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Hi Bobbie,
Ok, great! I thought she was doing well with the RC. I’ll keep working on it a few times a week.
This is from class today. The rocks made it hard for her to find the treats. A dog was out working. She’s also struggling to settle in a crate in this environment. So, I had the door open and was just feeding her. She had a great class today. The other two dogs there today are pretty calm. Two dogs were absent which made it easier. Those two have different energy. One is a high energy barking Aussie and the other absent dog is a nervous mini poodle. So, it was a great day to practice with the easier two there today.
So when you are dropping treats by each foot you still need to swing the arms more? I’ll try that tomorrow at her class.
Here’s the end of RC from last night. But, I thought I was supposed to be capturing more relaxed. So, I’ll increase the ROR. It’s hard if I’m actually watching something to keep it at every 5-7 seconds.
Hi Bobbie,
I’m a little confused about RC and step 4. It says to only give treats for the relaxed behavior. But, it sounds like you still want continuous food. Is that correct? My question wasn’t about withholding food. The instructions sound like we are supposed to select certain behavior to feed.
I tried to film at class today. Unfortunately, the plastic chair was in the way for our working session. I propped the iPad on top of her crate. But, this is pattern game and practicing chilling out while another dog is out working. I got a clue and moved the chair!
Hi Bobbie,
I can see if someone can tape us at class. Do you want working time or down time?
There is a dog park that we can go to. Even on walks she tends to stare at dogs. No barking or lunging, but she’s not neutral to them.
Here is the end of relaxation. I’m still just randomly giving food. Do I want to withhold now until I see head down or a hip flip? The second I move my hand to feed her head comes back up.
We mostly train alone and at home. I train with this friend periodically, but Sprite is usually in her crate out of sight. She’s in an agility class now and struggles when other dogs are out. It’s not easy for her to think in that environment. She also struggles in her crate in class. At home she can lie on a cot while I work Gemma
Later in the day we went to the park. If you look carefully there is a cat chilling under the tree. The kids across the street are playing with a hose in their yard. Then, there are ducks and geese, but they weren’t too visible this trip.
Hi Bobbie,
I shared the training yard with a friend today. Sprite was definitely too aroused, so she struggled with the games. We then just practiced team chill while she watched. Later we went to a park which I’ll show later. She was better there as the distractions were more noise and not dogs running.
Ok, that makes more sense. I do have a question about the relaxation training. We were working on they when my home phone rang. I only answer if it’s my Mom. Everyone else knows to call my cell. It wasn’t Mom, but Sprite got up and went to lie in her dog bed. Do you let them be done or call her back? It wasn’t 10 min yet. I didn’t move or answer the phone.
I’m trying to add shadow handling and the pattern games to training. Hopefully, I’ll get to a park this weekend. Is this a right idea to start with? I had her do the snuffle mat earlier after several reps of the weaves.
I am using her meal for the relaxation. But, you didn’t comment on what you saw in the video. I feel like she’s just watching my hands waiting for the treat to drop. What’s the next step for relaxation? I’m unclear what I’m really supposed to reward especially if I’m not looking at her. It’s confusing to me.
The prior question was for the shadow handling as you said I wasn’t rewarding enough. How often do I need to reward in that exercise?
Hi Bobbie,
How often do you want the reward? We are using a ton of food for this class and I need to watch the volume. So, how much builds the resilience?
Here is the last minute of relaxation from last night. Gemma is on her cot. Otherwise, she’d be barking in another room and you can hear it everywhere in the house. That relaxes no one!
Hi Bobbie,
She’s not sequencing in class. I’ll see what’s set up when I have the yard on Sunday. We played around with shadow handling. We’ve not really done much circle work, but I know it’s important. Here’s our first attempt. Inside circles are much harder.
Hi Bobbie,
I had the agility yard today. Sprite knows a snuffle mat. Unfortunately, “termite” is her nickname and she’d eat it if I left it in a crate with her. We played find my face and getting lost on course. I wasn’t sure if we were supposed to feed in front for finding our face while lost. But, it made sense to do that like rewarding a standby position. I had a few other getting lost on course, but they were off camera. Oops!
Yes, Sprite is not super bendy and Tracy wasn’t concerned about her jumping style. I’m not sure she’ll be perfectly centered over the bar like some people prefer.
Her eyes were checked as a puppy and were fine, but she has not had them checked since then. I think it’s adjusting her body. She likes fast straight lines and she still has divided attention. The instructor told me to put the toy in the grid to help her. I was told to put it before the bar and after the bar. Sprite doesn’t collect naturally, but I don’t think it’s a vision issue. However, I might be wrong. I don’t think that particular grid is building her confidence. It’s supposed to teach them to look for the bar and not just the wings.
Was she relaxed at all? It was hard for me to tell. I DO have limited peripheral vision, so it’s hard to tell if I’m not looking at her. We can try again tonight.
Here is pattern games. Sprite is so so with toys, so I never really trained a great out as I didn’t want to take away something she was reluctant to get in the first place. We’ve worked hard on toy skills and she’s better. But, if she’s too aroused she won’t pick the toy up. The lotus ball is much more rewarding for her.
