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Hi! Hope you are having a good holiday weekend!!
PO 1 –
He gave really good info about what he saw before he went into the #3 tunnel, that was his biggest question: he was convinced it was a right turn and not a left turn. The RC was not visible to him before he entered, so to do the RC you would want to stay close to jump 2, then as he is exiting 2 you can accelerate on the RC line so he sees it before he enters.You also did a FC, which is hard to get finished in time to show the line to the left turn too – a blind there might be able to show the line sooner!
Another option is to handle from the exit of the 3 tunnel: send him to 2 and 3 without getting close to it, then you can blind cross the tunnel exit to get him on your right side for 4, or do a tandem turn to show him 4 after he exits.
And live by the 2 failure rule: if you get 2 failures, stop the session and watch the video. The video will tell you why he was turning right and not left there š
That can set up handling the way you handled at 5-6-7, or you can slice 5 to the right and pick up 6 from the other side.
When you had him on your right 5-6, be sure to keep moving to stay off his line because that will give him room over the bars. The blind 4-6 (to get him on your left) worked really well – just be sure to use connection to send him to 6 (because it points your shoulders to the correct line) rather than pointing ahead of him to 6 (which turns your shoulders to the front of the jump).
PO 2 –
This went well because there was more running, which he definitely likes!! The hardest part was convincing him to come off the start line (more on that below).The BC 1-2 worked well to get you to the other side of the tunnel. The threadle/tandem on 3 caused him to slow down a lot, so another option is to send to 1 and 2 with him on your left from further away (no side change) – then keep him on your left to do the threadle wrap on the other side of 3, or if you are far enough away you can do a blind on the tunnel exit. That would not require a stay – you can start with him next to you and do a big connected send to 1 and 2.
SUPER nice independent sends to the backside at 7 – you did them with connection as the start of the cue, so he knew where to go. Your arm came up but it came up after he was passing you and locking onto the backside, so it supported the line but he already saw the shoulders cueing the backside line.
I am not convinced he thinks the clam toy thrown to be retrieved for a cookie is actually rewarding enough to be used here – on the first reward, he trotted to it and then walk back. He seemed to move a little faster to it at the end (video ended before he got to it) but we really want to use reinforcement that he sprints to, because he loves it so much. The calm toy seems to be additional work to get the cookie, so I think using a lotus ball stuffed with great stuff that he can go open up immediately will have a much bigger impact on his overall drive around the sequences.
> Ven is continuing to get stuck in his start line stay. Need some thoughts on how to work them so he releases.>
That getting stuck is generally a stress behavior, so I looked at it to see what the stress was about. He didn’t get stuck until approx the 4:00 mark on the first video. There was a lot of start/stop/re-do in those first 4 minutes. Yes, he got a cookie for some of them but based on his reaction and also at the start of the 2nd video, I don’t think the cookie when you stop is a true reinforcement. It is more like a relative punisher (punishment in terms of withdrawing access to the true reinforcement, which is running then getting the big treat and “woohoo!” at the end). So it kind of piles of and at the 4:00 mark, he begins to freeze at the start. And that bubbles over into video 2, where he didn’t start on the first release.
So we definitely need to look at it as a stress behavior and look at what to do to eliminate the stress. Some ideas:
– rather than work til the sequence is clean or break it down a lot, set a 2-minute timer and run it through with big rewards. And when the timer says you are done…. you stop the session. No worries if it is not clean or smooth.
– if something goes wrong? Just like at trials, no stopping to fix even if he gets a cookie. He can tell the difference between a true “that was great!!! YEAH!!” reward and a “that was not it, nice try” cookie based on if you are running or not, plus your body language. And the ‘almost’ cookies are deflating because it slows everything down – the real rewards are in the running and the big party. So if he goes off course, or hits a bar, or misses a jump, or turns the wrong way? Keep running the sequence even if you have to make something up š then have a big reward! Then watch the video to see what happened š
– No need to start with the stay each time. You can use a send, or teach him a behind the back start to ricochet him into it (those are fun). When he is sticky in the stay, stopping to reward then having him go back to do another stay can make it more sticky (this is what was happening in video 2).
