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Youtube has eaten the video. Sigh. I am going to set it up again and re-record it, if it ever stops raining đ Stay tuned!!T
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Since the teeter is not alway available, you can do the target fading using a travel plank, and add in all the crazy crosses too đ I do a ton of stopped contact work on a plank and not on the actual contact equipment đ
>>I need to separate teeter work out from other obstacles that are there or make sure that she can go straight onto other things. I should not have had to decel, but I also do not see J being as solid on her contacts yet to race past her consistently ( dog walk earlier that day proved that). We will definitely work on that.>>
For training purposes, you can stay in motion until a few steps after she has stopped… then go back and reward, then lead out again and handle the next part of the sequence đ And as she is learning to let you move past, do crosses, etc, you can do it as a steady pace but not a full run – a slow job or fast walk, as long as you are not showing a change of pace. That will easily build up to a run.
>>Oh and we found out last night that J does not like storms. She kept me up through the thunder and lightning activities and also through the hail storm. Ugh>>
Oh no! You had some crazy storms move through!!! Hopefully you caught up on your rest.
Tracy
Good morning!
>>Seeing yours and other classmates videos make me wonder why in the heck I live where I do!>>
I moved to Virginia specifically for the weather LOL!!!! I was tired of 8 months a year of the frozen tundra of upstate New York. The folks in Michigan and Minnesota who are training outside? That is just crazy! They should have snow on the ground at this time of year!
>>Only because Kashia got startled when a horse came in the barn
and from there on I completely lost her drive and excitement. >>Ah, the joys of teenage dogs LOL!!! The neuroscientist behavior genius that we work with tells us that a startle like that will stimulate all sorts of stress hormones⌠that is normal. And it takes adolescent dogs 3 times the length of time to bounce back to baseline (resilience) than an adult dog or even a puppy. So a 4 year old dog with good resilience? Might have a startle then be fine a moment later. An 18-month old dog? Might have a startle and be fine in 3 hours⌠or 3 days. It sounds like this is what you were experiencing – the delay of her body chemistry returning to that baseline because she is a teenager.
If my adolescent dogs have a startle moment (I have 2 teenage boys at the moment LOL!) I take them on a sniffy walk or do something super easy to help their body chemistry recover. I do admit that it can be a royal pain in the butt if I have training that I want to do⌠but there is not a whole lot we can do in that moment besides letting them sniff (which helps a LOT) or doing easy stuff. And if they bounce back quickly! Cool! If not, no worries, they will grow out of adolescence đ
Looking at the first video – super nice!! She was really driving her lines here. Good rewards for the tunnel! Lovely connection especially on the exits of the FC wraps.
>>I should have used my verbals sooner. I felt that in the moment too but honestly, left and right directionals are so tough for me in split second moments that I get all screwed up when I try to remember which is which (my husband constantly makes fun of me but itâs legit something my brain canât compute automatically).>>
Yes, remembering all of the words is probably the hardest part of agility!!! You can have your husband run all the dogs and remember all the words, then he will feel how hard it is LOL!!!
One thing we do to help get the verbals really easy for us humans is to run the sequence without the dogs, saying the verbals. Do it walking at first, then do it jogging, then running⌠getting all of the correct verbals out. Then it is MUCH easier when we run the dogs!
>>Even still, I think I could have warned her about âtight tightâ sooner than I did.>>
A little sooner can help but also, using deceleration is very effective to help her know the big collection is coming. It is a subtle detail but you can see it here on the video:
As she was approaching the wrap jump at :11 and :51, you slowed down a little (your strides go from big to smaller) and she reads it really well⌠great turns at :12 and :52!!! She collected before takeoff and turned super tight.
Compare that to :31 and 1:12, where you didnât decelerate as clearly, so she didnât collect before takeoff and turned on landing, setting up a wider turn at :32 and 1:13.
So you can run hard until she is maybe halfway between the pinwheel jump and the wrap jump, then slow down a bit (as you are saying the wrap verbal). I am guessing as she matures, you will need to do that sooner but I think that is a good spot for it for now.
On the second video: I can see how she was a bit stickier on this video than she was on the first video.
