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Hi! I use iMovie to edit from my iPad, and then save them to the Photos section of the ipad. Then I use the YouTube app to upload them, and copy/paste the link here.
Hi!
I agree – Enzo has talent AND you are doing a great job with his training, so exciting times are ahead!
We have cold weather here, I can send it your way LOL!On the video:
On that first rep, you and I both said “OOH!!” at the same time!>> I included a slo-mo of that part but I don’t have to if you don’t need it.>
I am always happy to have slow motion!
I didn’t see anything in the handling that caused him to jump into the wing. Sure, you didn’t have to be *quite* as close to the entry wing, you can be further across the bar… but that would not be the cause. Connection, verbal… all fine. Based on how he pattered his feet as he was coming around the wing and then it looked like he pulled from his front and hoped for the best, and then on the next rep you were there to decelerate and shape his line (so he jumped it without a crash) – he doesn’t know how to get organized for this! My first recommendation is the zig zag grid – starting on 3 jumps then eventually going to 5 – and eventually adding height (not in these videos) – start off easy with the line pretty open so that he doesn’t have to add strides. Experiment with the distances so he can bounce. We can add motion and all of that too!
3rd rep was a FFC – he read the handling well! Your cues were timely, connection spot on! He still didn’t quite know how to organize the jumping, note his butt goes higher than his shoulders at :32 🙂
4th rep – in in – looked really nice!! His jumping effort seemed organized better on this one and also he did a great job executing the threadle even while you were moving forward 🙂
5th rep – backside circle: your timing and connection on the push were great, position was great, foot rotation was great, and you did a great job of ‘escaping’ up the next line as early as possible. One tweak to tighten it up: At :42, you put your right arm out over the bar (from the landing side) and he jumped pretty much on the center of the bar (not very tight). On the 6th rep at :50, you didn’t really have your arm over the bar, you left earlier but his turn was the same. So rather than put your right arm out over the bar (which promotes the wider turn) or use leaving sooenr to tighten it (not that leaving sooner is a bad thing LOL!), shift the position of that arm to the edge of the backside wing, so he is passing your hand like a little stop sign before he gets to the entry of the backside – that cues very tight collection 🙂 I have video of it that I will dig up for you!
7th – 11th rep – threadle wrap – I think the verbal is zip? I like it! On reps 7 & 8, you had the arm and verbal but all of your motion was forward to the facing side of the jump, so he couldn’t override it yet. Great job breaking it down to help him out and then on rep 11, you could do it from jump 1 again. You had a slightly different running line on rep 11 versus 7 & 8 – on 7 & 8 you were directly forward and on11 you more more lateral & parallel to his actual path. That running line really helped him out (plus you didn’t have as much motion/speed, which also helped).
Nice go rep!!! Good balance! And the on the last rep, you had more speed but kept most of the lateral line – and he did a great job! I think that line will be important on that cue.
Let me know what you think:
TracyHi!
>> So do you think I should set them up at 12 or 16? Thanks
Let’s try 16″ and see what he does 🙂
>>For the other sequences, 3 through 8,
# 3, so it on to 2 and you want him to go the right on 2 in order to get to 3 right?>>Yes – turn right on 2 then turn right on 3.
>>If that is a yes, then, I think I will be follow the others lol.
The arrows suggest the dog’s line – I was trying not to give toooo many hints about handling LOL!
Skill Set 8 Run 1
Skill Set 8 RUn 2
Skill Set 8 Run 3
The first rep on run 1 was really interesting! You were pulling towards the right turn, and she read the pull of your shoulders as a set up for the switch away. It looks like your shoulders were facing the same direction as the switch cue you used on the Skill 6 Run 2 video, so try to keep your shoulders turning (your right here cue was good, she was reading something in the body language).
2nd rep and 3rd reps, they were really similar – you had a REALLY nice shoulder turn here at the beginning and she read the cue for 2 nicely on both. You were a little late on the FC there, but I think it was because you were being sure to get the turn in the correct direction (she gave some opinion on it LOL!)