>Second issue is that he often treats the back command as a go around the entire jump rather than taking it from the backside. I donāt know if this is from all the ābackā wing work or if Iām doing something that makes it unclear he should take the jump.>
That was happening on the serp backsides, mainly. In the handling, you can look at the landing spot as you move through (instead of at him) and that will definitely help get commitment. Separately from handling, you can add in tons of thrown rewards to the landing side without connection from this game:
Super Independent Obstacle Skills: Backside Jump Commitment With Countermotion
You will definitely want to use something immediately reinforcing for that (stuffed lotus ball or Toppl or giant cheese ball :)) because to build the independence, we don’t want the treat delivered from your hand.
Nice work here! Let me know what you think!
Tracy
OMG Kristy you must be floating on a cloud after those runs!!!! She looked fantastic and you two looked like a smooth fast team.
Things that really stood out as looking great:
Your connection! Your crosses!!!
She was completely engaged and focused, and fast!
Gorgeous stays!
She drove ahead brilliantly and found all her lines.
Fantastic balance between extension when you cued it, and nice tight turns.
She adjusted brilliantly to the footing and seemed to not even notice any distractions.Really fabulous!!!!!!
Well done and thanks for sharing, I loved watching it!
TracyGood morning!
Sounds like you are having a lovely vacation!>Yes ā Kaladin has never liked accelerating ahead of me to the poles, especially when it is an angled entry. >
You can also do some chair training – bring out a comfy chair and a frizzer. Set up near a set of 4 or 6 poles, and send him to them (while you are in the chair š ) then throw the frizz. Then gradually make the chair further and further away. That can help build value for leaving you for weaves without relying on your motion. Plus it will be relaxing LOL!
>So weāre going to do a weave pole swap where Kristin tries my PVC set to let Reacher practice with more feet on the base and I get 3 sets of her 2x2s so that I can build Lift up to 12 poles on similar base poles. Then weāll swap back and Iāll work with Lift on my PVC set separately from building her up to 12. >
That is smart! Exposing the youngsters to different weave bases is as important as exposing them to different teeters.
>I was concentrating on my timing and was able to see during the run & via video how the spots where I was a bit late was where he drifted a bit wide. >
Yes – that one-stride of drift can add up to a full second if it happens 3 times or so on course, so getting the timing as early as possible is helpful for shaving off seconds.
>(which may or may not happen tomorrow after we go hike the āTroll Trailā and pose Shelties next to cute little Troll figurines).>
Clearly this takes priority! I want to see the photos!
>I am really happy with her Novice jumping run. I made up my own course that let her open up more and pratice layering. >
I thought it looked great! She was flying, you were flying, you were connected, just a lovely fast run! And you have really mastered the fine art of the food reward box – in, fast treat, back out. Impressive!! She looked great.
>I am especially proud of myself for cueing the tunnel-tunnel layer jump line without any Giraffing! (itās now a verb!)>
Ha! I mean, giraffes are cool and all, but are too tall for the agility ring LOL
> luckily Shelley realized we were going to run right by her into the reward box so we didntā run her over.>
Lift seemed unconcerned and was not distracted at all.
On the snooker run – nice wrap on that opening line! You both really nailed the transition from extension to collection back to extension.
The BC was late but more importantly – you were kind of running sideways pushing into her line, so she couldnāt get to the correct side. That might be the source of her anger.
The blind after was late too – but she was able to get back to the correct side. Then at :44 you were not really showing the line to the jump – moving away, arm up, not a clear connection – so she hit her limit of coping and bounced upwards. Good job continuing and she made a fast recovery!
Do you remember the Find My Face game? You can revisit it using late blinds or cues that pull her off lines, so she has a practice coping š
>both got too excited on the last line where she tried to extend for 2 strides in a 25ft distance between 7B & 7C and took off way too early and crashed 7C>
Ouch! I am glad she recovered quickly and Dr. Julia put her back in alignment. Poor girlie!!!
