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>>I think most of this was because while I was setting this up she was playing out in the pasture so she was hot and tired. >>
Yes, with the heat it is probably better to save the play outside til after the agility. She looked a little hot here for sure!
>>She has a good start line but she comes off flat when I ask for it especially in a trial. >>
The stay does look great! I think adding more forward focus, where she looks at the first jump on cue before the release, then getting rewarded for it, will help a lot! Start it with a low bar so it is easy and fun, then work it back up to full height. Forward focus can build a lot of excitement and anticipation, which builds speed and motivation.
On the sequence: she read the 1-2 line really well, but I do think the forward focus games will help get more speed.
The spin on 3 was very late at :08 and :50 so she landed hard. To do a spin there, start decelerating into the FC part of it when she lands from 2, then as she is approaching takeoff to 3 you can finish the full spin.
The RC on 5 works but you can blind too on landing of 4 to get even more speed!
And cue the tunnel rather than just assume she will do it – you asked her why she was missing it and she said it was because you ran away and never cued itš¤£šš¤£ You cued it at the end and she took it perfectly!
She didnāt get rewarded there when she didnāt take the tunnel and she definitely should have – there was no clear cue for the line (verbal or connection) so she didnāt know what to doā¦ withholding reward implies that it was her error (it was not) and that can draw off motivation.
You did a FC 2-3 and RC on 3 on the last rep – I think the dog-on-left to the spin makes more sense on the line and puts you in a better position for the turn on 5.
2nd video:
>>We also canāt layer for beans. Iām not sure how to train that.>>
To set up the layering, you can run closer to 2 so as she is approaching 3, you are not that far ahead and also accelerating as you cue the tunnel.
On your first rep, the send to the tunnel :11 had a big decel so she was not sure if she should follow the verbal or the motion. The rep at :39 had more motion to suppprt the verbal, and that helped her commit really well. And so did 1:02! Yay!
Motion is the key to layering, so setting things up so you can be moving will help a lot. Also, though, doing sends without motion on the verbal only (especially to the tunnel) will really help!
And, throwing rewards way out on the line and super far from you also really helps set up independence on the layering skills too.
When something goes wrong, I want you to keep going, make something else up if you need to, then reward her. Chances are super strong that she is reading your cues correctly, so it will dampen her motivation if you donāt keep moving or reward her.
At the end you did seq 1 again – the spin at 1:38 started when she was in the air, so she hit the bar trying to adjust. Remember that it should be finished before she takes off, so as she lands from 2 you can be decelerating to begin it as you commit her to 3.
Nice job with the tunnel cue at the end!! She took it with no problem.
Nice work! Stay cool!
Tracy
Good morning!
>>Opening was really tough for us; she kept heading from 1 to 6.>>
You didnāt show much of that, only one spot where she was really looking at 6 and it was because you gave a big step to the backside (2:57) which actually propelled her to 6 a bit.
I liked 2 as a slice better (you did a wrap on the first rep) – definitely faster! She needed a moment to solidify her commitment as you ran through 2 to the blind – you can look at the landing spot as you fly through there like you did at :54, and when she looks at the jump you can add the blind. That skill will keep getting stronger and stronger.
The more you reward finding 1 with you in those different positions, the easier it will be! It would be fun to eventually be on the takeoff side (threadle side) of 2!
Her Teeter looks great, keep rewarding it! Layering the jump looked good there too! She was starting to self-release the teeter on the 2nd video, so reward those a LOT in course work or she will start to anticipate the release.
After the teeter, the threadle at 6-7 was challenging. You need a turn cue that is stronger and earlier for 6, so she is already turning to her right towards you for the threadle. Also, on the threadle slice, you are leaning forward with your hands down and forwardā¦ I think that actually propels her to the front side of the jump. It might be clearer to be upright with the threadle arm back, upper body rotated towards her. You can also walk through it for a bit, so she can read the cues without having to sort through the excitement of motion (motion muddies the water for sure!)