>>Iâm not used to turning to the outside with her. Assuming that was right?>>
Yes, that was good! Turning her to the outside is the faster line and also it helps with those weird âturn away from the courseâ starts we see in UKI and sometimes in AKC.
And, turning to the outside on these might be part of why she was a bit sticky, along with being startled – it might feel weird to the dogs when they are learning it (âwhy are we turning away from the rest of the course?!?!â)
That first full run with the blind cross (:25 – :44) looked great! Nice blind! Especially the connection after it! And she did read turning to the outside really well. The only thing to add is a bit of decelerating sooner: when you finish the blind, make the connection like you did and slow down a bit as you keep moving forward. That will get her to collect before takeoff so she can be turned before landing. You had a bit of decel at 1:44 and that looked great!
The BC at :52 and 1:17 can start sooner – you started it as she was in the air over the middle jump, so she landed then turned. Compare that to the BC at :32 and 1:40, where you were finished with it before she took off for the middle jump, so she turned before takeoff and had a really smooth line.
>>I got my crosses screwed up a few times. I kept wanting to do like a double cross or something funky.>>
I think what was happening there (:55) was as you were decelerating, your brain was telling your feet to do a front cross by turning towards her. Then you realized you were picking her up on the wrong side so tried to adjust but it kind of ended up being Iike a reverse spin (a FC-BC combo).
The reps :35 and 1:18 and 1:43 were correct, turning away from her rather than towards her.
The last 2 runs here were front crosses – it is always good to try the FCs but in this sequence, the BCs seemed so much better! The FC did get her to turn on the middle jump, but having to do the foot rotation made it a lot harder for you to then cue the next jump on time. It just seemed like the BCs were able to start and finish sooner because you did not have to rotate your feet đ
>>One of my cats did too. He snuck in the tunnel a few times in between the dogâs reps>>
Ha! Cats always want to be in on the action LOL!!
Great job here! Let me know what you think!
TracyGood morning!
>>is it ok if she is leaving the plank or putting a foot down on the ground as she runs the plank? I noticed she did some of that in this session. Is that all a part of them getting a feel for the board & their bodies on the board?>>
Yes, it is fine – my guess is the behavior is a little too easy with the plank so low, so she is thinking about going fast and getting the treats đ Because it is easy, she doesnât really have to think about her feetâŚso we can make it a little harder by elevating the plank a few inches off the ground. Even if the board is just 2 or 3 inches off the ground, she will notice things more if her feet come off the board and she will have to think about her feet even more. And that is a good thing đ So using anything relatively stable, you can put something under each end of the plank and see how she does.
The Lazy video looked great! Her commitment is really strong and that is what we want đ Great job with your verbals. The added distance seemed to be no problem at all. Super!
On the sends – she found the middle jump nicely! As things get more complicated, you can think of the send as sending to the line and takeoff spot while looking at her, rather than sending to the jump itself. That can get her committing even sooner (because it keeps your shoulders facing the line you want her to take) and it earlier commitment can help you leave for the next position even sooner!
Speed circles had really nice commitment too – she was watching you but I think it was because she now thinks that the lotus ball is LIFE!!! And since you were decelerated (being lazy LOL!) she was able to do both: watch you AND find the line. As soon as you start running again, she will stop watching you đ
Driving to the tunnel on your left side at :58 was the hardest part of the session for her. I think maybe it was because you were a little further behind her than the other reps of driving to the tunnel? She sorted it out and had no questions on the other reps, so I am sure she will be fine with her tunnel sending on the other sequences.
She is totally ready for you to add the wraps and the various crosses! Great job!
Tracy
Good morning!
Excellent work on both of these videos!>>These are my first real attempts at critiquing my own videos>>
I LOVE that you did this!!!! It will really help us sort out what he needs!
>>I really am here for you to critique but this time I am doing a critique and will see if I am close to what you see.>>
Training is a collaborative process! And part of that is training ourselves to see what our dog are doing. And it is fun to see if our critiques match LOL!! We are basically on the same page – great minds thinking alike, right? LOL!!
You definitely do not have helicopter arms LOL!!!! And great job with the verbals, that is really helpful for him!