>I thought that maybe she decided to leave the stride out because I had lost my connection to her but I am still looking back at her when she made that decision. Unless it was my starting to turn forward right as she hit the end of her 2nd stride?>
It didnāt look like a disconnection issue but I think maybe it was just that you were both driving a bit too hard on the ending line and so she rushed the jumping. Add to it she was already teetering on the edge of overarousal from the sequence before it, so it was just a rushed jumping error. I am glad she is ok!!
>I did start her on the Purina CalmCare when we got back from the seminar. Did a half dose for a few days incase her stomach had issues with it and then moved her to the full dose Friday a week ago.>
Keep me posted! I put Ramen on it about a week ago because he was having some worry at flyball tournaments. I also added vetriscience āCalm And Confidentā starting the day before the event. And he walked into a brutally hard environment yesterday and was simply brilliant. So maybe it does take effect quickly? Teenage dogs definitely keep us on our toes!
>Right now I feel like I would need to carry her around a lot and into the ring so that she doesnāt rehearse any bad behavior of lunging at movement during transition times. >
How does she do with pattern games outside the ring? That can make the biggest different: the back-and-forth and the up-and-down games. Plus the ālook at thatā version: she looks at you instead of a distraction. Or looks at it then back at you. That is what I am doing this weekend with teenager Plot Twist who has his Malinois and whippet parts both REALLY interested in motion. Those games are a lifesaver and he is working for sliced beef LOL
>Given the more charged environment at AKC Trials and my own concerns about being in that environement, I donāt think putting her in the ring at an AKC trial makes sense at this point.>
They do seem more crowded which can also be a lot more tense – plus a lot more rules rules rules. Sigh. So better to hold off!
>Oh and side note, I asked Dr Julia about why there is only 1 dosage size for the CalmCare and she said something about how small and large dogs have about the same length of intestine by surface area ā the smaller dogs have more folds in their intestines to fit it into their bodies.>
Ah! Who knew!!! Thanks for asking!!
Have a great day and please post troll photos!
Tracy
Hi!
> we have been working hard on her stay ā sometimes it shows and sometimes it looks as if she has never been asked for a stay.>
In those moments, you can call her back and ask for the stay again then reward it. If she is pushing on the start line, then you end up rushing and things can go sideways š
I believe that was what was happening on the 1-2 jump where you wanted her to wrap the jump then go to the tunnel. When you were trying it a a wrap at the beginning and later at 1:56 and 2:05, you were in catch up mode because you didnāt have the stay, so your motion showed the line to the off course.
Doing it as a FC is a great option – but you definitely want her to stay so you can get into a decent position to cross then run forward. On the FCs here at 2:15 and 2:32, you ended up backing up in the FC there – which showed motion to the off course jump too. So a short lead out can make a huge different there.
When you did not step to the off course at 1:04 – she came right into the wrap and didnāt take the off course jump. Yay!
After the tunnel, the sooner you move away from that first jump after the tunnel, the easier it is to get the next line. You can send with one step and connection, then do the FC and move to the next line.
>. Her understanding of the backside wrap is still not completely there but it is coming, I kept wanting to move a fraction too soon. >
I think you were moving away at the right time! The one thing to add is that you can shift your connection to look at the backside landing spot as you move away. At :37, 1:44, and 2:42 yo were looking at her while you moved away. Looking back at the landing spot will really help her commit to the bar a you move forward.
Nice work here!!
TracyCongrats on your DQs with both dogs in the same height! That is fantastic!!!!!
There are a bunch of good whippet breeders – are you thinking only conformation lines, or are you open to working/racing lines? They are entirely different š
My Ramen came from racing lines:
Jenette Mackey of TreasureChest Sighthounds
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1235745850140319And Sydney Mackey of Synergy:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2033037163798893Tell them that I sent you š
keep me posted!
