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Oh I thought the assignment was to work the type of dog you have ( biz boy) and practice slow calm lol!
Yes I don’t actually plan on leaving leash anywhere beside right near him in trials so I’ll add that adjustment
We haven’t done a lot of agility so busy with the other stuff but I wanted to do some stays. I believe he’s all business so calm is my goal.
Building on our RR outside ring and a jump. I got very confused with my words lol! I wasn’t sure when to say let’s go. I assume after I get the leash on?
Gee thanks 🤣.
Bella and Chase just had an amazing decompression outting. LOL. We went to runnings. He walks up to people and gets pets and Bella sits with Christine. Then they pose for photos and get treats. He happily tried to steal Bella treats out of Christine’s pouch. The only time he was unhappy when there was several people and a worker started tossing boxes. The instant chaos caused some discomfort. Then he jumped on the counter with the check out girl. I see such glimmers of confidence that sometimes it’s just simply put hard when it’s not there other places.
Stop moving.
Pick up the toy or hold it so he doesn’t make an error to go get it and get confused.
Honestly I would have /should have sat on the floor. I do a lot of training sitting at home bc my back hurts a lot and brought more attention to the prop.
Had a party and end it first rep
Not drop the leash by accident and have to stand on it causing the correction I said I would never doPossibly Not tried until I had more reps of play in that space
Paid the attention first since the environment was hard ( this is all hard for me because of the not being able to quick dish out food)
Quit while I was ahead
Set up where I knew I could run if needed ( I couldn’t I’d fall. It’s hilly weedy and cars everywhere)
I’m sure there’s more lol
Ideally yes there’s some good chill dogs. Unfortunately I made bad choices in my life and normally I just wouldn’t post it but you want to see it all.
He was so happy I did an IF with shaping.
Yes he does know touch your foot on any prop and he does like to perch. I stayed near the car but it’s also near the pee tree that didn’t help. And I assume now I should have done a one and done. Then I gave up when karen came over. I hate training moments like these
What do you mean with the last sentence :
The next step here is to move the toy outside the ring and play a similar game, adding going through the gate.I took Chase to Barn hunt and got Ella tugging and he’s all in. I got him out again with out Ella and he was all in. I’m going it when no dogs are out but I’m hoping to time it when a chill dog is out wandering and peeing
He will dig in for snuffle at FF when a dog is working. This is why I’m never sure.
Working on IF new prop- messy mechanics as I forgot I had to pick up the platform for the previous dog. Mild distraction as Tammy was there. I should have rewarded the front feet instead of asking if he could do the whole thing.
Second try new prop much easier
The toys are killing me lol! They are so big they get stuck in my pants!!
Once we moved to tricks for the RR he was happier! Goes along with his mentality. His favorite pastime at home is I sit on floor and play the listening game. Which trick do I ask before he dives on the toy. It’s about the game not the toy. He loves it. Sometimes he brings me a toy and I start the game and he gets wild for it.
Ella didn’t tug inside because it’s to tight ans slippery cement.
But eating yes. That’s what got him eating.I may go to wine country to try but will have to see since it’s all outside the environment may be too much. We got a month to decide!!
Balls are hard bc he splats. He has a most giant size holy roller but I really have to throw it. Weirdly ( or not) he has been into the lotus ball but haven’t brought it out in a while.
Yes the props- I was talking to chrnstine that I was going to do that and run with a toy not use food bc he will hate me lol!
His vibes were good! And the “who are you was me asking chase where did this happy, all in, kind of guy come from.
I won’t ever step on the leash. Christine and I always chat and if Chase were to leave I wouldn’t jump in it. I didn’t think he run off per say but I also didn’t think he would be so happy to work!
It was back to Groton today for a trial. It is a small show so I brought him. It was set up to do the snuffle by the door at the perimeter ( per our plan a month ago after last show). I had a friend set my mat down for me too so he could go right to it. Took him about 15 seconds and he wanted to get into it but didn’t feel safe. I waited until no dogs were running to so this.
He Would eat but only out of my open palm on the snuffle. Then he got into it a little and someone came over. Sigh. The person was very chill so he just stopped and went to say hi to the person.
We did some tugging with Ella outside. It was not as good as at the park because there was a beagle out in the distance.
We went in afttee and I brought Ella and he was more animated and ate food easily but not anything like wanting it yet.
So my assessment remains echo space hard dogs hard ( he loves them. All of them. Except when they try to eat him in their crate).
I’ll change up the barrel. He doesn’t love props. He does them but he always found it boring. He likes to run so I may do something and take off and run for reward.
Stay tuned…
The plan yesterday was to go to sotc with Bella and when it was quiet.
Christine couldn’t make it so I headed out and then bailed because I just didn’t want to. I had Ella with me so we stopped at the park we always walk at. I pulled in to see there’s a kids event. And in questiones my choices. I decided one thing I could do since there’s alot of space was to take Ella out and play. So that’s what we did first …
I have to laugh at which dog got distractedI could feel his vibes so I went for some IF but since I’m videoing all the things this next one I forgot I left the toy so I was beyond thrilled that he came out of the car just ready.
I never take his leash off outside of safe fence space but it was time. I was thrilled. There were actually kids doing a mini marathon about 50 feet. Around 10 years old so old enough I trusted they wouldn’t come over plus adults were managing them. And with all the kids there they weren’t noisy
We peed on rocks after and took a nap before getting the message to join Bella at FF so we did. I unconsciously cheated by walking him more to get attention before I loeo. I couldn’t believe he didn’t run to Bella !
I’ll try. Julee Friday with Chase but you hit the nail on the head with one big swing- the echo. I brought Chase to class today because the dog that barks wasn’t there , group was small and Bella was there. I had him walk in with her… he was happy. All in. Focused. Eating fried chicken and almost smiling. We got through it 5 fast reps of lead out recall to heel and party…. The party is what got him when the entire group did it. It was loud and the ears pinned and he didn’t immediately bolt he just melted and oozed with I’m about a minute of that and then he was done. And I think with the 10 dogs in a handling class the noise the clapping. Just way way too much!!
Remote at home is good. Which is why I didn’t play it there so I’ll change it up and maybe try it in different areas of my yard
The challenge with julee is if she’s loose he will just herd her especially if she’s not acknowledging him. He has major fomo with her. She was just excited when I started running. If I was doing heeling or something non agility she would be quiet but he wouldn’t love that lol.
Other than a life skill so to speak, anything I need to do with the leash off engage to really solidify it?
Remote reinforcement didn’t go swimmingly. Poor set up. I have worked so hard on tugging I grabbed too high value. Then I needed to raise it. He also was just like wtf are we doing. He often just stands and observes so I didn’t know how to make him move with me or if he even needed to as long as he wasn’t swiping the toy. It was like an akcward first date