On the first video: this went really well! One subtle detail is letting your arm/hand point to his nose the whole time, rather than pointing ahead of him.
>>at .07 I see my arm up as I send him to the #2 jumpâŚ.he takes it with no trouble as I think my verbal was ok. >>
Yes – looking at how you used your arm here, it was really good: as he exited the tunnel at :05, you arm was low, pointing to his nose, and you were looking at him. Fabulous connection! And as he was over the jump after the tunnel t :06, your arm was still low, fingers pointing to his nose, clear connection, clear motion. That locked him onto the middle jump at :07. And yes, your arm came up higher on the way to the middle jump but you never pointed forward ahead of him: even up higher, your finger was still âattachedâ to his nose đ So he had zero questions there. Yay!
Compare to the 2nd rep here, where he did have a question at :22 on the way to the middle jump, in the form of slowing down and curling in a bit then moving back out to get the middle jump.
>>at .21 my arm is in air but my verbal was earlier and one step send helped.
What happened there to cause the question was that your arm was pointing ahead of him as he landed from the jump after the tunnel at :22, which turns your shoulders away from the line (and blocks connection a little too). So if you freeze the video at :22 when you say left, you can see your arm ahead of him and your shoulders pointing almost to the purple jump (jump 3) and not to the middle jump.
The extra step and verbal totally do help! And keeping the arm down to his nose and not ahead will help too, especially when you are working at a bigger distance.
>> My arm is better for jump #3 and the tunnel.
Yes- the lower arm helped him see the connection/shoulders better and he had a great line! Yay!
On the 2nd video:
>> at .15 he looked at me as I was saying right but corrected himself at .16 and took the jump>>
Yes – I think the timing was good so his question was about the motion: you were cuing him to go ahead but decelerating, so he was double checking that he should keep going.
>>at .18 my verbal was late so his wrap was a bit loose/wide>>
Yes, you can start that tight verbal as soon as he lands from the middle jump.
The other thing that happened to make the wrap a bit wider was that you had what I call a âreverse transitionâ. You decelerated to support the middle jump, then accelerated into the wrap jump – so he totally thought you wanted extension there. Good boy! He heard the wrap verbal and saw the rotation starting when he was already in the air, so turned as soon as he landed.
>>at .20 arm was up.. good boy >
Yes but he was happy with it, because your hand was moving with him, and not pointing ahead of him. That appears to be an important thing for Seren! As he was coming around the wing at :18, you were connected and pointing back to him. As you sent at :19, your hand/arm was moving with his nose and also you had a great step with your leg. No questions there from Seven!
>>my verbal was late (I have trouble with left and right verbals..LOL) >>
You can run the sequence a few times without him to get the verbals going đ I have to practice a lot without the dogs LOL!
Looking at the 2nd rep:
One thing I notice is that you ârightâ and âtightâ verbals sound a lot alike (:43 – :46). The timing was really good on both of them! To help him differentiate, you can take small style changes in the delivery: you can stretch out the ârightâ so it is âriiiiightâ (I personally say my left and right cues as a question, which stretches them out: riiiight?) Then for the tight wrap verbal, repeat it faster and emphasize the Ti part of it, so it sounds like TiTiTiTight đ That way they will sound completely different, which really helps the dogs.The wrap at :46 was much tighter! He collected before takeoff, which means he had the info a lot sooner. Super! Your verbals were very timely (yay!) and also, you decel was good there too! You went from taking big steps for jumps 1 & 2, into small steps before he took off for 3. He read that transition into decel really well and collected nicely!
>>next try at .47 arm was up >>
But he had no questions about it, because like in the previous rep: as he came around the wrap wing, your arm was down and you had great connection. Then even with your arm high on the send, your send step was super clear, your hand still followed his nose and he could see you looking under your arm for connection – no questions from Seren! That looking under a high arm to get connection is very European!
>>and used wrong verbal (hup instead of left but the super star took the jump>>
He was a good boy! âHupâ also means jump, so I think it was fine to use it there.
>>I like that I gave tunnel verbal before jump before the tunnel and he knew where he was going>>
Yes! And he took off like a rocket to get the tunnel. LOVE IT!!!
