[Wendy]

Working on improving timing for blind and front crosses – front crosses need more work.

[Wendy]

I had every confidence Miss “move and I’ll call off it” would not suck into the tunnel. I was almost right! Put the bars on 12″ to avoid the crescendo of crashing bars. Almost worked but she always skims bars regardless of height so there is no margin for error.

I can see a couple of times I pointed her into the tunnel, oops.

Not sure why the jump before the tunnel kept falling. When I put it up to 14″, she did better – on the last rep.

[Wendy]

Get a Border Collie they said, it will be fun they said…

Last time we got to this point in your lines course, you sent us off to work the Lazy Game… we did and I think it generally made her commitment better. Then she worked it again when Sassy did it this time. We will keep working it. All 4 of the others can do these sequences, no issues, but Maisy is my agility dog, lol.

[Wendy]

We did some work on blinds – these look kinda late to me:

I know Maisy would take me out so she only worked on the lazy game.

[Wendy]

Thanks for the great feedback. I did try to follow instructions…and I can see that we are doing better with the middle jump, when she takes it, lol. It only came down once (sadly it is not well shown on the video).
The final jump of the pinwheel came down a few times. Am I leaving too early? not enough connection? I tried running away to the final jump and that just pulled her off the tunnel (maybe edited out).

[Wendy]

Working on more excitement (sounds vaguely hysterical, lol), more speed, more decel in our wrap sequences.

[Wendy]

So I am trying to be turned by the time she is coming out of the tunnel… but I do not seem to have time for a send step to #5. It is not looking good. I was getting excited at the bar staying up till I realised she wasn’t doing the middle jump, lol.

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[Wendy]

My cues seem a little late and I am not sure I should be jogging in a circle but I kind of need to go to the middle jump of the pinwheel to work in the decel and turn bit…and as for the verbal cues [oh my]

[Wendy]

Sequence 3 proved to be quite a challenge with bars. The “shhh” cue is her collection cue – coupled with my body movement, caused the 1st bar of the pinwheel to drop. I think. So I went to the “right cue”, less body motion… I also added more connection on the middle jump. I have been told she is training me to stand still on course because she does find me distracting so I try and keep my handling quiet (not the cues). Not sure if more timely cues would have helped…although some of these look a little late

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[Wendy]

Timing and connection…

[Wendy]

This was such a fun exercise. Maisy is fast, lol, I am sure you hear that a lot. I am often not where I need to be in time…
Sequence 1: I had no doubt she could run this on remote control. WOO? – I reckon she was locked on to the tunnel from takeoff on jump 1…I gave (or tried to) give the tunnel cue as she landed off 1. Go go go landing off 2. Coupled with connection and forward motion after the break cue.
Sequence 2: I was fascinated that I could actually call her off the tunnel by turning my shoulder early and giving the “right” jump cue over the 2nd jump in our 2nd try. Wow. After a break to reload and think, I figured the “right” cue was ok landing off jump 2, with stronger connection out of the tunnel and some forward motion to avoid the bobble towards the “go” jump. Otherwise the right cue meant turn right after jump 2 which she did. Also forgot jump 5, oops.

[Wendy]

so will course designer scale course maps to fit your backyard? (mine is 68′ x 30′ with part of that being 40′ x 43′)?

[Wendy]

Lazy Game V 2 and 3: https://youtu.be/kaTOVrWn68o

Thank you for the explanation above.

[Wendy]

In week 2, timing and connection game, what are you actually saying and where? I can hear the ‘tunnel’ cue, do you have a ‘jump’ cue? or di you use “go” for the jump after the tunnel? and landing off that jump, do you use left or right for heading to the middle jump? It seems to me that if you do, they should rightfully be taking the jump on the same plane as the one they have just taken (and back into the tunnel without the middle jump). Or do you use right and left on the middle jump only?

I apologise I have not had time to watch the live (it was at midnight my time, lol).

[Wendy]

Cannot help but feel she has it down pat, me not so much, lol. We had a few sessions on sends + connection and extended the distance on the pinwheel.

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