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Terrific! It is possible that the Farm is just a harder facility, but she will get more and more comfy there as she gets more exposure (and fun!)
T
Hi!
>>I was so proud of how far her stay has come along in last night’s Live session since she basically didn’t have one at all when Max Pup started and her sit and down were not at all on cue.>>
Yes! She was terrific and her stay has come a long way!!!
>>then it hit me while watching this that if I tossed it more behind me as she first got to the perch she would probably have to pivot her hind end more to center to leave the perch to get the food so will try that next time.>
Yes! That can totally get more pivoting back to center too! She was starting to take more and more steps here back to center, so we are defining getting closer and closer to the goal of getting more pivoting as she get back on the perch.
The other option to try is to reward her on the perch but by delivering the treats so she has to tun her head even more. So if she is on your left side and coming back to the perch, you can reward her with your left hand so that her head turns more (away from you and to her right) which can help her butt pivot even more around the perch. Let me know if that makes sense 🙂
Nice work here!
TracyGood morning! Really lovely session here!! And yes, you were able to send to the wing from far away and leave sooner, which really helped get great lines (especially at the end).
On the first couple of reps, you were a little bit on the landing side of the serp as she was approaching the jump, so she was a little wide on landing (her jumping choice was based on your position).
The rep at :11 had you a little more on the takeoff side, and her turn was better!
The oops rep was at :23 – your running line and position were fantastic! Very clearly on the takeoff side of the jump. The oops was that as you ran by her (countermotion) you were looking at her cute face rather than shifting connection to the landing side so she was unsure if she should commit or not.
Compare that to the last 2 reps at :53 and 1:00 – these were GREAT! You had the line of motion directly past the takeoff side and you very clearly shifting connection to the landing spot. She committed perfectly and her turns were awesome!!! So keep driving to the takeoff side like you did and shifting connection back to the landing, that worked beautifully 🙂
Great job!!!
TracyGood morning!
>>I’m really enjoying our conversations! And learning so much!>>
Me too! It is a blast getting to know you and Kashia! This is what makes online training so fun 🙂
>> However, the week 3 lesson looks incredible difficult and new to us so I think I’m going to revert back to Max Pup. I think that’s how we will be most successful.
This is a great idea – the competition track relies on a level of fluency that the youngsters might not have yet! For example, the young whippet who does the MaxPup demos can probably also have done the Competition track games for weeks 1 and 2… but there is NO WAY he could do weeks 3 and 4 at that level 🙂 The MaxPup stuff was perfect for him! Same with Kashia – working the MaxPup stuff will be better for now, then at some point later in her training you can go back to the Competition track 🙂
Have fun! Stay warm!
TracyHi!
This went really well!!
>>I feel like I am leaning over too much when I give the cue. What do you think?
I think you were fine with the bit of leaning – the focal point shifts to your hands which are showing a line, so being lower is great (and more visible for her)
>>I am also shaking my arms a lot and not sure in running an actual course if that is very sustainable.>>
These turn away all have an element of deceleration into them, so you should be able to make the connection shift and shake your hands 🙂 Hand shaking makes them more visible so it is useful to do!
The left turn reps all looked good! On the beginning reps, you can turn her away sooner but then the timing sorted out as you added more obstacles to the sequence.
As you get more comfy with these, you can do it from further away and without as much of a rear cross motion line – you can be on the same line as when you are going straight and to get the turn away, the upper body/shifting connection turns her away without you needing to move in closer. (Plus it will prevent accidentally getting on her line and pushing her off, like at :25).
She had a little more trouble turning away to the right with the hand cues – she might need a bit more practice turning away on the flat to her right (or maybe more room, so moving the jump away from the wall?) but overall this went really well! You can also fade out the rear cross line motion and see if you can do it from all the way across the jump rather than stepping towards the RC line at all.
>>How are the physical cues different for the tandem turn vs the threadle wrap?>>
For me, I use both hands for both cues. But the positional cues are different relative to the jump (tandems facing the front of the jump, threadle wraps pulling away from the jump) and I use more shoulder pull away on the threadle wraps. There might be more decel on the threadle wraps but it depends on how tight of a tandem turn the course requires.
And, of course the verbals are different:
>>Do you use a verbal for the tandem turn or in this scenario, would you have used a wrap verbal?>>
It depends on the context: in this context, I would use a wrap verbal because it is a wrap. If the turn was wider, I would use a left or right verbal. If it was a turn away into layering, which is very common right now, I would use me ‘switch’ verbal.
>>I am a little worried about being able to clearly show her what behavior I am cueing. >>
You are doing great! The components of the cue are motion (change in motion or line of motion or both), position relative to the line, connection shift as needed, upper body cues like the hand movement, and the verbal too 🙂 It is complex!
>> sorry for so many questions.
No apologies needed! The questions are great!
Tracy
Hi!
>>So I need to get out of her way and down the line past the wing – that’s what you mean when you say I need to also be on the take off side?
