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Hi Tracy,
A couple of separate sessions today. One session working on the ladder grid with variations on handler motion. I also re-sent you the link yesterday (see post from May 15) for comparison for the original ladder grid where I began walking at jump 5 because you said it kind of started falling apart when I moved at jump 3.Today:
Video 1: motion past jumps 2-3 (this is a re-try session)
Video 2: jog past jump 5 (first try)
Sequence variations on 2B (all jumps at 8″ – I did move the yellow slatted wing out more for today)
Couldn’t resist one more try at the send before putting everything away for the lawn to be mowed. If only my path had been better leading to the tunnel at the end it would have been perfect! Waah!
I have not been able to do more work on the progressive striding grid based on your guidelines on maximum jumps. So maybe next time instead of the ladder grid, do you want to see something on the progressive striding or continue the ladder grid work this coming week?
Thanks.
Sandy and BenniHi Tracy,
Here is the link again for the first time I tried motion after jump 5 as a reference for you (this looked good so you said to give it a try with less lead out). Possibly my messing around with the long line may have played a factor when I started leading out less? Next time I’m going to leave the line on the ground and just step on it when he grabs the toy.
Here is the link for motion at jump 5 from May 12:
Also, on the sequences for the send out to the second jump after the tunnel and blind cross between the last jump to the tunnel. Is the goal NOT to pass the plane of the third jump at all? And should I adjust the position of the yellow/purple wing jump…?
Thanks.
Sandy and BenniHi Tracy,
I did two separate sessions today….25 jumps or less each time 🙂 I tried to run without the toy and it seemed to work for me better on one side than on the other where I was losing connection without that darn toy in my hand! I guess it will take some time to get used to not relying on the toy to help me with my connection…
Morning session consisted of the ladder grid with me moving forward and releasing once around jump 3 and the second time between jump 1 and 2 (I had a long line on the toy but it didn’t quite reach all the way back to jump 1). After that we tried sequence 1 with dog on right.
Video 1: ladder grid
Video 1: sequence 1 with dog on right (the first jump out of the tunnel is set at 10″ and the others at 8″)
Afternoon session 3 jumps and sequences with dog on left: (all jumps set at 8″)
This did not go as well but we had fun trying. The angles are different going this way…is that intentional in the course design or did I set it up wrong?
We’ll give it a rest tomorrow and go from there on Saturday which is supposed to be good weather. Let me know what you want to see on the ladder grid next.
Thanks.
Sandy and BenniHi Tracy,
Is there a way to remove the “fix and go” course that was canceled from my course page? I have to click extra times to find Max Pup 4 as it does not appear on the main page showing my courses when I first log in. Just a convenience thing but no big deal if it’s a hassle to correct that.Here is what we started with for week 2 games.
video 1: ladder grid with motion. Kept the grid at 4.5′ as we have been doing. On your video demo, you were dropping the toy after you released the dog so that is what I did rather than plant the toy. Not sure if it matters…?
Video 2: FC BC with 1 and 2 jumps (somehow I managed to forget to do any reps of the FC with dog on right so I did video 3 with just one rep to show a FC for that).
Video 3: 1 jump with FC starting dog on right
Thanks.
Sandy and BenniHi Tracy,
So my intention was to begin to work on the progression of the striding grid as you described….however, apparently I had a mental lapse while setting it up and instead of setting it up at 15′, I set it up at 18’…did 2 reps and increased to 19′. Oh well, I guess practice is never wasted so here is the video. Next time I will start at 15′ like I was supposed to!
Thanks. Only 16 jumps 🙂
Sandy and BenniHi Tracy,
Looking like rain tomorrow and frozen mix on Sat (what the heck!) so I decided to do another session today in case we don’t get good weather over the weekend. I revisited the striding grid to see how he negotiated it after having some time for latent learning. Then I also retried the lazy game with the jumps in closer as you suggested. And then we did the pinwheel send and go for the first time. I wasn’t sure if we were supposed to say “jump” or directional cue for this game. Also, I am not sure if increasing the distance on the jumps was a good idea (although I wanted to see what he would do). He didn’t seem to hesitate on taking the jumps but I do notice his line was getting wider as the jumps went further out. Should I expect him to keep a tighter line or is that normal?Video 1 Progressive Striding Grid – he adds a stride for the 21′ grid…is that a good thing?
Video 2 Revisit Lazy Game with jumps closer to the handling box
Video 3 First round of Send and Go
Video 4 Just a couple of reps on the send and go with jumps same as the end of video 3
Thanks.
Sandy and BenniHi Tracy,
I was never good at RC. And somewhere along the way over the years, I used my dog-side arm to kind of sweep across my hips as a sort of “flip” cue for lack of better description. I remember we used to pull the dog to us and then flip them away on the switch lead path (or at least that’s how I learned it long ago). And since I’ve had very little opportunity over the past 5 years to train a dog, I guess I never re-learned correct execution. I can see my dog-side arm in that first segment coming across my body. Is that wrong? Should I work on not doing that?The only thing I didn’t really get to revisit was the serp and threadle but he seemed to do well on the serp with motion. So then really just the threadle that I never had a chance to add much motion to and definitely no height except maybe 4″ so the bar didn’t roll.