Tracy
Hi! This went well too – adding the jump was definitely harder for the jump versus tunnel element, but she seems to really have an understanding of the weave verbal. The only time she had a question was when you had a TON of motion at pushed her off the entry š When you had a little less motion until she was locked onto the entry and then ran – no problem at all.
The jump versus tunnel will continue to percolate š You can even take the weaves out of it for a session or two (just do a wing wrap to either the tunnel or the jump, setup in the configuration). Then when she is closer to 100% with that, add the weave back in. Fun!!
A new trend emerging that you might encounter is that the dog actually has to veer around an obstacle on her line to find the correct one. This is NOT a trend I likeā¦ but it is a trend nonetheless to prepare for. So a future version of this game can have the obstacles kind of blocking each other: can she veer around the āwrongā one to find the ārightā one? I can draw it up for you if you like, it is a good autumn/winter project.
Great job here!
Tracy
Hi!
Casper is looking good with the jumping work! One thing he was doing here one the slices was really working to lift his back feet over the bar. This is probably because the bar was full height and you were right there, so he was making a big effort not to touch the bar. Good boy!You can add more speed into this process now (even as you fade the plank) but coming from a jump or tunnel, with more motion from you as well. As you add more speed, you can either say the verbal directional or the sit cue – not both. If you say the directional then the sit cue, the sit gets late and then he kind of contorts over the bar (:40 is an example, it sounds like you gave a backside cue then a late sit cue, but maybe I am hearing it incorrectly)
And mix up the rewarding: sometimes the toy is on the ground, sometimes it is the food bowl, sometimes nothing on the ground and you throw it after he lands.
Tunnel/jump discrimination:
For Casper – this was a good way to add in motion on the harder jumping efforts! He did well with that and also going to the tunnel. His only question was right at the beginning: Bearing in mind that ātunnelā is also a forward cue that can mean ātake the line to the tunnelā, at 1:01 yo were facing the jump and he landed facing it so when you said tunnel, he stayed on his line. When you turned him, he went to the tunnel really well.
>On Casper, I had forgotten how he jumps into the tunnels; cracks me up.>
It is so funny when they do that!!
Enzoās session was really interesting! He is very strong when he is on your left side – he found the jump and the tunnel when cued, even when you were behind him. The interesting part is when he was on your right: after putting the jump in play, he was convinced it was the jump unless you were ahead of him and really moving to the tunnel.
What was different about the dog-on-left versus dog-on-right? No difference that I could see, so we can chalk it up to his side preference and your side preference š This is good to know for trials too – you will need to support with more motion when he is on your right. In the meantime, you can have the jump on the dog-on-right part of the set up even further away. And the jump on the dog-on-left part of the setup closer and beginning to angle back to the original position š
>I think Dawn has a spot for me on Thursday (10/16). Who is the contact for Chicago?>
That is great about Quad Cities! I donāt have contact info yet for Chicago because there are a couple of options, and I havenāt set any of them up yet š
Nice work here!
Tracy
Hi!
It sounds like Maisy did really well at the trial!!
>On the 2nd open course I only walked up to the weaves because I anticipated taking her off ā held her startline and completed her weaves. Oops, needed to have more faith. Stumbled on for a few more obstacles.>
That is hilarious!!! The dogs always do the right thing when we expect them not to do it LOL!!!
Graceās session looked lovely! She found the line perfectly – you were throwing the toy as soon as she looked at the line, and I bet in the next session you can wait a little longer so she drives further without seeing the toy in front of her. You can add her jump verbal and as much distance as you can get. She is doing great!
>My main issue is getting her back inside the house so someone else can have a turn.>
Ha! She says no turns for anyone else. You might have to bribe her LOL!
Great job!
TracyHi!
Skipping around is fine, and also it helps balance the games so you are not only working on technical stuff. The tunnel game here is not technical but definitely challenging!I think overall it went great! He was able to ignore the tunnel when cued (see below for the one time he went into it unexpectedly). And it looks like he committed to the wing on the other side of the tunnel really well, especially when you had BIG connection. And I love how well he sent to the tunnel entry after it! Yay!