The line at 10-11 will be a lot easier if you add in the 8 jump š You did 6-7-9-10 which makes it a whole lot harder for the handler š You are not the only one to do it without 8 though LOL!! I will be looking to see why people didnāt see it. The goal of 8 was so the handler can go to 8, get the turn 9-10-11, then be miles ahead for 12 and so on.
Tunnel instead of DW is clever! And FUN! I think the distances were too massive though, that blue tunnel was sooooo far that it made getting the jump after it too hard for you both (and she took the weaves at the end, probably too many reps through there so she was starting to offer different behavior. Regardless of the distances though, the big GO cues before she entered the 12 tunnel were very effective to get her to go go go š
Her weaves look good – you can see if she will finish them without you, and you can then use a lower and more obvious arm to flip her away to the tunnel without you also having to go to the end of the weaves.
>>my timing was all over the place for 18, 19.>>
Part of that is she doesnāt anticipate 2 threadle wraps in a row (lack of experience that such a thing exists) and also the timing on the 2nd one was late (you would need to start it as she exits the wing of the previous jump) or you stepped in towards the front side of the jump before she passed you.
The other thing was that the line didnāt make as much sense with 2 wraps as it would with slices there š I think 18 should be a threadle slice (towards the teeter) which sets up 19 as a slice backside push, which gets a better line to 20.
2nd video:
Leading out to 2 and not really giving a big step worked well – she was able to find 1 (yay!) and didnāt seem to consider 6. Nice!!She was correct at :17 to take the front of 7. Your position on the FC at 6 was pretty far across the bar and showing that line, and then you didnāt push her to the backside. Stopping and resending her implies that she was incorrect (she was not) and also takes you out of learning to handle her in flow and adjust after an error. Soā¦ā¦. No stopping! Keep going!!! It is better for you both š
Same at :45ā¦ the cue for the 2nd threadle wrap was unclear (you stepped into her line for the front of the jump at :44 before she passed you, so she took the front) – note how she slowed down there, waiting for more info when you reset her line. We donāt want the slowing down (and doing it as a reset doesnāt help the timing challenge that caused the wrong side of the jump) so just keep going.
It wonāt damage her understanding of verbals (I know people who say that if we donāt stop, then we are damaging the verbals but I completely disagree!) When verbals and physical cues conflict, she has to choose one or the other but resetting or stopping without reward can damage her confidence and create frustration. Soā¦. No stopping, keep going š Ideally you keep going, reward, watch the videoā¦ then try again.
The middle section looked good tunnel-tunnel-jump-weaves! You got up the line well, and I think she cemented the concept and was able to execute it really well!
Nice work here! Let me know what you think!
Tracy
Good morning!
>>I think weāre just going to really double down on jump mechanics, strength training and handler distraction proofing. >>
That will be super beneficial!
>>As Iāve worked toward more getting ahead there are times I send him and rush away and I do think he finds that distracting. I think both him being able to handle that more and me trying not to do it too abruptly will be good as well as just getting him a little stronger.>>
And also, show him that as part of the distraction proofing. I do that very specifically: I know what my weaknesses are as a handler (so many to choose from! LOL!) so I take each weakness and show it to the dog in a grid or on one jump, and reward LOTS of not touching the bar. It can be stuff like āI might yell TUNNEL over the barā or āI might send you and disconnect like a crazy person and rush awayā. Those little proofing moments help the dogs a LOT to clarify what they need to do with the jumping.
And with a one jump game (I put a lot of arousal into it so I can elicit some jumping errors :)) or a grid, I am able to give fast, clear feedback if a bar falls – that is also super useful!
>>1. We do some jump grids ā could do more. I also have added less of the sterile type with more movement and varying cues and intensity of verbals. >>
Perfect! Targeting the grids to what you need can mean you donāt need to do more, but you are more effective because training time is limited.
