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I do not underestimate how important the closing line is going to be for us. This is our 2nd practice. A couple of times she has gone round the last jump but I’m thinking that is just baby stuff.
We might need some help/feedback with our weaves. Would you be open to private/lessons/video review over the holidays (January/February)?
I noticed those bobbles at the wing on the video. More connection, got it!
You ruined my illusion I was doing blinds to the tunnel by pointing out I was doing late fronts, lol.
Unfortunately I was practising running without my treat pouch at the time she came out of the tunnel and got the surprise in that course… wish I could have rewarded when she came back!!
We have been working thru all our ARE toolbox stuff this week. “Find my face” was a game she just didn’t “get” as a puppy but now she has it down pat. We did tunnel discrimination today – there was heavy machinery doing who knows what on the other side of my back fence. Good distraction noises!
Maisy also did well at the seminar – lots of advanced skills were tested. I didn’t know she could do half this stuff. This is the only video I had.
Grace had a weekend seminar at the local Club. On Saturday we practised fronts, rears and blinds and on Sunday we did a course. These are her videos from running the course. The full course did not go as planned!
Would love your advice on why she doesn’t run the line to the finish without curling in to me.
It was so much fun running her! She has never done more then short sequences before this.
We have been working on the pattern games, toolbox and volume dial… but we have skipped forward to week 2 sequences, middle of course, because she has a seminar on the weekend when she will be working FX, BC and RX.
I have trouble with my left and rights…and the time she wrapped left on the last jump, I’d used my left wrap cue. It was hot so we called it then. She, on the other hand, is a star.
Went back on the things causing us an issue: getting to the jump beyond the tree. I ended up moving it in closer to make it easier. Having to manage that jump slowed down the rest of the course especially on the line with the blind (or RC) to the tunnel.
The other issue was the tight right turn out of the tunnel. I used weave poles instead of jump bars so there was a bit more space between jumps and tried to cue earlier: still late but a bit better. Had some trouble getting her in the tunnel if I tried to not move past the 4 jump. This is not on the video. She reads decel well, lol. So we broke it down and I ran to the tunnel a few times.
We had fun with Anastasia who thought Grace was the best chi she’d ever seen, very fast with great commitment and she actually ran her only to discover micro dogs can be a challenge to get to the backside, lol. Grace held her startlines and was a little star, as expected. Only one bout of zoomies.
It was a tiring weekend so we haven’t got back to MaxPup as quickly as I’d like. We worked our openings. The slice was challenging. She is a lot of fun to run. I cut out our reward sessions and rewarding on the atartline.
I can’t thank you enough for all your help and feedback in this class. We will continue working our way through and see you in Pup 4!
