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Hi Tracy
Today we got outside to try the Minny Pinny with the turn and burn. It went ok but I did lose his focus towards the end. Not sure if I over did it or if something just caught his attention. My hand was hurting more with the tug so not sure if that played a part too.

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Hi Tracy
Thanks that helps. So reading over this weeks new games I thought I would send you my class from last Thursday. We did a little find my face and also wing wraps. Some more to work on for the wings but I think he has the concept transfer. We also had the distraction in the corner of the ring.

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Hi Tracy
Stays- got it 😃

Minny Pinny- yes I was saying right and left.
Turn and burn after I am thinking I get it but want to be sure. He is on left and I am facing the three wings. I say right right right and do front cross. Am I moving to my left as I face the wings? Or opposite direction for him to do 180 wrap. Sorry maybe I am overthinking it.

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Hi Tracy
My hand is starting to feel better and yes happy to have it done. Hope you had a great time at the seminar and good time at the next one 🤗

For the stays with the cookies on the table. Do I do my stay then the remote reenforcement of cookies and run to them with him? Or I just pick cookie up off table? We have been working on some impluse control with cookies on the ground. Spins and hand touches. I pick up cookie from pile on floor and use that as reward. So should I try similar with the stay?

Today we tried the next steps for Minny Pinny. My wings inside couldn’t lock the jump bar so we went outside. I thought it went ok.

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Hi Tracy
Just checking in. Hope to have some video for you tomorrow. Thanks for heads up about being out. Where in Il are you headed? Safe travels!!

Edit. Ok we got a stay session in. He has been really bored the last couple of days so this one was a little longer. I had my left hands carpel tunnel done yesterday so no tugging for a little bit. All is ok. Just bored dogs. Brighton was fomo for this session for sure.

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Hi Tracy

For the stays. The 1st time we did it weeks ago I wasn’t varying my steps away enough and you had suggested I try to change that up too. I will work on not being repetitive robot handler lol.

Recall in class was a blast. I had offered to have someone else hold him since I figured he would be a bit excited for my instructor but she said she would do it. lol not sure I can fit flyball into our schedule but I do bet he would like it. Honestly I don’t know where they even teach it around here.
The back corner tunnel in class was very dark. He did do great

I think he is pulling your arm forward so not really shoving?).

correct he was pulling my arm forward vs me shoving. He was pulling pretty hard

Find my face. lol yes the golden fan club. Was thrilled they were quiet 😂. Especially Brighton. He is major fomo boy around Dub. You mentioned using toy for find my face so would I just start with the pattern game and treats and then one time he does find my face toss toy or say tug?

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Hi Tracy
For the Minny Pinny next steps you gave me above. Do you want a rep using the verbal before adding bars? I just reread what you posted and wasn’t sure

Here is our 1st try for find my face

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Thanks Tracy
He kept trying to get the toy in my pocket. Silly boy. For the spins should I move onto adding in more and the turn and burn?
Yes the stay work was after the cone session. I will try to remember to change up the amount of time waiting. lol I was trying to pay attention to my steps away from him so not surprised I messed up that variable.

Today in class we played with a few recalls.

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Thanks Tracy
I will keep it simpler in class.

Today we played outside and did the spins, post turn and some stays. I blew the stay challenge. 🙁

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Hi Tracy
Sorry was a busy weekend. Had one of my clubs agility trials and I was good coordinator. I thought I had saved and posted video from my in person class Thursday and I guess I forgot. We were trying to back chain a straight line of jumps. Had some issues with doing all the jumps.

Today we did the Minny Pinny. He really likes to go around stuff lol.

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Hi Tracy
Should I try the volume dial outside the ring before my turn at class?
Also inside ring for break between reps?

Today we worked outside on the backside slice. Other than him spitting up a cookie I thought it went well. The 1st side was easier for him but pretty sure I messed up the one rep.

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Hi Tracy
Today we tried some of the volume dial. The tug definitely gets him aroused. He kept offering spins instead of sit.

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Hi Tracy
Thanks.

Was it Brighton who you thought was good and wasn’t? You can always add more movement to the game if he needs more.

yes it was Brighton in class on Wednesday. He does like the motion a lot. I will try that. It was tough course for Brighton. We still disconnect sometimes at the front of the ring at that class location.

Dublin does love to tug. I will try the cookies toss and when he looks at me tug. He has been crazy this week with tugging even in the family room. Hard on my wrist but I have been making him work a little for it too. Drop. Trick to tug. Drop, trick, park on dog bed then tug. Hoping to work his impluse control and hand touch to call him off of pestering the older dogs.

so you can jump start the left turns by placing the toy at the tunnel entry to get him remembering the left turn.

so put toy on ground use threadle hand and cue to let him turn left to the toy? Then do I tug?

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Hi Tracy
Thanks. Yes I need to do a little more outside with him. Seems like when ever I have few minutes to go out is when the husband needs to mow lawn lol. Also need to go outside more since he has been getting distracted more. This weekend I will work on the dial game. I had done it when Brighton came to Brain camp and have been working it again with him since he is doing agility again. Wednesday in class I did it and even though I thought he was good he wasn’t. Lol still learning

Last night at Dublins in person class we played with our tunnel threadles. Sorry this is long video. My instructor times it but messed up on the timing. Overall I thought he did well. We need to work more on bigger tunnel.

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Thanks Tracy

Today we went back to the backside slice and I started to use the new verbal. Did the 1st few without verbal. Then added. I decided to go ahead with back. I thought it went ok. Looking forward to your feedback.

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