Great job here!!!! Let me know what you think!
TracyGood morning!
Nice work on both of these videos – you were making excellent adjustments as you went and that got really lovely results!The first video went really well! Your connection was overall really strong đ Now that things are getting more complex, you can carry the toy in your hand or put it in your pocket, so you can use your arms freely. That will be especially important with the crosses (more below on that).
>>I think I didnât have good enough connection going to the right the first time so he missed the middle jump but when I made sure I did the second time he was dead on.>>
The connection was good but you can see at :34 – you were turned when he landed from the jump after the tunnel so he was actually correct to not go to the middle jump, according to the physical cue. Good boy! When that happens⌠donât mark him as being wrong or stop or anything, just keep going and reward the next line. Sometimes we stop or say nice try, but it can be confusing to the dogs because they responding correctly to the cues they saw đ
Note the difference at :40 and 1:19, for example, when he landed from the jump and you were facing and moving to the next jump – nailed it! Nice!!
>>I found using the verbal âgoâ to the middle jump helps him keep moving and not look at me.>>
I think adding the verbal also added connection, both of which totally help!!! You might not want to use âgoâ because it should ideally mean âgo straight in big extensionâ and he is turning here (and we donât want to lose the meaning of âgoâ for when you need it on a big line đ So you can use a âjumpâ verbal to help commit him.
2nd video also went well! Good job rewarding or staying in motion in any blooper moments: he was reading you correctly!
The middle jump commitment is looking strong here and he is paying close attention not the handling cues:
At :17, you were not that connected and turning too early (as he as over the previous jump) so he didnât take it. Compare that to :22 and the following reps: you indicated that middle jump much better with connection and a step towards it, so his commitment as strong.
You can add more transition for the wraps, so he gets earlier info and can collect before takeoff: run the opening line with more acceleration, so that when he is landing from the middle jump, you can decelerate as you cue the wrap. If you are far ahead, stay close to the wrap wing on the takeoff side, until his front feet lift up⌠then you can finish the FC and go the other way. That will tighten up the wraps and he will be able to turn before takeoff.
If you have the toy stuffed into a pocket, you will be able to move your arms more when you run (and wonât switch the toy from hand-to-hand) so it will be much easier to show the transition from acceleration to deceleration as well as the FC.
Good job sorting out the cues needed for the tunnel send! He didnât take it at :30 – you were decelerating, puling away, moving the toy so he correctly went to the other side of the tunnel. Good boy! You were more connected and moved along the line towards the tunnel, so he committed much better at 1:17 and on the reps after that.
You can use even more verbals: the jump verbal for the middle jump, the wrap verbals as you decel into the FC wrap, and you can say tunnel multiple times đ That will help him learn the verbals and also, the words are a good way to increase the connection (saying the verbals directly to him) because the connection and motion are the primary cues for now.
And nice job with the cookie trades for the toy – he was giving it back better and leaping for it less đ Yay!
Great job here!
TracyGreat question!
>>Do you have verbals for which way to turn on rear crosses or is it defined by the handling and the direction to the jump?>>
Because rear crosses have gotten more complex (and I have gotten slower LOL!), I use my directional verbals to help the dog know what type of turn it is on the rear cross. For example, the ‘left’ can differentiate a soft turn from a wrap on a rear cross (different exit) versus an extension on a rear cross (where I would use a jump verbal or possibly a go verbal – totally depends on the course design.
And more recently I added one more rear cross verbal: switch! That means the dog should turn away from me and extend on a line because we are layering. I only ever use it in layering situations and it is basically permission for the dog to turn away and ignore my position LOL!! I will often add an obstacle name too, like “switch tunnel” to help support the layering.
I used to use a generic rear cross verbal (meaning “turn away”) but it turned out to be not clear enough for my dogs. They appreciate the additional info, since I am not getting faster any time soon đ It took some practice to get the verbals in place but it is totally worth it!
Tracy
>>this probably would have been a really hard exercise for her a few weeks ago!>>
Yes – it was really fun to see her digging in to get the jumps here, at high speed and with good distances between the jumps!!!
T
Good morning!
