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Ok we have been cleaning up our act working the serps
Tunnel barrel take 2. Getting ahead and slowing down seemed to help him the most. I did not abuse the raccoon like my friends lmao.
Really trying to finish a task or a process before moving on so we have been working SERPs and backside slices. The slices seem to be going ok!
The SERPs we had to go ALL THE WAY Baxk to on the flat with the toy…. We slowly worked back to the jump and you’ll see on the right he doesn’t have the value for me and you can’t hear I don’t think but to get success I had to say touch. I could have been better on the dog training part for sure but I also don’t want to always have to be perfect bc that’s not real life ?
I’m so far behind sending stuff!
Overall things are just going welll! Yay!!
We have been focusing more on life skills and arousal as he’s getting into this agility thing! I want drive but not frantic. He struggles with change more related to his training space like all my dogs have so now I have a train with chase class where I invite 2 students I really like and feel zero pressure and they get to train and give Chase the distraction he needs and Bella has been able to come too! It’s been amazing!!
I am sending video that are more random in terms of sessions. Sometimes he needs a few sessions simply to catch on so I could send out first one and by the next time he’s got it! Or maybe they are just in progress.
Our biggest challenge is food. He likes it but doesn’t like it when training. Me learning to use a toy for some set ups has been a learning curve!!
This last one was real life using pattens to help when George came in. He’s still pretty shy of people!!
I’ll swap over to the other recalls. We talked about building confidence with him doing the recalls and eventually going between legs. He finds that game fun except with someone he barely knows so I’ll make the switch
The entire issue with the shpile was we just didn’t have the room to move and tossing cookies I was too close to crates and tables and he can’t see things well so I didn’t want to add stress to the mishaps of the game. Same with the toy. Running around there was too much stuff and I didn’t want to run toward the pile of stuff bc it holds more value. It was just a bad set up. But it makes me ask what happens when we don’t have space. Places like sotc. It’s tight if you’re not alone doing OT. Maybe target bowls ?
Getting back to sending this which was days ago and I’ve had some amazing training sessions and ones that literally should be erased. But I’m so much better and letting it go!
Here’s our SERPs! And not so SERPs. The toy. Trendie toy from like 10 years ago bought at petsmart was like crack to him so when I do revisit I may try just food or a lower value toy.
Side note we have been working on how to exist peacefully inside the training building during a seminar.
Yes we got to do it again today! Using high value food. Tugging – I’ll have to try that when Bella isn’t in season. Added layer lol!
Been wanting to do the SSC with friends. We have focused more on recalls from friends building confidence in his people shyness
He also comes in and is very much let’s get in the ring and do all the things bc it’s fun. Not a bad problem but one that sometimes causes him stress bc he’s confused.
I was going to ask a bout the toy on the ground. I don’t think I officially introduced the concept. He does know get it but doesn’t transfer “not “ get it lol!
I did add In a leave it cue when I place a toy and ask him to move away for now to help. What’s another word in his life lol! But I do want him to understand the toy concept on the ground. I actually worked SERPs and threadle today with the toy on the ground. He ROCKED it. Just made the error to the toy initially. I will say if I didn’t have an amazing stay this all would be harder.Is there a different way to teach them not to take the toy unless I say get it? And no I didn’t video that one either. I will when we get to the final spot and the toy can be next to him.
Here’s our coming in. Video cut when I asked Christine for a toy. I thought any toy would do but he didn’t love the one I used for the shpile. And that was a lot for him! BBF in panties. Working on the mats and he held it together!
Another training day with friends and Chase was so much more “at home!
Things we are working on- coming into the building. I came in the main door ( not the normal one he uses) and worked some patterns. He is having some squeals when other dogs are working on the floor so I need to work this more then the tunnels if ya know what I mean lol!
He’s still having a hard time with when he should run to the people friends and when we should go to the ring to work. But I’m just redirecting for now.I didn’t video all the things but we did our threadle slice and this was his first go and he blew me away. Confusion first run I assume my feet were weird. So proud of him!
Our theeadle wrap not good. I can’t get him to come to me and not just seek the barrel. I’ll video next time for sure!!
Loving him so much. Loving working with the dog in front of me, which we always say but I really am with him because he’s so different to me. He’s so smart he makes me see him and chill!
Christine Donna and I trained at FF and I think it was the first time Chase had these guys in his home space VS me bringing him out with just me while someone’s cleaning a crate etc. sotc is not home and he knows people are around… so we had our first “take a moment” that I didn’t catch. I mean I think it was or maybe Christine was just a high distraction lol!
Should always do a quick rewatch video for mechanics and not go from memory lol. Chase toughed out the whole thing tho!
He’s going so wide on these. My position? Timing?
Here’s our rocking horse!!
I’ve been trying to get him out more fequently when there’s people still in the building. I have been coming inside with pattern games regardless of if we are alone or not bc he’s been beelining to and into the building since it’s now the best place on earth. So this was after all that. Came in on leash tugged but then Heather was cleaning the crate and life got hard. So I kept at the tugging since we weren’t working and he loves to tug. Not sure if that was ok.SERPs are in the works. I screw up thinking he really needs to touch and I wait. But then again Chase is very meticulous so he likely will continue to touch lol.
Lap turns – I worked on the hands but I also went back and just stood still and turned and he had a hard time. This is our 5th session and it felt pretty good!
Rotated sends- I do not know why or what I was trying to accomplish mid way when I like touched him or held his chin? No idea but it definitely made his questions what he was supposed to do and stalled out. It was early. I hadn’t showered. That the excuse I’m using!
Working all the things this week because I don’t want to just do the thing and move on to the next even tho I’m falling way behind! Please tell me there’s a break week coming up! Lol
– can I go back to ask about something we talked a few week ago- the restraint. I have done the recall game 3 times now. I always include someone he loves ( yesterday he picked one of his loves and wouldn’t come to me. It was funny…not funny…). Not sure I’m actually doing it right. We stand in a circle all give the good and the next person calls… he’s doing fine but the one person who’s done it the last two times says he’s still biting food hard. His body language is softer but clearly it’s a lot. Should I be doing something different?
I tried again with help of a friend.
Here’s what I know- if I lock knees dog on right he can do it but I’ll fall over. We do all things tricks on the right- middle leg weave circle etc and that’s probably not helping. Doing on left went well and switching to right seemed better.
Our jump: I think I needed to move with him vs being ahead on the first reps before we took play break? Also I have to be careful on timing of a get it. He’s a weird little man and he very much understands do the actual thing then get the cookie. When I tried to mark him Looking at it and do it earlier before actually taking it he left to go get his cookie on that side…
