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Hello,
We’re at an agility trial this weekend that has long days. I will try to set this up Monday and send a video.
We did get a chance today to try the left wrap on a jump after the A frame and it was terrific. So nice to have more confidence that she understands the verbal.Hi there,
The last video sound problem was on my end. Sorry for that, I’m wrestling with a new editing program. Now you get to hear verbals and silly stuff in between 😉
Here is the link for wrap verbals 3.
I tried to incorporate your suggestions. Wings are ~18 feet from jump, minimal handling. I tried each side with late FC and late Post turn just to see if there was a difference. (I still stepped toward the jump with my right foot once resulting in a backside. Hmmmm. Really need to be careful about that.)
I was really excited to see Katy’s commitment to the turns, yay !
Its unseasonably warm here this week (90°F) today, so I let her go to the doggie pool when she felt like it at the end.:)
Thank you for the worksheet verbals feedback. In answer to your soft turn question; yes, similar lines with the difference being toward me or away from me.
Here is link for wrap verbals 1 and 2
I tried to do minimal handling for the turns to check the verbals and it looks like I’m not really moving very much. Maybe too much spectating on my part. You can see Katy likes food and toys, I switched to toy at the last set of exercises for the right turn on the jump because that direction seems harder for her, then back to the (slightly) calming food reward for the left turn.Worksheet verbals:
Extension on a line: “Go on “- jump in extension, jump middle of the bar, look for obstacle directly ahead, take off in extension looking straight ahead and land in extension moving straight away.
Get out: “Out, out, ” – jump in extension, jump near middle of the bar, look for obstacle laterally farther from me, moving diagonally/laterally away from me in extension.
Wrap verbals: “Left, left, left ” or “Right, right, right” – collect, shorten stride, add extra stride, head turn in direction of turn, jump bar near wing, stay close to wing on a line back toward me.
Soft turn: “Shhhh, shhh” collect, shorten stride softly, head turn, jump bar nearer to wing closest to me and/or in the direction I’m moving, look for next obstacle laterally (180, 270 or serp line). I use this to indicate a turn towards me either right or left. “Turn, turn” indicates a soft turn away from me, collect, head turn away from me to jump bar near far wing either right or left.
Backside slice: “Back, back” collect, shorten stride, weight back, start head turn, pass close to far wing on the way to backside of jump, take jump near first 3rd to middle of the bar on a diagonal line (slice), landing close to wing nearest me, continues head turn, look for new line in direction I’m going.
Backside wrap: ” Zip, zip ” collect, shorten stride, weight back, start head turn, pass close to near wing on the way to backside of jump, take jump bar close to wing, head continues to turn, landing is near the wing, moving on a line in the direction I’m going.
Threadle slice: ” Heeere” collection to pass by wing to non obvious side of jump, head turn away from me toward bar, weight shift, take jump first 3rd to middle of the bar on a diagonal line (slice), landing near far wing head turn for new line in my direction.
Threadle wrap : “Digga, digga” extra collection, head turn away from me toward wing, weight shift back as dog goes around wing to non obvious side of jump, jumps bar near wing, continues head turn, landing near wing, looking for new line in my direction.