>>My goodness itâs been a week already! Dang work getting in the way of my agility practice, how dare it!>>
Totally relatable! And the pouring rain is not helping with all of the work I need to do outdoors either LOL!!!
>>I tried implanting some of the skills weâve learned running a sequence of like 6 or so jumps. Kashia did so great! Specifically backsides. Iâve been really practicing those and she reads it perfectly every time. Sheâs doing so wonderful with just the basics we learned in MaxPup Winter Camp!>>
Thatâs fantastic! It is so fun to see things coming together!!!
Lazy 2 went well! She is driving past you to the jump with speed without you needing to run to it, and that used to be hard for her! What might have felt awkward about it was that you were facing the send jump a little too long so getting the 3rd jump might have felt strange? You can send to jump 2 and when you see her moving past you, stay connected and start moving to jump 3.
>> I was conflicted on verbals and hands because the Lazy Game started out with neither so I wasnât really sure how to accomplish the third jump the way you did. >>
The send hand can be a magnet to her nose: have it pointing back to her as you start the send, and let your hand swoosh forward with her to send to the middle jump. So there is hand movement, but the hand will be low (so she can see the connection) and try not to point ahead of her (that breaks connection too :))
For the verbals: as you start the send, you can use your left or right verbals, being sure to say them to her directly and not to the jump. And you can use a âjumpâ or âgoâ cue for jump 3.
Looking at lazy game 3: the warm up went well and I agree – Kashia loved when you added the speed! Fun!!!
She has really high jump value right now, so you can add more tunnel value by throwing rewards at the exit of the tunnel when she goes through it. She needed you to really be connected and move towards the tunnel a lot, so it would be great if she would go do it by herself the moment you said âtunnelâ đ Cookies will help accomplish that đ
>>She had a few bloopers but otherwise seemed to pick up on it good. Was I running too close to the wings?>>
She was finding her lines really well. The blooper like at 1:11 was a small break of connection – she was behind you and you were looking forward a little, which turned your shoulders a tiny bit away from the line to that middle jump. But this is why we play the lazy game: Kashia, please take the jump anyway LOL! No rewards for missing the jump, as compared to when you were more connected on that middle jump at 1:27 and she does get rewarded – you can reward that jump a lot (and be less connected for this game) so you wonât need to be perfect đ
The rep at 1:36 was a little less connected (which is GOOD for this game) and you were a little closer to the wing, so keep rewarding when she takes that middle jump so you donât need to be perfect.
And when you are handling sequences and courses, yes, try to be connected đ You are doing really well with that and when you are connected, she is finding that jump brilliantly and you are getting good distance there too! You can see it really well on the last couple of reps when she was on your right. Super!!!!!
I think she is totally ready for the next games, with the crosses and also the NextLevel Pup games đ
Great job here!!!
TracyGood morning!
I hope you are feeling better today!!!
>>Not thrilled with these videos but at least I am trying.>>
Well, I am pretty thrilled with them! Great sessions here! He is doing a GREAT job of finding his lines (and letting us know when he needs a little more info). And you broke it down really well, added your verbals, and did a great job with throwing the reinforcement to different parts of the little sequence.
>>And I feel I am thinking about it too much at the beginning and delaying. Seren does ok with it but it looks like I am just standing there too long before I release him.>>
He did fine with it! You can make more connection before the release, but he didnât seem to think it was too long of a pause between the stay cue and the release đ
Looking at the videos:
Super nice job on the first video – he is doing a great job finding his lines and you were adding the verbals. His turns look really good and so does his commitment. You had nice low arms and he could see the connection, so he had no commitment questions.
On the second video, you were adding more verbals and sending, that is great!! And he gave us helpful feedback about what he needs to see on the sends.
Looking at :47 – when he landed from jump 1 and you sent to jump 2, you looked forward and pointed forward. That turns your shoulders away from the line and blocks connection a little, so he had a question and came in towards you.
Compare that to the sends you did at :11 and :26 (and the sends to the middle jump on the first video) – you had a lower arm and more connection to him⌠no questions đ So the key for him on the sends will be to look at him and keep your arm following his nose. It is completely counterintuitive, I know LOL!!! But it keeps your shoulders facing the line so the dogs read it really well. I always remind myself to say all the verbals downwards to the dogâs cute face đ and not to the jump out ahead.