Great connection going into 3 on both reps! You can give her a little bit of deceleration to tighten up that turn even more. Very nice independent backside at the end!So overall – terrific job! She does best when you are really connected and your arm is back. She is also great at commitment, so you can play with decelerating and turning sooner for these – I bet she will let you get out of there really early!
You are off to a fabulous start! Let me know what you think!
TracySkill Set 6 Run 1
Skill Set 6 Run 2
This one was fun! The first run had a good switch the left and then you switched it up to the right on the 2nd run. On that 2nd run – your first switch looked great! Physical cues were on time. Yo ucan give her the switch verbal sooner (give it at the same time as the physical cues), it was happening while she was already jumping.
On jump 3 (the 2nd switch) – you gave a big pull (towards the teeter) so at :04 she thought she was turning right. She heard & saw the switch cues over the bar, so turned her head and turned to her left when she landed. So you can give her those cues earlier (I think when she is halfway between 2 and 3 should be fine) and because she is so responsive, you don’t need as much pull towards the teeter – comparing it to the switch on jump 2, she didn’t need any pull there at all to set up the rear cross.Skill Set 5 Run 1
Skill Set 5 Run 2
1st rep – LOVED your clear, early rotation on the wrap on jump 2! If yuo have a wrap verbal, feel free to use it there (you might have been using it quietly :)) You were not quite as early on the wrap on the 3rd jump so she was a little wider AND gave you her opinion 🙂 Backside send and go looked great! It is a really strong skill for you!
2nd rep – ok, I LOVED your wrap cue on this one even more than the 1st rep here LOL! On this rep, you showed her the transition into deceleration then the rotation: gorgeous!
On the 3rd jump, you can be earlier on the wrap for sure – she was jumping and you were facing forward so she was a little wide (she gave you her opinion twice there LOL!) Because of her speed, be prepared to start the decel and rotation as she finishes coming around the wing of the previous jump – you might not make it all the way to the wing of #3, but I don’t think you need to – you can send her into it and still get a great turn.Skill Set 4 Run 1
Nice job here too! On the switch on jump 2 – you can play with being closer to the wing you want her to turn on so when you cue it, it is easier to get past the wing for the FC (that is a HARD move, doing the RC to the FC!) You were about 2 steps too far over, which meant the FC was delayed so she was a little wide.
There are 2 other options there to play with:
You can lead out with her on your left and switch into the RC like you did – but you can pull her in on yoru right side and RC 3 (no need to do a FC to get her to your left). The other option is to lead out on your right side and do a FC to get her onto your left and send back to 3.
You had the decel at 3 and she was able to pick up a really great line to 4! Yay! Then at :09, note how early you turned and moved away while maintaining great connection – she was able to commit and turn tight. Lovely!Skill Set 3 Run 1
She did so well here!!
She reads your deceleration beautifully – as she landed from 1, you used your ‘right here’ with nice connection and low arm and then added some decel: she had a really nice turn at 2!
As she rounded 2 to 3, you can give her a little decel there too to get a tiny bit more collection on the 3rd jump – she was a bit wide going from 3 to the backside wrap at 4; We don’t need to much tighter, just a little – so I think decel is all she needs there.Her commitment on the wrap was great, lovely turn and your were able to get way ahead!
Skill Set 3 Run 2
https://youtu.be/CdZWSQVXtl
This one is marked “unavailable” so you might have to go in and re-list it as unlisted – you can do that by clicking on “Edit Video” when you go the video page.Skill Set 2
Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
Run 4
This one was all about connection and arm position! On the first rep, your arm was parallel to your body and you were looking ahead, so she stayed out on the parallel line to the backside.
On the 2nd rep, your connection was clearer but your arm was still parallel to your body, so you got the backside here too even with the here here verbal.
On the 3rd rep – your arm was back and your eyes were on her eyes until you knew she was coming to the front of 2 – NICE!
On the 4th rep – low arm, a little bit back behind you (kind of pointing to her nose) and great connection plus timely verbal – perfect. Yay!!
So definitely a thing to remember for her: keep your arm low and a little back, so she can see your eyes looking at her eyes. Your motion was good!Hi! Welcome to Benni’s first CAMP!!!!