>> We do our own little workout for rear/core strength. I donāt think Iāve been doing it as consistently as I should be so weāre working on trying to do 2 short sessions a day. I call them āBed Burpeesā. We use his cato plan for a good start position then either do sit on board to paws up on bed, sit on board to hand touch a little higher and more explosive over the bed, sit to hop up on the bed from various distances. >>
Fun! I think rotating them to do burpees every couple of days and something else targeting different areas on different days will be more complete. I have a little circuit set up that I put the dogs through every 2 or 3 days and that is fun too š
One thing that my dogs found HARD but useful with the burpee stuff is going from the sit on the plank to a hop forward to a discā¦ then hop back to the sit on the plank. Rear feet never movingā¦. SO HARD! Push forward? Easy. Pull back into the sit? OMG!
About stopping for bars – I am fine with it if we can nail the timing, as in I can see the error that caused the bar down and mark it and stop. And it falls into the 2 failure ruleā¦ if I am stopping the dog more than twice in the session, or stopping the dog twice in every session, then the dog can get frustrated and we get unwanted behaviors.
>> they are the tail bump or tail wrap type Iām not sure heās always totally aware of them (the late bar drops especially).>>
He might not care because he might not be aware that it happened š That tail! LOL!
>>including some nice side to side exercises and using some unstable surfaces. >>
That sounds great!
>I just need to be more consistent.>
Totally relatable!!!! Same here.
>while weāre doing all the jump mechanics, strength and running contacts work Iām trying not to overdue coursework (plus the freaking heat) so weāll likely do more of the short sequences even though Iāve got a good amount of space.>>
I have this same struggle! I have gone to scheduling it on the calendar LOL that has helped and also reduces the stress of trying to get everything done. It is like making dates with the dog(s) LOL!
The sequences are looking really good!!
Seq 3: He is reading the opening line really well, so now it is a matter of subtletiesā¦ I donāt think you needed a turn cue on 2 at :04 – he collected then had to go back out to find the backside (I think there was a bar tick when that happened). That first rep is generally the most helpful in terms of what the dogs need before they learn the sequence š Your turn cue was pretty strong, so I think a softer turn cue can get less turn which should set up the line perfectly. Something like a moving brake arm can be the right balance – more on that coming tonight in the live class!!
He collected there too on the other reps as well but didnāt consider coming into the gap – he put himself back into extension to the backside/3 jump and we donāt want to dilute the collection by pairing it with extension after.
From the handler perspective, being stationary for the collection on 2 made the turn cues on 3 later, so he was wider, which set up ticks/bar down on the 4 jump (:31)
You stopped and reset the bar there, which is fine. It looked like a combo of the line being a little off on the 3-4-5 moment and you getting way ahead, so he just didnāt quite get the mechanics there.
To reset and be able to reward the bar, try to ask the same question by starting further back in the sequence (or the beginning on something short like this) – that way you are showing him the same/similar question so he can learn more about the mechanics. Having him jump it on one jump from an easier angle/less motion doesnāt ask the same question (from you both) about what led to the bar down, so you can just go back into the sequence rather than send him over it in isolation. If you can re-create what caused it on one jump, then sending him over it is fine. In this case, it was very different looking (you were walking and behind, rather than running and ahead, plus his angle was different and there was less speed coming into it) . Starting from the beginning of the sequence will be more effective in the jump education (or a couple of jumps back if you are working a bigger course).When you repeated the sequence at 1:21 – 1:26 the handling was more connected and you didnāt get as far ahead so his mechanics were lovely!
Adding the different ending at 2:01 (crossing 5-6) – you got a bark on the FC at 3 as he was landing. Because you were going for the cross, you were lateral from the line and not moving as much, so he was looking at you and asking whatās next š
Strategically, it would be fun to see if being further from 1-2 and closer to 3 can set that opening line and turn better (you can be more on the correct line and not as far laterally from it), and set the send to 4 sooner so you can drive into the 5-6 cross sooner too.