He had a similar question on the way to the tunnel at :31 and :50 on the 2nd video – you looked forward and it turned your shoulders away from the line so he had a question about going to the tunnel. Looking at him as you deliver the tunnel cues will totally smooth that out. Plus, he might need the tunnel verbal instead of a âgoâ verbal there for now?
>>Looking forward to working outside so we can add some distance.>>
Yes! That is a good next step for him. Spread it out as much as you can indoors and outdoors will be perfect too. And you can start adding in the next levels with more motion and the crosses.
Great job!!!
TracyGood morning!!
>>This is the first time ever, Skeeter has worked with equipment in his yard. We have worked in our coachâs yard, but never his own.>>
I think he did great here! It is *hard* for pups to work in their own yard! Yes, a little distracted in spots but overall really good! I think the distraction was happening for 2 reasons:
– the scents that caught his nose were on the line where the food reward toy was tossed on, so as he gets started working in the yard you can go to hand-delivery for now (rather than a thrown reward) of super high value rewards. Cheese or chicken can help override the distraction of being outdoors. And, hand-delivery can keep the cookie scents off the ground and get more focus directed towards you. When he is more experienced working outside in the yard, you can go back to throwing the rewards.
– as a teenager, he is going to get mentally tired very quickly. Dealing with responding to cues, doing agility, AND ignoring the great outdoors is really mentally exhausting! At the end the 2nd video, I think his brain was tired LOL! So you can do a rep or two then let him have a break⌠then come back in a few minutes for another rep or two. As he gets more experienced, his mental stamina will improve too đ
The sending games are going well! I think the most important thing we see here is the timing of starting the send:
When you start it as he exits the tunnel so he can see your leg move forward, your connection and arm too, he sends beautifully! You can see that at :06 and :32 on the first video, and also :36 and :54 on the 2nd video. Really nice! And the lower you kept your arm, the better he could see the connection and the better he was able to send.If you were too early and your arm was too high (blocking his view of your connection), he would look up at you and not send as well. You can see this at :17 on the first video (you did the send before he exited the tunnel so he didnât see it, plus your arm was high and blocking his view of your connection).
On the 2nd video, the handling was good and his commitment to the soft turns was really good!! He was having a little more trouble with the distractions on this clip, so adding more mental breaks as well as super high value food will help him stay focused for longer and longer periods of time.
He was great with the teeter!!! It is so clever to have the MM on the other side to make the resets easy – I love it!! He was a little distracted by that at first but worked through it well. Something that will help him ignore the MM to run up the board: Higher value food at the top! When he was turning around to go back to the MM, I donât think he was concerned about the height of the board. It looked more like the MM is easier to get to so if it is a choice between doing the hard work of running up the board or the easy work of hanging out near his beloved MM for the same value cookie⌠he is a smartie LOL! So you can use kibble or lower value stuff I the MM and have the cheese or something better for the top of the board.
Since he seemed very confident, you can add in smearing a bit of cream cheese at the top of the board and letting him run up ahead of you. Then go get him so he doesnât jump off đ
Great job here!
TracyGood morning!
>>When I got home at 8:30 pm it was still 64 degrees out. >>
Wow! I am glad you were able to get out and enjoy it before teaching indoors.
Thanks for the teeter clips! I am really liking her drive through the pivot and to the end of the board. Yay!!!!
I think she is still sorting out the specifics of the end position. On the first clip, she did a 4on (I think a target was on the board?). On the 2nd clip, the target was on the ground but further away so she shifted her weight forward and the board bounced a bit under her. On the 3rd clip, the target was closer to the board so she slowed down earlier.
So two things come to mind: we need to find the âsweet spotâ where the target needs to be (probably always between where it was in clip 2 and clip 3). And then we need to fade the target while preserving the behavior.
One thing you can do for the target fading is use pieces of duct tape as the target (white tape is useful!). And then you can use progressively smaller and smaller pieces of tape until there is no more tape đ That is easy to use on turf because you can stick it down before your run and pick it up easily, with no residue on the turf.