All in all I think we got thru pretty much everything! Yay! And now I have a plan for the jump height using set point for future use as we get closer to trialing….whenever that is. I just read rules for trials in June/July that you have to wear a mask pretty much all the time except when running your dog or are outside. Yuk…does not appeal to me. Seems like outdoor trials would be a better idea…
Looking foward to Max Pup 4 🙂
Benni and Sandy
Hi Tracy,
Three videos today:
Video 1:
Set Point:
2 reps at 10″
2 reps at 12″ (first time doing set point at this height)
1 rep oxer at 6″/10″
1 rep oxer at 8″/12″
Video 2:
Re-try on rear crosses. I’m kind of hesitant to use my verbal yet because I feel like it’s hard enough to get my physical cue timing correct let alone saying the verbal at the wrong time too (usually late)
Not sure what you think about that. Should the dogs be able to read a RC on body motion alone or does it need a verbal too?
Video 3:
Advanced mini pinny. This one is a challenge for us. This is only our second try at it.
Thanks!
Sandy and BenniHi Tracy,
For the one step send on the wrap vs GO, am I still starting out by holding his collar and saying my tight command before I take the step to send?LOL…my “running backward” on the rocking horse thing was actually supposed to be the step back send! So much for that! Hahaha! OMG….you must spit out your coffee watching some of these!
Thanks.
Sandy and BenniHi Tracy,
Today I retried the turn criteria exercise based on how you said to address the problem we had last time.
Video 1: practicing the wing wrap, holding his collar and saying “tight” before I released him did work like a charm. Whew.
Video 2: wrap vs GO
Video 3: I mixed a little rocking horse in with the decel. Still need improvement on my mechanics or timing…
I’m going to try to work one more time on the advanced mini pinny since we struggled on that one and maybe more threadle and serp with motion. Threadle is one that I have the problem of him taking off with the toy which makes it a pain in the butt for filming!
Thanks!
Sandy and BenniHi Tracy,
Here are some videos redone per previous feedback:
Video 1 Set Point:
I don’t know how to do comments on the video itself so I edited it so you can see when I changed the jump. Starts out at 8″ for 2 reps then goes up to 10″ for 2 reps, then I set up an oxer jump 1 rep 6″ and 8″, then 1 rep with 8″ and 10″ if I remember correctly. Should I have separated them by 4″ instead of 2″ on each oxer (ex 4″ and 8″ on a rep?)
Video 2 Progressive Jump Grid repeated since he got ever so slightly ahead of himself on the final rep last time…still at 4 – 4.5 – 5 – 5.5′
Video 3 Turn Criteria:
I don’t know what in the world was going on with this because he had done so well the 2 times we’ve done this before. I used only the one wing centered on the far jump with a 4 foot distance this time as opposed to the other times when I had 2 wings set up like a jump but without the bar for the wraps…he did the wraps and had a hard time with the “GO” back then. Now you will see he suddenly decided to take the jump a few times instead of doing the wrap to the right. I finally had to totally move the wing off to another area by itself to remind him of what he was supposed to do…and yet he was able to do it to the left….very weird. Before I totally moved the wing, I tried putting more distance between the wing and the second jump but still not able to do it. I did not use cones last time – I used regular wings – I have no idea if that changed the picture or what. Crazy. Any ideas?
Thanks.
Sandy and BenniHi Tracy,
Here are some videos from today:
Progressive grid with toy reward:
Set Point using jump bump:
Video 1: 8″ jump, 4 ft spacing:
Video 2: 10″ jump, 4 ft spacing
He got distracted by something on the ground in the second rep which I didn’t think looked as good as rep 1.
stay tuned…still uploadingThanks!
Sandy and BenniHi Tracy,
Here are 3 videos:
1. set point yet again – with your suggestion of 4′ spread, 6″ jump and a toy instead of MM
Since I was trying to work on increasing his jump height to 10″ with the set point, I’m not sure where to go with this exercise. Is it not advisable to start trying some 10″ jumps in a sequence if he isn’t looking good with the set point jump at 10″? Now going back to 6″ not sure what the plan is.2. Understanding Decel part 2:
This made me laugh….he doesn’t smoothly decel, he kind of pops a wheelie so to speak or maybe it’s the way I’m cueing it. But anyway, here it is! I’m fumbling with holding the toy, some treats and the remote for the treat n train and not doing a great job of it. I’m forever hitting that remote button inadverently….oh well.3. Progressive Jump Grid:
I probably committed a cardinal sin by doing the backchaining all in one session but I wanted to get it on video and then see if/how I should continue backchaining or if he’s looking okay with the 5 jumps or what. I noticed he jumps bigger over the last jump. The spacing here is 4 – 4.5 -5 – 5.5 ft. His regular ladder grid was done at 4.5 ft. I slipped and said “okay” a few times instead of “break”. This is the first dog I have changed my release word and I still use “okay” for CAVU.For the last week, I will review all the feedback and also revisit things I didn’t get to add movement to like the serpentine and threadle, continue with advanced mini pinny (directionals), rear crosses, and our wrap/turn criteria wasn’t that great as I remember. If you think of anything you specifically want to see, please let me know.
Thanks.
Sandy and Benni
