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Hello and welcome!!
>>a lot of skills but not a lot of polish
Now I have an earworm, I am sure it was deliberate LOL!!!
>> She particularly struggles with lines out of a tunnel.
Do you mean getting on lines after the tunnel? If so, you are going to like game #2 this week 🙂
Have fun!
TracyHi!
This was a really useful session! We can see where the borders of her tunnel commitment are especially when you are not moving.Question: are your left and right verbals for the full wrap on the tunnel exit, or more of a 90 degree line? If they are full wraps all the way back towards you, keep rewarding on the line back to you. If they are more like 90 degree exits, you can change the reward placement to toss the ball out on that 90 degree line (and not near you) to further solidify the turn and meaning of the verbal.
>> I also learned that I need to wait until she is actually running in the tunnel before giving the turn cue – she turned and popped right out when I gave it too soon.
Yes! She totally had some questions there. A suggestion is to use the Manners Minder to help answer her questions – you can place the MM out on an angle for the left or right turns. Then shape the independence with successive approximations by clicking the MM when she is in the tunnel (rather than waiting for the exit). I have also placed the MM actually inside the tunnel to help the dogs get really independent, then gradually fade it out and off ot the side. That will help her get her eyes on the tunnel and not on where you are LOL!!! And if my memory is correct, she really loves the MM 🙂
And you can balance things with the big GO GO GO and throw a tennis ball.
That can help strengthen her commitment so you can deliver the cues early and not have to wait til she is inside the tunnel – that will both give her earlier info and also will allow you to not have to be perfect with timing the verbals when she is fully inside the tunnel.
>>I also think my positioning (on the side I wanted her to turn to) was a big cue clue. I assume you’ll be asking us to do these verbals from contradictory sides or at least straight on…I do believe that will be trickier for us.>>
Yes, your position is a big cue – eventually you will want to do them from straight on and with more motion. And yes,m eventually from the opposite side but (thankfully) that is not as big of a trend at the moment 🙂
Great job here!
TracyHi!
She was ON FIRE for that tennis ball, holy cow!!!! Love it! She sees to like it the best out of all possible rewards. That is great! She did really well with her tunnels sends – she was really thinking about finding her entries on the harder angles – making a big effort to use her body properly and not have any “splat” moments. That is good!And yes, things are really evolving and tunnel independence is becoming a big piece of the puzzle. She was great here! Onwards to the next game 🙂
Tracy
Hello and welcome back! I think both boy will have fun with these 🙂 I am looking forward to your updates!
TracyGood morning Helen and Nuptse!!! Welcome back!
I am looking forward to seeing you two in action 🙂 Enjoy!!!!Tracy
Hi Kristie and Keiko!!!
It *does* feel like a long time since the last class ended! Time to get back in the saddle 🙂 The weather is looking good! How is your Achilles feeling? I am looking forward to seeing you and Keiko in action!
TracyGood morning and welcome! It has been so fun to look at Facebook and see you and Enzo do so wonderfully in the trial ring!!!! I am looking forward to adding even more skills to your toolbox 🙂 Have fun!
TracyGood morning and welcome to you and Team Toller! I spoke to the MN Weather Department and they assured me that the weather would be great until at least mid-December so we are all set 🙂 Have fun!
TracyUpdate! Barb is improving and is hoping to get into the forum today! I will keep you posted. Thanks again for your patience!!
TracyHi all! Just keeping you posted. I checked in to see how she is feeling but I haven’t heard back yet. I will keep you posted as soon as I know more. Thanks for your patience!!! Fingers crossed she feels better asap!
Tracy