You got a bark on the FC 5-6 too – as you finished the FC, you were backing up towards the tunnel so he had a question on the line: upper body said jump, motion said tunnel (2:01). Keep moving forward, very close to the jump, and he will not feel the need to discuss with you š The same will be good when you do the BC there (2:43) – run forward directly to the jump rather than rock back towards the tunnel. He is reading the crosses really well! And going directly to the jump will give you more time to put a turn cue on 6 (when he lands from 5). Those cues were happening at takeoff for 6.
The German turn option at 2:25 was great! He was a tiny bit wide on 5 – you can play with using a a turn cue for 5 (star tined after landing of 4, something soft like a left or his name) and less of a push cue before takeoff – the psh tends to propel the dogs and he didnāt seem to need that here. You can also do a flip away instead of the BC exit and layer the jump as you drive to the final jump. The choice of which is better (German or flip away) will depend on what is next on course, but it is great to have different options in your toolbox! He was great about NOT looking at the off course tunnel!!!!!!!
Great job here! Let me know what you think!
TracyGood morning!!
>>The cues I have are right, left, lalala (take jump and wrap left), 2 2 2 (take jump and wrap right), GoOn or go, around (backside), out tunnel (take side away from me), pull-it tunnel (cross in front of me to take tunnel), easy (slow down for weave entry), target (stop 2-on at end of dog walk and teeter.>>
This is a great set of verbals! I am going to try to convince you to add a backside wrap verbal. Around is great for the backside slices (which are roughly enter on one wing, exit on the other wing) and because he is big and fast, a backside wrap verbal that is different will really help too. The backside wrap is a very different behavior (so much collection) so a different verbal will help him set it up even when your handling canāt always be there.
Do you have threadle verbal(s) too?
On the first video:
He was leaning towards 1 in the stay but looking at you. You can wait in your lead out spot for a little longer and cue him to look at the jump (I slowly put my arm up and point at it) then release when he looks at it. Getting him to look at it and look at the line will help with the jumping! The sideways jumping on 1 and 2 for those slices is hard and on this opening, he ran fast and hardā¦ but didnāt get his mechanics coordinated so hit bar #2.We are all having a special guest to give us some ideas specifically for this type of jumping! It will be on July 3rd and will all be recorded š
When he exits the tunnel, you can start saying his ājump rightā cues as soon as you see his nose exit. You can probably just use your ārightā cue and donāt need to use the ājumpā verbal at all.
On the opening of the 2nd video:
Yes, you accidentally cued the left turn on 2 as you pulled him toward you then sent him away, totally looked like a flip away cue (the upper body pointed to the left turn wing and your motion leaned back a little, so he turned left). He jumped that nicely!!
When that happens (because we sometimes turn the dog the wrong way), try to keep going so you get used to recovering from bobbles and can still run clean š
The handling of 1-2 on the 2nd and 3rd run was much clearer: you were clearer in handling it as a serp line and he read it beautifully. Yay!
You can add decel into the around on 3 to get a little more collection: as he exits 2 and before he passes you, slow down a bit to help him set up a turn stride. And good job staying in motion when he ended up on the other side of you! He dropped the bar at 1:01 of jump 3 because you were accelerated then did the FC just before he took off – he was surprised and had to adjust in the air.
He had a little trouble sorting out his stride at :42 on jump 5 when you started cuing the tunnel. You were a little quiet before that and you had looked forward, so I think he was surprised and his feet went everywhere for a moment. He kept the bar up (good boy!) but you can definitely show him sudden accelerations on these types of lines, so he gets experience maintaining his jump mechanics while also going fast š He was MUCH better at 1:05 in terms of jumping style š Your cues were sooner and he sorted it out really well!
Great job here!
TracyGood morning!
On the first video:
>>I just told him to wait, he chose to sit. >>
He was also very keen to play!
The first video look like a fun session even though there were a couple of bloopers at the beginning!
