding the decision on which type of contacts I should train Copper on. He already knows 2o2o, so that is the easy answer if we can train him to stop in a trial setting. But I am thinking Bandit will probably thrive on running contacts down the road. So training Copper on running now will be a great tutorial for when we start working with Bandit since I don’t know the process for training running contacts. I would keep the 2o2o for the teeter only for Copper if we move to running.

Excited to chat tomorrow!

Kirstie and Copper

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[mccoolk7]

Tracy,

Since I was working the lazy game with Copper this AM, I did a round with Bandit as well. Let me know if its OK to share some of the games outside of MaxPup 1 in this forum. If not I will keep these postings to just the level 1 games moving forward.

Bandit Lazy game

Best,

Kirstie and Bandit

[mccoolk7]

Hi Tracy,

Today we worked on adding the extras you suggested in your last response to the wraps and get out games. This was our second attempt at both games as he was a bit distracted the first time around since we moved everything outside. I was very happy to see he focused much better during this second session!

Wraps with back sends and some distance
Bandit back sends to wraps

Get outs mixed with straight sends
Bandit Get Outs and straight sends

Kirstie and Bandit

[mccoolk7]

Tracy,

Here is Bandit with wider barrels for the Rocking Horse Game
Bandit Rocking Horse wider barrels

I have been working him with barrel wraps and the tunnel (your smiley face setup) as well. Here is a quick video of that game.

Bandit smiley face rocking horse game

We did an afternoon session inside as well. This round focused on Get Outs and Sepentine Shaping

Baby Level Got Outs
Bandit Baby Level Get Outs

Adding Motion to Get Outs
Bandit Get Out With Motion

Baby Level Serp Shaping
Bandit Baby Level Serp Shaping

Adv Level Serp Shaping
Advanced Serp Shaping

I filled out the intake form for Copper to start working on running contacts via 30 minute lessons. I am fine sending videos asynchronously, with you responding at your convenience. Not sure if that is easier than a 30 minute live session, so let me know either way.

Thanks,

Kirstie

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[mccoolk7]

Good morning!

We worked on both the Rocking Horse and Hind End awareness on a teeter board this AM.

Hind End Awareness
Bandit Hind End Awareness on board

Rocking Horse
Bandit Rocking Horse

With respect to Copper’s contacts, do you have a contact course that I can use to share videos? Or do you do any sort of virtual training for this type of situation?

As always, appreciate your feedback!

Kirstie and Bandit (and now Copper)

[mccoolk7]

Hi Tracy,

I am all set for the upcoming MaxPup3 – thank you!

I would greatly appreciate your opinion on running versus 2o2o contacts for the dog walk. An experienced handler that I trust recommended a running contact for the A Frame, with 2o2o for both the teeter and the dog walk. Another experienced coach that I work with here in Florida recommended running for both A Frame and Dog Walk. We all agree the teeter should be a 2o2o.

I am asking for Copper, because I am starting to train his running contacts. He does a 2o2o well on the teeter already, so this question is just for the Dog Walk and A Frame.

Thoughts?

Kirstie, Bandit and Copper

[mccoolk7]

I would like a working forum spot for Copper. No worries about live Zoom classes, as the forum video approach works just fine for us. Please let me know what I owe you and how I can pay the difference.

Thanks!

Kirstie, Bandit and now Copper!

[mccoolk7]

Hi Tracy,

Just yesterday, I purchased the self-study MaxPup3 course for Copper, my 21 month old Aussie. Today I received an email sharing your plans to start a new maxPup3 course on March 31st. Is there any way I can transfer over to the upcoming course and pay the difference for a live participation spot in the new class?

Thanks,

Kirstie

[mccoolk7]

Morning Tracy,

We did mat work with both the raised platform you suggested and also parallels outside with both the mat and a no-bar jump setup.

Raised platform:
Bandit mat on raised platform

Mat on flat with parallel paths:
Mat work with parallel path

Parallel path with jump:
Bandit parallels with no-bar jump

Thoughts?

Kirstie and Bandit

[mccoolk7]

Hi Tracy,

We worked on retrieving game, which I was very glad to see. Both Copper and Bandit tend to run off with their toys. Bandit was mouthing his frisbee consistently, so my first video was me starting to work on having him bring it back to me.

Bandit toy retrieval baby stage Day 1

We started working on running contacts on the flat about a week ago, so he is familiar with the early stages of touching his mat.

Bandit mat on flat touches

We just starting working on moving across the mat to a Manners Minder a couple of days ago. We normally do this outside, but I was setup in my room this AM. I realized he missed the mat a couple of times when I watched the video back. Will keep a better eye on this next time

Bandit running contacts with Manners Minder

Thanks!

Kirstie and Bandit

[mccoolk7]

Hi Tracy,

We worked on start line fun this morning. As you saw from the set point video I shared yesterday, he has a decent little start line already. But I have not used the “catch it” with a reward behind him, so added that into the mix today. I also moved to a toy instead of treats because I have noticed lately that he is starting to stare at my hands instead of forward.

Bandit start line fun

Talk soon,

Kirstie and Bandit

[mccoolk7]

Tracy,

Here is a round of tunnel threadles that we ran this morning.

Bandit Tunnel Threadles

Thank you for the advice on not pushing any jump drills. I didn’t use jump bars when I did the set point game – my jumps have a permanent base bar though. If its too early even with no bars, then I will hold off. Assuming that is your recommendation, what is the appropriate age to start the Max2 puppy course? Here is a video of what I was working on with him for reference. Bandit is just shy of 4 months old.

Bandit set point with sit stay

Thank you!

Kirstie

[mccoolk7]

Hi Tracy,

Its been a minute, but we have been working on stuff in between having family and a trial over this past week. I also have Bandit working on some of the MaxPup 2 exercises – tunnel smiley face and sit/stay with set point jumps. Since that is self-paced, I assume you don’t want videos of these. He is doing great with them!

For this course we worked on Strike A Pose and all variations of the Turn Away-Rear Cross games.

Strike a Pose – I think he picked up on this game quickly. It had been a bit since I had him touch the nose pad, so was excited to see he went right for it!

Bandit Strike A Pose

Turn Aways – here are videos of both the basic (no prop) and then with the prop.

Bandit Turn Aways Basic

Bandit Lap Turns with Prop

And here are the Tandem turns both without and then with the prop. The space was a bit tight, so the 2nd side was not as smooth as I had hoped. Bandit seemed to get it anyways after a few tries on that 2nd side. I am learning that Bandit is a big sniffer, so went off several times to explore the world. But overall I thought it was a good first round.

Bandit Basic Tandem Turns

Tandem Turns with Prop

Best,

Kirstie & Bandit

[mccoolk7]

Morning,

We worked on the collection sandwich this AM. I did both the baby and advanced options.

Bandit baby collection sandwich

Advanced collection sandwich

We have been working on the turn and burn for several days as well. He didn’t get it at all initially, but is starting to understand the game. He does much better on my right side than the left, but it starting to get it. You will see that if he is not properly lined up on that left side he runs behind me. But when I line him up he is about 80% consistent.

Bandit turn and burn

Thoughts?

Kirstie and Bandit

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