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To clarify, if she walks BESIDE the prop I still don’t reward? If she leaps over it and doesn’t touch it, then I do reward?
Ok, I’ll work on the hands with the turns. I was feeding her for coming into me. So, I’ll try after the head turn and then with no food in the turning hand.
I do have a wingless jump or a tall cone. One of yesterday’s videos was lured around the barrel. Let me know if I should try the cone or the wingless. Do I go back to the two bowl game first if it’s a new prop?
Dot was extra cranky last night for an unknown reason. She barked in her crate on and off all night which is a first for her. Prior she has slept all night quietly. Took her out several times and she didn’t necessarily have to potty. She just couldn’t settle for some reason. So, I suspect she’ll be tired today.
It’s definitely both sends. The prop still doesn’t have much value. On the parallel path she’s walking beside it about half the time. I’m not rewarding that as she’s not touching it. Do I need to go back to the beginning? She’s just struggled with this concept from the start.
It’s similar with the barrel. I don’t think she understands she’s supposed to wrap it. Go back to two bowl game and add more distance with standing? I really feel stuck. All games build on these concepts and we don’t have them down.
I tried parallel path and turns. She got leaping thoughts with the turns. I’m assuming I need to slow down.
I’m still really struggling with sends. Thought I’d try two toys with the barrel. This went ok.
Later today I’ll try parallel path again and maybe the lap turn sends. I just can’t seem to get a send behavior at the moment. So, turn and burn and moving on will have to wait. I’m not really sure what I’m doing wrong.
As always you are so smart. It makes sense about the tug toy in the video.
I found a bunch of rubber toys. I’ll keep them by the door so there aren’t too many out. She’s interesting with potty. I can take her on a walk around the block and she won’t go on the walk. But, then I’ll take her out back after the walk and she’ll pee. Yesterday we tried a long line and she just kept chewing or trying to tug on it. It’ll work itself out. However, I don’t want to practice keep away. We do eventually have to come in. I do typically give her a chewy. Maybe, I’ll try a snuffle mat. I bought her a giant stuffed dog that she can wrestle with so it saves Sprite. She really enjoyed that this afternoon while I watched agility live stream.
Ok, I’ll see if I have some toys I don’t care about to leave outside. It’s more that she’ll grab a branch or a small piece of a chew and play keep away. That becomes worrisome as I don’t want her to swallow it. She threw up a piece of bark last night in the middle of the night. She also just doesn’t want to come in sometimes and she needs to. Potty training is slow as she won’t go when she’s outside and then wants to come in and pee in the kitchen. So, I’m taking her out constantly.
Here is back up and some resilience for today’s training.
I think the nope was because she was hot and tired from running with Sprite. I should know better…but, apparently I do not! I obviously didn’t like her clear answer to my question. She was tired and hot. So, it wasn’t a good time to ask her. It’s interesting that she did do the send to prop. But, food is more calming.
The running around is in general. She will grab something she shouldn’t have and zoom zoom all over the yard. No interest in coming to me as she knows I’ll take it out of her mouth. That’s a new keep away from the mama behavior in the past few days. She’s only 13 weeks. This does not bode well for adolescence. It’s not necessarily training related. But, she’s started to steal things she can get her mouth on and run away with it. Normal puppy behavior.
I do play with her with a soccer ball or sometimes just sit while she runs around. If she checks in I give her a treat. We went to the nursery today where she saw lots of things, goated on a hay stack, met people and kids, smelled some pumpkins , heard noises etc. I’m going out to a play tonight so it’s a chill day.
I’ll try turn and burn again maybe Monday. Tomorrow we can try backing up and maybe a resilience game.
Yes, I just found piggy in a pile of toys. She thinks it’s fabulous.
So, a few videos from yesterday. The first is baby sit stay. “OK” is my release word. I’m concerned if Sprite is “ok” and Dot is “break” I’ll mess it up. Often I use jump as the release for Sprite on course.
I tried turn and burn and got nada. Dot wouldn’t engage, wouldn’t send and wouldn’t come to me. She’s started running around the yard and doesn’t want to come in as the run ends. Also, I stupidly let her run with Sprite a few minutes before I tried to film. Epic fail and we stopped. Then, I tried the send to prop video. I had trouble with her switches sides. Not connected enough?
Ok, I’ll work on that this weekend. It rained so turn and burn needs to wait a day or two.
Here’s baby retrieve and beginning lap turns.
Also, she has no idea what “ok” means. So, do I say ok, pause and then toss a cookie or toy? Would I also use the toy or food marker after the ok?
She seems to have trouble going left in the 2 bowl game. So, we she’ll see. Rain today so left turns will have to wait a day or 2.
Here’s serp starting. I think she spit up a cookie on the red where she was smelling under my feet. Was I right to just wait her out?
Here is our turn and burn session. I only did the right and she lost interest at the end. Turns out she needed a potty break. I still don’t feel like she’s driving in to go around the barrel. But, it’s definitely better. Was the empty bowl where you wanted it?
I haven’t had a chance to read this weeks lessons yet. Dot was extra spicy last night! We had to get up early for a medical procedure for me which threw off her usual schedule.
Oh, she goated herself onto a 16 in table to eat the hackberries that fell from the tree. I’ll work on backing up again this week too.
We did nose touch yesterday. I kind of forgot about it. Tried it when I first got home with her and she was clueless. Better, but not a strong bump on the hand.
I also redid two bowls. Kept the turn short and started and ended with the easier side. I suspect you’ll know today’s song!
Thanks. I am helping her to the left. Probably in this video too. I did this yesterday before your feedback. Sigh
Theme song from yesterday: diamonds, daisys, snowflakes, that girl! The Marlo Thomas show That Girl. Haha.
The two bowl game wrapping the object is from yesterday. The first part was too hard. Difficult environment and I had the bowls too far back. Epic fail! After the toy break, she did better and I made the bowls easier. I think I’ll try a different object like a suitcase before the turn and burn.
Oh, do you think she’s a righty? I think so. But, I’m not sure.
Can you guess the out if tune TV theme song in the prop video? I went back to circus on the break. Dot was distracted by water. She’s drinking a lot these days. I know… I went in too long. But, you can see our struggles. Better though.
I couldn’t tell if she had found the treat and swallowed it. So, I waited. But, I can try and call sooner. Ok, any glance back counts for the pattern game.
We did add novel exciting, and tried parallel path. I tried outside which was an epic fail for parallel path. She couldn’t touch the object at all. Walked right on the outside of it. Dot is having accidents as it’s hot and she drinks a ton of water. Therefore, she will go every 15 min if she active. It no big deal in my kitchen with vinyl. But, we are not playing on the carpet at this time! We did it later in the kitchen and she still struggled to be away from me much. She seems better in my left versus right.
We are still not great at send to the prop or going around things. I’m not sure if it’s my mechanics or she’s just a little young still.
Are you good with two videos per post? If not, I’ll go back to one. But, I need some help to progress.
I’m trying to be good with sessions. We can try the parallel path. However, on a walk she cris crosses all over the place.
We did the pattern game and the collection sandwich. That game hurts my brain with trying to figure out which hand to use so it’s correct for the blind cross. But, not to have the toy in the turning hand! I think she did well despite my less that stellar mechanics.