>>He wasnāt sure what to do with just a Wait in this context, donāt think Iāve ever done it in agility anyplace but in RDW training with him on the DW or plank. The āI sit in front of a jumpā behavior is strong. Also, the release from my āwaitā isnāt nearly as clean as when I cue either a sit or down.>>
He figured it out at the beginning as āsomething with not moving and staying hereā š He did move forward a tiny bit before the release, but that might be part of the release needed to be clarified:
Might be that the looking back at him is paired into the release: you look then release within a heartbeat. That is what happened at :29 (you looked back then released almost immediately) So he might have been anticipating the rhythm of the release. But again, he was keen to go and didnāt look worried about anything.
With the handling:
You had a little tooo much decel at 2, and he saw acceleration as he was jumping it but hadnāt yet turnedā¦ and the weaves were indeed right on his line š a wrap verbal will help there too!
When you put it all together, you were both great! Your cues and connection were super clear. He found the line with no problem and his acceleration to the tunnel was awesome!!!
You can add more lateral distance on this one too – can you be closer to 3 to handle that turn, then send to 4 and 5 so you are way ahead on the tunnel layering? Fun!
On the 2nd video: The forward focus is going well!
>>He chose to stand at least once, maybe twice>>
Yes, he is anticipating the rhythm of release after you get into position š So be a little less predictable with that rhythm! You can get to position, praise, cue the forward focus, throw a reward back, etc, so he is not expecting that the release comes within a second of you getting into position. We humans are very rhythmic and dogs are brilliant figuring us out.
He was definite figuring out the looking at the jump! Yay! You can also sometimes throw a treat to him after the forward focus, so he doesnāt look at the jump and release before the verbal release. That will help him understand that the release and the forward focus are not paired.
>>Iām pretty sure for me that interrupting doesnāt involve swearing and stopping does!>>
Maybe add swearing to everything, then? HA! Just kidding š
Great job here!!
Tracy
Hi!
>>on the teeter game arent you concerned the pups might dive off>>
The game is built up carefully with a lot of help from us, and there is food on a target at the top that they are shown first š The video has the progression.
>>On the lazy game am sure In Synch will take first jump but likely to go zoomies before second or very wide and miss ā she is not super great on food (working on it) do I just have patience>>
It is indeed an important skill and it is *not* about going fast. Do one jump at a time, with one reward for each jump. Maybe put the treat in a lotus ball or something very visible that she will want to grab and eat?
Tracy
I agree – a social puppy is a great thing!!! He will be able to ignore people while working š
Tracy
Hi!
He is super confident on a lot of these big lines! Powerful and totally independent – I love it!
Overall, this is looking really strong. Some ideas for you, looking at the different sections:
When using the slingshot start – you will shave off time by doing it on more of a slice angle instead of sending straight on, or by using a brake arm as he approaches 1 to get collection. The straighter the line you set up or if you send him away on an angle away from 2, the wider the turn is (like at 1:02 and 1:52)
Try to be moving more to 3 for the turn 2-3 and not across the bar at 2 as much, then finish the FC 2-3 sooner or do a quick blind – jumping wide at :04 and 1:04 based on position and timing there. If you are moving to 3 and also finished before he takes off, you will have a great turn.
I thought your line was more towards 3 at 1:55 and his turn was much better!
Turn cues needed on 6 for 7 at :10 and 1:11, something subtle like a name call just to get him to turn before 6 so he lands facing 7, rather than land straight and then turn to find 7 (it will shave off time to get the turn before takeoff for 6).
You had a little too much turn cue at :12 for 8 – yes, I think you had a 180 verbal going but it is more of a backside. You also turned your head to look forward and peeled away – he sees everything!
I donāt recommend marking him as wrong there, he really had to choose between several different cuesā¦ keep going in the moment rather than resend from a different line.
You supported that line to 8 so nicely at 1:12!! And still had plenty of time to handle the line on the tunnel exit.