The other thing to do is make sure that you are not decelerating and stopping at the same time she is decelerating and stopping – that is what was happening here. We donât want her to cue off your decel or stop, so add in lots of running past the board until she is fully stopped⌠then run 3 or 4 more steps đ And add in crosses, etc. All of that can be done with the games we play – like the mountain climber game lets you add in moving past, crosses at the teeter exit, rear crosses, etc. And we play the bang game later in the class which is great for adding independence and fading the target out.
Nice work here! Let me know what you think!
TracyGood morning!
This game is a great way to build value for jumps. Good job having the jumps very close for now, so you can get the rewards in easily. Leave them this close together for a few more sessions until he is zipping around them, and not looking at you or passing by any of them.
The choice of treat was great – big and very visible! Something to add that will make a big difference is a marker, like âget itâ. When he is approaching a jump, have the treats already in your hand and use a âget itâ marker, then throw the treat. That way he is getting the info of âthat is correctâ and the info of where to look for the reward (out ahead and not at you). You were quiet here, so he was not entirely sure of where to look – a âget itâ marker will help get him looking at the line/jumps.
At the end, he might not be able to switch to a toy in your hand that close to where all the food smells are, so you can move entirely away or throw the toy far away. Sure, he might run around with the toy but that is still a good way to break up the session and keep the excitement level high.
Nice work!
TracyGood morning!
He was definitely confident on the plank here and having it higher kept him thinking about foot placement too! I think we need to have some sort of visual target for him to run to, like a Manners Minder (if you have one) or an empty food bowl. That can help keep his head down and keep him from leaping upwards at the end of the plank.
The lazy game with the tunnel is looking great! Your connection looked good and he was terrific about finding the lines. Great job mixing up the reward throws too!
You can start adding the other games now – the timing game, and the crosses too!
>>I did notice his turn to the left over the middle jump is wider than his turn to the right.>>
Yes, I totally see what you mean (at 1:03 and 1:40 for example). It could be that the left turn was into open space and the right turn was towards a fence? Or your timing was a little earlier on the right turns? Or he is a righty? đ Either way – when you add the timing game, you can turn your shoulders soon on the left turns and see if that helps him.
Great job here!
TracyHi!
Another really strong session here!I love the timing of your check cue at :11, :26, :42, :56, and dig cue at 1:12 and 1:32. They all were happening as she was over 4 so they were in progress before she landed and made setting up the wrap on 5 easier.
The hardest part for her was not the wrap collection – it was the âsoftâ turn on jump 6, the pinwheel jump after the wrap. What was happening was that on the wraps (:13 :28, :43, :57, 1:14 and 1:34)
she is turning really well! You are pretty far away from the line/wrap wing, so you end up holding still to be able to push her back into the gap for the middle jump – that worked well overall but then it made the turn cue for the 6 jump late so she was going wide on those (I donât think she was anticipating the toy throw).To help get the great wrap collection and the nice turn on the pinwheel jump, you can drive in harder to the wrap jump. Rather than be decelerated and end up positionally a bit far from the line, you can trust her more and cue jump 3 and 4 (the 2 jumps after tunnel) and drive hard to the wrap wing⌠but as she approaches. The 4 jump, start your wrap verbal like you did and start to decelerate. That should put you in a great spot for the wrap – and are importantly, it will be easier to send her to the 5 jump and as soon as she looks towards it, you can turn and run to the 6 jump and 7 tunnel (which will get a good turn on 5 :))
So basically, being closer to the wrap wing will get you a great turn on 5 and also help set a nice line 6-7-8. Just remember to maintain the timing that you used here to cue the wrap đ
One really cool thing here was that even after the wide turn, she is driving back to the jump before the tunnel (#7) like mad, really looking for it! I think a few weeks ago she might have run past it, so it is great to see her looking for the lines so well!
She did have a bar down at :26 – as you started the wrap verbal, you did a movement with your hands that distracted her. She was better with it at :42 (ticked the bar) so that is good info – you can do random hand movements when doing the lazy game so she learns to jump nice and clean even when your hands do something đ
Great job!
Tracy