Yes – to get the tight exit wraps on the serp, you will want to be moving right past the exit wing, perpendicular to the bar, all before she gets there. The send to the wing or jump before it is the most important part 🙂
>>the new lesson for the thread wrap – do you have a verbal you use for that?>>
Yes – I use “in in” for the threadle wrap. “Close” is my threadle slice verbal.
Have fun!
TracyHi!
The dog on left side at the beginning looked great! You sent to the wing from further away so when he exited the wing, he could see you in serp position on all of them so he got it 🙂 And being that far across the jump also let you set up the good countermotion exits by moving forward past the exit wing – really nice!!!
On the other side, you didn’t send from as far away and you had more decel at the wing. That meant you weren’t as far ahead on the jump and the decel on the wing tightened the turn more…so he was able to see you in threadle position (like at :37 a little and a lot at :45 and 1:25). He makes a decision about the cue as soon as he gets around the send wing, so if he sees decel or sees you in the gap between the wing and the jump, he will threadle 🙂
So to sort out the left turn serps, keep the jump angled more for now, and send from miles away so as he exits the wing, he will already see you between the uprights of the serp jump 🙂
Nice work!! Let me know what you think!
TracyHi!
You had really good reps on these!On the first video:
>>I had figuring out where to put the toy>>
Yes, that was the only thing that was making it hard here – because you were doing a couple of wraps in a row, you had to switch hands and it getting in the way 🙂 You can put a toy in each hand, so it is always in the correct hand and you don’t have to switch it around.
The connection was looking good – the 2nd rep for example started off really well! Try not to say “good boy” while he is working because when you did that at :23 then moved the toy forward, he totally thought you were giving him the toy.
When you kept the verbal wrap cues going and the connections, he knew exactly where to be and had really tight turns like on the last rep here 🙂
On the send video:
>Silly post is in a bad place.
Yes! It was totally the post pushing your line. So on one rep you went past it and it worked! On the other reps you were behind it so that did open up the line to the other wing. He sent really well here so it will be easier without the post 🙂 Or maybe use the post as the start wing?
Nice work here!!
TracyThank you so much for telling folks about it! This MaxPup 1 will go into independent study in a few weeks, so they can find it then! We will start a ‘live’ round of it later in 2024 🙂
Tracy
Yay! That sounds like a blast! I am glad she did really well and was so comfortable in the environment. Is it in a different location?
Tracy
Hi!
Great job building up the turn away on the jump, from one jump all the way up to the full sequence! Yay! He definitely saw the connection shifting and was able to read the turn away cue. It was especially nice when you did the full sequence on videos 6 and 7 – he totally read the difference between the regular connection to go straight and the shifting connection to turn away.When you switched sides, remember to make the shift from his eyes to your hands, that will help the turn away be clearer on the new side too! You were looking at him more than at you hands on videos 8 and 9.
>>I’m a little confused on the serp turn aways? I’m doing it really wrong and I’m not giving Sid the right directions I thin>>
On those, try turning your shoulder away from him as you look down at your hands more. That will draw him to the correct side of the jump and as he is getting to you, then you can flip him away. That is more of what you did on the last video, as compared to the first video where you were looking up at the jump more. Let me n know if that makes sense 🙂
Great job here!
TracyHi!
>>And then I realized I have a completely new puppy I’m learning to be a team with and become humbled>>
Ha! So true! They are easy for experienced dogs… but not baby dogs 🙂
>>The first rep was hilarious to me because I’ve just never had a dog flank out away from me like this.>>
She wasn’t flanking… she legit thought that was the line 🙂 When setting up sequences for her, the jumps are not big visuals as compared to the tunnels and a-frame. So I think in the beginning of this session, there was a lot of visual ‘clutter’ she had to sort through to find the jumps. Then when she did it went really well! You can help her when there is other stuff around by breaking it down at the beginning and dialing back your motion, to help her see the jumps better.
When she sorted out the visuals, she did really well on the Iines!
When cuing the wraps, remember to decel as she is taking the previous jump so you can smoothly rotate for the FC. When yo didn’t decel and went right into the rotation, it ended up turning your to the RC line so she was correct to rear cross at :44. She almost did the same at :52 but then she saw you moving to the new line so she switched back to the FC 🙂
Also, you can add more direct connection on the exit line connection – if you end up switching the toy around, carry a small toy in each hand so you can’t switch 🙂 That way you can really focus on the connection back to her. If it is not clear (like at 1:30, where all she could see was your back) then it is possible that she might end up passing a jump like she did there, or on the wrong side of you. You can see the exit line connection a lot more clearly at 1:40 and her turn and line were great!
Nice work here 🙂 Let me know what you think!
TracyHi! Start with the sends! I love getting small dogs to do BIG sends so you can build up a ton of distance 🙂 Plus it is fun because she gets to run run run 🙂
T
Ugh the weather has been so gross! Fingers crossed that it dries out soon.
For smaller spaces…. you can take out the jump bars so you don’t need as much room. Handling around wings will be very challenging for you but will be easy to fit into a small space 🙂 And, even in a small space, you can send to the start wing or send to the next wing from as far away as possible by moving less – sending with connection and one step to get commitment.
Let me know what you think!
Tracy
