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NOSE TARGETS
I won’t be able to make it to class tonight. Silas’s opening night for his play is tonight. So, I hopped in class last night and did some of the exercises while class was going on. 🙂
Here is our very first nose target session. I agree learning a nose target is a very important behavior and it can be used with/for several different games such as 2o2o, targeting end of planks, etc. If I remember correctly, we also used them to teach an “in in” or threadle. I’m hoping to teach a threadle so Stitch doesn’t look to me or my hand at all as this could take time off of a run and it can cause the dog to be handler focsed/dependent. But rather he will be focus forward and understand to lead change. This was a discussion that was had when I was up in Ohio with Stark.
Anywho, here is our first session of nose targets.
Independent Wraps part 2
He did so much better on these. It’s like the lightbulb turned on!
I even started adding in a tiny bit of movement towards the end.Week 5. Transition to Trials
He had some trouble in the very beginning with his left turns. I think he was so excited and just didn’t want to listen. 🤣 I backed it up and he finally turned on his thinking cap.
Fast Line Game Wraps vs. Soft Turns
We played this game again this morning based off of your feed back. It was great! He actually got angry a couple times with the wraps and I think it made him wrap tighter (knocked a bar once) and run out of the wrap faster (yikes!)
He had one right turn when he ran around the wing, not sure why but he didn’t do it anymore. and then one left wrap where he did a soft turn instead.
WEEK 4 – Independent wraps
We will need to stay at level 1 a little longer. This is his first time ever wrapping away from me.
Notice how he is getting better at his set ups after a failed attempt. 🙂
We are getting a little better there. 🙂This is when my mind starts to go to mush because I feel like there are things from the previous weeks that I still need to work on and improve. I then get overwhelmed and I feel like I start putting gaps in the training because I have missed something from previous weeks! Eek!
What do I need to work on with Stark from the previous weeks? Hellllp! 🤣🤣😅🤪
WEEK 4 – Serpentines
Stark had a tough time with this. He was determined that this drill should be a Threadle.