>>Meanwhile, I have a question. I don’t have a video to show you, but in class last night we were doing some tunnel games…one was the tight turn which I call “dig”….well he turned tight alright…U turn rignt back into the tunnel! LOL I finally got him to run to me by tossing a toy on a rope closer to where he exited and ran while dragging the toy. I had done a FC cross so my chest was facing back at him but also perhaps to the tunnel instead of keeping him all on the same handler side entering and exiting. Well, I don’t know, but I wondered if you had encountered this before and what you would suggest. He did it twice even with the instructor telling me to move more as he exited. >>
Well, the good news is that he understands the tight turn cue LOL!!! He just needs to learn how to wrap tunnel exits, he is probably really inexperienced with that. Start with a VERY short tunnel, give the wrap cue and let him see you moving away when he exits – on a slight angle so it is not directly back towards the tunnel he just exited. Reward like you did, with the toy on the rope. He will get the idea – and yes, we have totally seen this before LOL!! We are working these skills in a tunnel class and several of the dogs did the same thing LOL!
Have fun!
TracyHi Heather and Desmo! Great start on these!!!
On the skills games:
First video, wraps to both sides – play with how early you can turn and leave, kind of like the Crazy Commitment rocking horses 🙂 Run forward, decelerate, rotate – and see if he can commit and turn nice and tight 🙂 He turned really well so now we can see exactly how early you can leave for the next line 🙂2nd video –
good stay reward!
1st rep – back cue, 2nd rep – dig cue. Does back mean slice and dig mean wrap? If so…. great! On both of these, you can try moving yourself a bit further from the entry wing. For the wrap, being where the wing meets the bar is perfect. For the slice, you will want to work your way over to the center of the bar – might take a few reps or sessions, but it will be worth it!
3rd rep – Your back verbal and send was well timed, when he landed from 1! Then you broke connection and looked forward (which turned your body to the front) and got quiet so he ended up on the front of the bar. You fixed it on the 4th rep – MUCH better connection!! You were really looking at him, and he went directly to the backside. Yay!!Novice sequence 1:
VERY nice! Great reward for the stay! And you executed the sequence beautifully. The bar at 3 was down so while he turned really tight, it was hard to see if the timing of the cue would be early enough when jumping more (I thought the timing was good, but he gets the final answer LOL!) You can try these at slightly higher bars (doesn’t have to be full height but high enough to jump) so we can see how the timing works with his jumping decisions. I thought your connection looked great! Be sure to keep moving through the last jump so that he doesn’t pull up short when the bars are in.
Great job! Let me know what you think!
TracyAh! That is right! I am much better with faces and names in person than in writing 🙂
>>I have a couple questions on the first skill sets. I realize the numbers are preprinted on all of them, so we should plan based on the lines mostly just guided by the numbers. Does that make sense? Like #3 the path starts at 2, we start there and follow the arrow? I’m guessing yes. This is fun homework.Did you intend that #4 and #5 are the same and we plan them from each side? I’m not sure I’ve got a handle on that yet though.
The arrows/lines are just to help give an idea of which way the dog should turn around the wing – kind of suggesting handling without helping tooooo much 🙂 Feel free to ignore the lines and handle them based on what you see, as if they are a course map at a trial (a very short map haha)
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TracyHello and welcome! I am so excited to see you back here 🙂
Great job on the video (and you can always submit stuff that you have made up, even if it isn’t on the course map LOL!! I think your stuff might be better haha!!)
On the video – all sorts of terrific stuff. Some general things to know (I didn’t mention them over and over because I didn’t want you to get bored of hearing them haha):
* FABULOUS job on your connections. Truly fabulous!
* You are also doing a great job with the timing of your verbal cues: early and often!! Yay!
* Your backside slices look independent and amazing. Well done on every single one of those!I think the skills drills well really well, overall. There are a couple of little tweaks we can add as you move onto the sequences. Here are some specifics:
first rep, great timing and connection – we can tighten up his backside jumping. The get back cue seems to mean both turn tight and slice, so you might consider a different cue for the tighter turns, or giving him a wrap cue plus some decel? And if that is not strong enough, we can add a physical cue but based on the rest of the video: I bet decel is all he needs.