So the only time he found the tunnel unexpectedly was at :43 – this falls into the category of ādogs see everythingā LOL! You had connection then as you passed the tunnel entry, you looked forward a bit and closed your shoulder. Thatās the beginning of a BC cue, so that is what he did. Good boy! A rewardable response. On the next rep (and previous reps) you held connection so he never considered ducking into the tunnel behind you.
Great job!
TracyHi! He is off to a good start here! Only 2 suggestions:
– at the start of each rep, you can be closer to the end of the board so you don’t even have to step forward to get the treat in – you are right there to drop it in š You were a little too far back here so by the time you stepped forward, he was curling in on some reps.
– no need to say yes before delivering the treat, because that seemed to cause him to look back at you. You can either use a ‘cookie in bowl’ marker if you have one, or a quiet ‘get it’ (meaning the cookie is being dropped in front of him), or don’t use any verbal until after the cookie is dropped into the bowl š
> I also have a treat and train if you think that would help?>
The treat and train is really hard to fade out, so it is better to work through getting this with the smaller target (which is much easier to fade out :))
Nice work!
TracyHi!
>Lead outs and big lines 2 lots of disconnecting here not sure what was going on
>It was all about connection here – when you were connected, things went brilliantly! When you disconnected by looking ahead, or pointing your arm ahead… that changed the line he was on. That was when he thought you wanted a different obstacle, or he thought you were starting a blind.
I think “handle with your eyes” will be your new mantra š Try not to point at obstacles at all – you can point your arm to him when he is behind you, but otherwise keep your arms low and out of the way, so he can see connection the whole time.
I grabbed some screenshots of the blooper moments so you can see what he was seeing!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10gk4SToAhyMobFheJXlU2EWPlnbRhnHm59cMaf6ySjE/edit?usp=sharing
You did reward him, but the rewards were different: he got some quiet praise and cookies if it did not go as you wanted it… and he got the frisbee when things went as planned š He was slowing down to wait for more info after the cookie rewards, so I think he is perceiving the stopping for treats as a relative punishment, so use the frisbee for all of the rewards. He was being great about reading the cues, so the errors were just little handling errors that he was reading correctly.
Nice work here! Let me know what you think!
Tracy
Hi!
>When you see Max turn left after the jump before the tunnel that is because I was trying to use a dead toy for after five. >
Yes, that was hard, especially if the other dogs were near it. Young dogs can be competitive with other dogs for who gets the toy!
> He used to do better with the dead toys but lately heās just been full of himself and thinking he can go get his dead toy when he wants. >
It might be that things are too predictable with dead toys, and he has learned to look for the line with the toy on it. So it is not really a self-control issue, it is him trying to figure out what you want (good boy!)
For now, it will be easier to run with a toy and throw it – that way he is not confused about when the toy on the ground is available, and also the toy on the ground won’t be a lure for the line.
He did great on the first sequence: fast!! One thing you can add is NOT using your arms as much – handle him with your eyes š so your arms don’t block connection. He is a small dog, so arms being up near your shoulders can do more harm than help in handling.
For example at 1:07, your arms were up as you moved up the line to the blind – so he couldn’t see connection. And the blind started when he was taking off for 1 (and was finished when he landed) so he was correct to not take 2. Good for you for continuing for another 2 obstacles then rewarding!
On the next rep, your connection was much clearer and your timing was strong, so the blind went really well.
The FC to the throwback on 3 went really well at 1:42 and 2:21!. He turned to his left on the middle rep (reading it as a turn away cue)at 2:01 because you were standing closer to the center of the bar and your arms pointed to the left turn side, as compared to the successful turn at 1:42 were you were closer to the exit wing and your arms pointed to the right turn line.
So overall, he was fast and focused, and you did a great job continuing and rewarding even if there was a blooper š
Nice work!
Tracy
Hi!
>I feel as though I let Max down.
You totally have not let him down! You are doing great!