The BC on the end of the tunnel had a wider turn, you can cue a turn before he enters (or do a RC on 10 so you donāt have to do a spin or decelerate or anything). I bugged Jen about this too LOL
The RC at 2:08 was just needing you to turn your feet to the center of the bar more; it looks like your feet were pointing to the backside line so that is where he went. And when you did get the RC on the next rep, you were miles ahead for the weave entry and could really help him. That RC skill is definitely going to be useful as you get more comfy with it!!
The backside of the jump in front of the weaves was a big distraction! Handling it a bit more like at 1:30 with more connection and your outside shoulder coming forward helped. And more experience passing a jump t find that soft side entry will help too!
On the threadle on 13 – donāt leave that threadle spot until he looks at the jump (:39) you gave a threadle verbal then changed the cue as he came around the wing and peeled away – the cue didnāt override your motion away, so hold position until you see his head turn to the jump, then you can take off.
You stayed there longer at 1:36 and he got it easily š To be able to get to the blind after the 14 tunnel sooner, you can split-step away from the threadle rather than move along the bar. What I mean by that is to hold your threadle position on the entry wing – donāt move til he looks at the barā¦ then when he does, you can start cuing the tunnel (looking at the bar is confirmation he will jump it, I would be surprised if he didnāt). And while you start cuing the tunnel, you are leaving directly to 15. That will save you 2 steps or so, which are very valuable in getting to the blind to set up the FC turn for the last line.
I think you were pretty much doing the split step exit of the threadle at 2:27 and you definitely got to the blind sooner. YAY!!! Add a little decel as you send into the FC and it will be perfect (a brake arm will help too when you cannot use decel as much, more coming on that tomorrow!)
Getting to the blind earlier on 15 on that last run set up the whole ending to just be lovely! Yay! Amazing how one or two steps make such a difference on the next section of the course. Great job here!
Tracy
Hi!
>>The video is 3:35, with lots of starts and stops. Do you want me to pull out the main pieces, or do you want to see all the bits?>>
Put it all in, I can slide through stuff we don’t need to discuss, and editing takes too long š
>> when I do I feel like Iām just standing around watching her and then Iām late to get moving to the next thing. The handling always looks fabulous. How do I combine waiting, watching, and moving?!?!?>>
Experience! You know how we talk about neuroplasticity, etc etc with the dogs? Well it is for us too. You just need to keep practicing moving along the line while watching for your window. There are already sooooo many significant improvements in how you are attacking the handling! Before you run her, walk the course and think about/visualize what you are looking for her to do, and it will get easier.
Also, give yourself permission to be late! Only one of you needs to go really fast, and she has elected herself. She goes fast and you just navigate. Don’t try to be fast about it, just be clear about it. So you will be a little late at this stage, which is fine because you can move up your timing as you get more experience on these big courses š
Tracy
Hi!
>>Yep, as she got hotter she was less likely to look at the first jump. It might be a tell.>>
Yes, the heat is hard for the brain! I can relate! I have been using very cold treats for the dogs when I train in the heat and high humidity and that has really helped! No toys in the heat, it just makes them too hot if I want to do more than 1 rep.
> Plus, where do I look? Am I supposed to be connecting to her eyes like usual or do I stare at the jump?>
Look at her, a general connection, so you can see where she is looking. If she is just staring back at you, you can get closer to her or the jump to help out. Or you can put a target out past the jump (like a food bowl or something).
>> Whatās the plan for indoors? Just a food bowl loaded?
If I recall correctly, she is able to hold a stay in front of a loaded food bowl. So you can set her up on a straight line to it. You move a little laterally away and start on the same line as her. Do you forward focus cue to the food bowl (hand cue, while you look at her). Then release her forward (I think she has a ‘dish’ marker, yes?)
And we can vary your position and get you further away, and further behind her.