On your lead out. one tweak to get a smoother line: you can line him up on a slice to face the backside so he doesn’t zig zag on 1-2.
2nd rep – great connection and timing on this one, it really shows off some of your strengths as a team! As with the first rep, you can angle his line up position to face the backside entry for a smoother line 1-2.
3rd rep – This was a front side wrap – verbal started perfectly – you can show a bigger transition by slowing down and rotating sooner. He was a little wide here (now bear in mind, he was never CRAZILY wide on any of these, it is more about the tiny detail of getting collection before takeoff, or does he land then adjust to make the turn – on this one, he landed then adjusted so the decel & rotation can be sooner).
4th rep – front side RC – we can play with starting the pressure sooner to tighten it up? I thought you were good but he disagreed, and the dog is always correct LOL! So try starting to pressure in towards the other side sooner – the line was good but a bit earlier will get him to turn more before takeoff. He had the bar down on the 2nd jump – it might have been a slightly late cue, he was jumping a little straight but also could have been the toy throw and praise happening as he was taking off. Or both 🙂
5th rep – FC after backside – timing and connection were great, his line was great, line up from 1 definitely better to you can a sweet line there.
After he lands from the FC, you can decel and rotate sooner to try to convince him to collect before takeoff – decel but still moving forward when he lands, and try to rotate as he is passing you. It will test his commitment but that is fine 🙂 at :49, he was a little wide (turning on landing) because the cue was a little late.
Nice backside slice here!6th rep – front side wrap – you were rotating sooner here and he turned better! I think you are rotating and moving forward so the motion is still carrying him a little wider than needed.
On the 2nd wrap, you had a clear deceleration and he turned much tighter! Yeah!
Loved the independent get back at the end of it!7th rep – at 1:11, you had a clear decel going into the wrap and he collected really well! Compare it to the 2nd wrap at 1:13, which didn’t really have much transition into decel – and he jumped wider and more on the center of the bar (which generally means he didn’t see enough turn cue). We are onto something here, in terms of what he reads really well! Another nice independent backside slice at the end!
8th rep – nice line up here, he could go directly to the backside! Good timing and connection and verbals on the backside and FC! At 1:24, as you moved out of the FC, you ran away from the next jump and then back towards it, which created a bit of a zig zag line for him. So, you can run pretty literally on his line for a few steps towards the next jump, then slide off it when he lands. That will help keep it nice and tight!
You had a VERY clear decel at 1:26 for the wrap and he read it perfectly – he collected before takeoff and was on the turn side of the bar 🙂
9th rep – another nice independent get back! I sense a theme here LOL! You can play with starting the rotation sooner, as he is passing you on the way to the backside – which will probably mean a little bit of decel so you can get turned – both of which will help tighten up the turn (it was a nice turn though) but more importantly – it will get you finished with the move and ready for the next turn cue (wrap) at 1:35. There was not a lot of decel transition going into it so he was a little wide – at 1:37 you can see him land, then adjust, then drive around the wing (which means the wrap cue was a little late).
Nice ending on a backside slice… you are really rocking those!10th rep – also really nice! AS with the previous rep, you can play with starting the spin on the backside sooner , as he is passing you, to be able to get up the next line there. I liked your use of “left” rather than wrap – it set up a great line for the push to the backside at the end!
So the main theme I see emerging is: as you handle these challenges, add in more deceleration, making it both obvious and early – to get him to collect and turn tight before takeoff! And keep working your excellent connection, it looks *awesome*.
Well done here! Let me know what you think!
TracyHi Eileen! Great to see you and Ivan here! We can totally focus on speed speed speeeeddddd!! IT will be fun 🙂
Tracy
Hello and welcome! I am looking forward to Pose joining us, as the 3rd of your dogs to CAMP over the years 🙂 We need shirts or something LOL! I think blind crosses were frowned upon during that first CAMP or two hahahahaha! She is doing really beautifully in her training and I am looking forward to her debut this summer!
Tracy