>I canāt seem to adjust my handling.
You are already adjusting your handling! I have all the video evidence of that here š And Max doesn’t mind it when you are late, as long as you keep going and reward him.
>Max and I do in person classes, but I need someone to get after my handling and my teacher is too nice.>
Do you video your class runs? If not, you can start doing it and watch it between turns. That will let you see where you can be sooner! And in class, like at home – keep going and reward him even if there is a blooper.
> I am having issues with him. He has gotten bitey. He doesnāt like being picked up (and never has) but was always okay getting stuff done(except at the vet, where I muzzle him).>
I remember that he was perfectly happy to be near me and get treats, etc, as long as I didn’t try to grab hold of him.
Was the bitey just with the massage person, or osteopath? Part of that could be that he needs more time and treats to get comfy with her and part could be that something does hurt a bit!
> The lady is very gentle with him, but he flipped out last time and she couldnāt even pet him.>
Poor Max, something definitely upset him! He might have something a little painful somewhere. Do you have a back on track coat or anything like that? Or a PEMF bed or assisi loop? All of those can help relieve soreness without having to be worked on by a stranger.
And you can massage him too! I do some gentle skin rolling with my dogs – that helps loosen them up and they seem to enjoy it.
> Anyways, just feeling disheartened today. I was trying to get my terriers AGCH, but we canāt make time in Premier, now problems with Max being bitey.>
It is normal to feel disheartened at different stages of training our young dogs! Sending hugs and support!!! Keep trying in premier, take a lot of handling risks to go faster and I bet you can get those Qs for the AGCH!
And for Max being bitey, tell me more and we can make a plan.
For the agility stuff, focus less on hard or fancy skills – and shift your focus to stuff you will see in his novice runs. That includes getting on lines, driving ahead, crosses, lead outs, and stuff like that. It does not include crazy backsides or threadles LOL!
Tracy
Hi!
Sounds like a fun weekend and the trial & seminars runs went really well!
Looking at the trial video:
On the first run – he did great!I will also point out how well he committed to the tunnel at :17 with a person right there who then took off running right as he got into it. Good boy, Reacher!
And the weird person sitting frozen in the corner, looking away at :23 – that caught my attention immediately and he did look at the person as he ran by. I agree, Reacher, it was weird.
>The first run shown here had me making a major error which was not to redo something. I have no idea why I did that because nothing was on the line and I assumed a refusal was a NQ anyway so honestly why I fixed it was a total brain fade. But it didnāt seem to dampen his enthusiasm, so that was good.>
Yes, he seemed fine with it – fixing very rarely will not dampen enthusiasm, especially when your enthusiasm stays high like it did here. Fixing a LOT or dropping your enthusiasm is where we see the dogs deflate. The run by looks like it was caused by a combination of slightly less connection as you pulled away, and running right towards the weird frozen person staring at the wall.
On the 2nd run – yes, that is a great reminder to re-visit LOEO so he sticks with you when the leash comes off š And also… why were the ring crew people all looking so weird? Frozen and looking away – that might have contributed to the weave question (along with the feet-on-the-base difference) and also the person at 1:15 – like with the other run, it immediately caught my eye (“why is she being weird? Is that an actual person or a mannequin?”) and he looked at her too.
So in classes – add in having people in the ring being frozen zombies who stare at anything else except the ring. LOL!
Notice how he did not look at the judge when he ran right by her at 1:21 because she was being normal, not weird.
>We were at another training center on Sunday for a mini-seminar and the weaves were right in front of where everyone was sitting at the front of the room and in the first run it was tunnel weave at a place heās never been before and he nailed those weaves like a champ! >
Yay! And I bet those people were being normal and watching, not frozen ring crew zombies LOL Out of curiosity – was it weaves on matting, or on turf?