And when you can get a jump involved, put the dish on the other side of the jump for a rep or two, then we fade the dish out and move to a thrown reward.>>She was pretty slow on sequence 3 with all of the turns. There was no where for me to go and it was a bit demotivating I think. Itās like the AKC pinwheels to nowhere! So good practice.>>
Right! The lower bars can help and also when I do ‘yawn’ sequences with the dogs, I throw the rewards really far so they can accelerate out of the sequence.
>> Butā¦she didnāt so I just saved it. Becauseā¦that happens.>>
Saving it and continuing was the 1000% correct thing to do!
>>Multiple moves in a row are not my strong suit.
We can play with that this summer: getting two transitions in a row, then 3 transitions in a row! Fun!
>> The issue is I cannot leave anything on her unattended. Itās possible that sheās better now, but Sprite has ingested things off of her body on more than one occasion. Not just shredded it. She actually eats it requiring ER visits to induce vomiting.>>
YIKES! Ok, she can wear it when supervised only then! Does she like water (like in a baby pool or getting a bit of hose spray?). Just be careful getting her wet if the grass is really dry -we don’t want her to rip a pad.
>>The good news is I have a trial this weekend that my friends talked me into. It is 3 ish hours away and near the coast with highs expected in the 60s to low 70s.
That sounds divine!!!
>>However, both of her agility classes were canceled this week which is unfortunate. So, no weave or contact practice beforehand.>>
It is unfortunate but you’ll still be fine! She might need a little extra exercise or mental games this week to offset the cancellations but overall, it won’t be a problem.
>>I thought about lowering the bars, but I didnātā¦obviously.>>
LOL!! I always lower bars in the heat or in tight quarters (you will see in the live class demos that the dog was jumping 4 inches lower, mainly because it was so hot even at 7am). It helps them have an easier time which keeps them cooler, and it makes it more trial-like for me in terms of speed and timing.
Tracy
Hi!
>>I think itās actually the focus bc we started this with her when you were here for the seminar and she did the same thing going around it. Itās like she can stay but canāt jump. 8ā seems to help.>>
It is probably like tapping her head and rubbing her belly… can’t quite process doing 2 different things at the same time yet LOL!!
>> I also think ābreakā has baggage so I liked how by saying jump each time and her getting food it seemed to release pressure. Normally doing some stays and using the break she gets MORE amped where here she seemed steady other then my ready cue which is a rev up cue and probs donāt ever need it with her.>>
Yes, if break has baggage then you can use jump (then break until she starts releasing with no questions on just the jump verbal). And true, you probably don’t need the ‘ready’ in the training building but it is good to have a way to make her wild LOL!!!
Tracy
Hi!
Lots of nice work here too! My ideas are more about the subtleties and where we can get tighter lines:On the opening, you can move sooner 2-3 (:06) so you get a better turn to 3, so he doesn’t accelerate almost past it when you accelerate
The second rep was much better at 1:15 (you kept moving better) and now you can tell him “around” sooner: the timing will be more ideal if you say it when he lands from 2 and is looking towards 3 (he was almost at the front of 3 when you told him about the around)Nice flip over 3 to send to the tunnel!!
More timing ideas: you can tell him to do the around at 6 before he takes off for 5, so he doesn’t look at you over 5 or turn to you (:14) . You were earlier there at 1:20 (he was landing from 5) but it can still be sooner. Once he is gathering for takeoff at 5, he is ready for the next cue so you can cue the around.
The serp line is a hard exit so he had a bar on 6 at :15. To help show the line sooner, you can keep moving with shoulders open to him (facing the jump) towards 7. If you close your shoulders and move along a parallel line to the bar of 6, you will set a different jumping angle and the adjustment will cause the knocked bar. Your line was better fo sure at 1:22 – you can stick closer to the exit wing to get an even better line with collection before takeoff.
Coming from the tunnel under the frame, he needed a turn cue needed on 10 to set up the turn before takeoff so he could land facing 11. He got the info when he landed at :22 and :38. You had decel at 1:28 which totally helped and you can do it sooner: a bit of decel, turn shoulders, maybe a brake arm š as he exits the tunnel and heads towards 10. That will also get the ‘switch’ on 11 happening sooner so he doesn’t look to his left at all there.