>Also on this run he did bypass some jumps and we just kept on going and realized later that that huge toy was sticking out WAY farther than I thought and I imagine that was also pretty distracting for him as I was crossing and running ahead. I was not always connected either, but Iām sure that floppy tail of mine was kind of weird. LOL!>
I think that was all about connection and not the toy. After the BC at 1:27, you took off running but never quite made connection. So he was following the line but you were looking ahead, so he was looking up at you (not the toy). So as you finished the BC, dipping your shoulder down to him to make clearer eye contact will help set him up on the line.
On the flip aways:
The arm movement you did on the first and 2nd reps was great! When you added a little more rear cross pressure to it on rep 3 and re 4, he turned away really well – so the combination of the arm swoosh and a little bit of RC pressure helps a lot, and eventually you can fade out any of the RC pressure on the line and just use arm cues.
He turned correctly but did not get the weaves because you moved away a little too soon for this stage of learning: he looked at the weaves but then decided to follow you. On the last rep, you stayed there for a moment til he locked onto the weaves, and that worked great! You won’t always need to do that, but since this is a relatively new skill, helping support it by staying closer was really effective.
>hen I tried the dogwalk layering to weaves bit. I did only 2 reps of that but forgot to hit record on the first one but he did both reps perfectly. Last time I tried this setup he missed it so I think heās learning!>
Yes! He did great! You can start to move the weaves further and further away too!
Great job here š
Tracy
Hi!
>I had to think about TW for a minuteā¦ā¦;) SO much easier than spelling out Threadle Wrap each time!!>
Ha! I am just too lazy to type it all out LOL!
> Hope you donāt mind but I used Pop Out 2 with some of my students this week and asked them all to come up with 2 different ways to do it. They had a blast with it and one of them came up with a way I never thought of!>
Yay! I am so glad you are enjoying them! Which way did the student come up with to handle it differently? I love seeing all the different perspectives.
Video 1:
This went great! The TW was spot on – he didn’t need to look at you or add strides, he just went to do the TW. Yay!
On the 2 full runs, great job with the independent backside on 3 – the 2nd run was even better because you were closer to the exit wing when you cued it at :48, then past the exit wing and on the takeoff side before he took off. That got a great turn!Great timing on the send to the wrap, and great timing on the TW cues too. And he nailed that hard weave entry both times!
Video 2: fun to see it all these different ways!
The wrap on 6 will be very similar in timing, regardless of handling choice, because the line for the dogs should be basically identical. Getting the FC on 4 required you to get up there sooner to show him it was a wrap – the bar came down on the first run with the push wrap because you hadn’t decelerated into it. The 2nd rep of that looked great!
The threadle slice will almost always be faster on the line from the slice jump to the start of the next obstacle. Where it might not be faster is on the line that comes after it. In this case, it was probably still faster to the weaves. In other contexts, the TW or push wrap might be faster because of how it sets up the next line (with the TW being faster because you are further ahead and he can chase you :))
Pop Out 3 went really well too! The only small blooper was the bar down at 4 on the 2nd run – you were a little late there, starting the decel after he was already choosing the takeoff point for the jump. On the other reps, you were a stride or two sooner and he saw the decel and wrap cues starting when he was exiting the tunnel and before he passed you.
> To the left made a nice line to 9 but not as nice to 10, and it was a longer dog path. To the right wasnāt as nice a line to 9 but it was a great line to 10ā¦and overall a lot faster>
Yes! This is exactly why we time so many different options! Small & medium dogs can often get significantly faster times on a wrap because the distance is shorter! I thought the slice to the left looked lovely! But the shorter distance to the right won the day, because the distance must have been a lot shorter even though the turn was harder. That is good to know! And I agree that the line to 10 was better going to the right on 8.
>We must be getting close to the end of camp, seems like I read somewhere that last day for posting is soon. Just wanted to say thanks for another wonderful Camp. Sly and I both learn a lot and have fun doing it!>
Yes, the last day is September 2nd. August really flew by! Than you for coming to camp – it is always so much fun to watch you and Sly. And it is super cool that you could do all the high level stuff and focus on the fastest possible ways through a sequence. Great job!!!
Tracy