The line from the 12 jump to the DW to the tunnel to the frame looked great with the layering! Fast and fun!
It is possible the accidental slice at 17 looked like the flip away/rear cross at :59 because you were moving forward of the wing and turned your shoulders to the slice exit wing for exactly one heartbeat (he sees everythin!) Good save!!! At 1:42 you stayed behind the wing and decelerated, setting up the wrap beautifully. A BC exit will get the last line even more easily.
>>ON the second (final) run, I sent him to #18 with āGO!ā so I have no one to complain to when he did, indeed, take off.>>
Yep! You wrote ‘cheater’ on the video LOL but in fact, I think that the cue you’ve (accidentally) trained to get the toy is when you say go facing the jump between you and the toy. You can see it in the previous video and he is pretty convinced here too. So, use a get it marker or something different than the go, to be very consistent.
Great job here!! Let me know what you think!
TracyGood morning!
I am glad you found this course interesting!! I had fun noodling around with it š
> On paper, I wanted to go to the far wing of #2 for the backside but when I saw the course on the ground, I took the nearside.>>
His focus forward on jump 1 was really strong!! This is the type of opening to try both ways – there is no “wrong” answer (ok, maybe a wrap on 2 is the wrong answer LOL!), just the answer of which is the faster line.
The reason I think the way you ran it might not be faster is because there was a tight turn needed on 1, a tight turn needed on both the entry and exit of 2, and another turn on 3. That’s a lot of turning! Handled the other way, there are turns on 2 but 1 and 3 really don’t have turns. There might be more yardage, though, so it is a matter of what the stopwatch says š
I would be curious to see him run it the other way (coming to the slice on 2 from the other wing) because I think that line will have fewer turns and could be faster. If it is still set up, and it is not a million degrees outside, you can do 2 sessions of just 1 through 5: session 1 begins with one version of the slice then the 2nd run is the other version of it. Session 2 flips that. Then we time it all and get an answer.
Nice job on the layering with the teeter! For training, you can throw a reward or have it placed out past the teeter, so he looks forward and doesn’t stop quite as far up the teeter board with you that far away.
You forgot the 8 jump on these, which makes the line a little harder on you -you added a FC on 6-7 to go to 10, which works so if he self-releases, be prepared so you can start the FC 6-7 sooner.
>>Enzo decided he was finished after #10 and left off to grab his toy: surprisingly bad behavior>>
The “Go” on the 10 jump at :21 might have contributed to the toy grabbing, be careful of your markers when leaving a placed toy! He doesn’t strike me as a naughty dog (I mean, he is not a Papillon hahahahah) so there might be something in that context that caused that.
At 1:00, you used a “go” and a similar body cue to indicate that he should in fact go to the toy… so I think it was not a naughty moment, just a bit of inconsistency in cues/markers showing up.
10-11-12 was easy for him, and fast and fun! We can tighten the turn on 13 at the weaves with deceleration and a brake arm: when he exits the tunnel, you are cuing the turn with decel, verbal, outside arm (stay tuned for more on that in the live class sequences tomorrow, it is something everyone is struggling with so I built the games around that skill!)
The distance work from weaves to tunnel to jump to frame was GREAT! Yes, the flip you did from the exit of the weaves to the tunnel at 1:35 and after that was much clearer handling.
And SUPER adjustment at 1:42 to move towards the bar on the threadle jump at 18 until he looked at it (first time, you didn’t move to it so he never looked at the bar).
The exit of 18 to get 19 was tricky – you can use a wrap verbal on the exit of the threadle jump (rather than a more general come verbal), and then the push cue was clearly the winner after it. I would also be curious to see if there is any benefit to the wrapping the 18 backside! He wraps pretty well and it is likely to be shorter yardage, so it is something to try and we can time the differences.
Great job here!
Tracy
