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She did great ignoring the human! And the RCs went well too: when you moved forward to the center of the bar (plus the verbal) she got it really well in both directions. You were early on the first one to the right but then you adjusted beautifully.You can give yourself more room between the wing and jump, like 20 feet or more, so you have more running room (gives you more time to get the RC in).
She is ready for the backside wraps in the next session (and we add another variation tomorrow!)
>Don’t laugh at my mesmerizing look on my face when she didn’t slip. I’ve got the hocks rapped.>
Was this the first time she wore her speed socks to do agility? She did GREAT with them on, didn’t seem to be too annoyed by them 🙂 And she is already moving more naturally – very glad she did not slip! The wraps on the front feet will make a huge difference on the turns too, because she probably uses her feet and carpals extensively to turn.
Great job here!
TracyHi!
Hope you are not getting hit with all that bad weather!!!
He did great with the layering game here! No problem staying out on the line to the jump, no problem coming in for the tunnel when you cued it. You can start cueing it sooner: as he is approaching the jump, do the FC and cue the tunnel. That will be *challenging* because that effectively adds countermotion on the tunnel entry, but I think he can do it 🙂 And add balance of doing a FC on the wing or a tight wrap cue, then cue the tunnel and not the layering.
>Feeling like I’m really behind on the lessons!
You are not behind at all! You are in the correct week, and we will build on some fun stuff tomorrow too.
Great job!
TracyHi!
>Oh boy did we have some challenges. She was not getting the concept at first. She would wrap the wing and then just go on past the jump to the MM.>
Yes, serps are HARD because it seems more natural for most dogs to stay parallel to us.
Pulling away from her (almost like a post turn, turning your shoulder away) got her to come in over the bar, but for the serps we want you to be able to keep moving along a line parallel to the bar.
You can help her come in to the bar when you do that by keeping your feet pointing to the reward like you did – but rotate your upper body at the waist towards her, with your dog side arm held out back behind you (like the Strike A Pose game :)) Think of it as having the center of your chest pointing to the center of the bar. You can also rotate the jump more so that as she exits the wing, the bar is totally on her line (it will be 90 degrees from the original position) – your line and the reward are the same, but finding the jump is easier.
You will want to keep moving while you do this, but keep moving very slowly at first – it is hard for baby dogs to read the upper body cue versus the lower body cue.
>found myself switching between the occasional “tight” along with “come” and “in”. Both “come” and “in” would be more appropriate directional cues on a serp for me. I also had to throw a few rewards so she would come over the jump towards me.>
Mixing it up is good, it helps her stay focused on each cue rather than going on autopilot 🙂
>One of my biggest struggles was engagement with her. She would wrap the wing and I would make eye contact with her, but she wasn’t looking at me AT ALL! Just kept heading towards the MM. She is bossy and confident so she just trotted to where she wanted to go….such a mess >
Actually… not a mess at all! In a perfect world of handling, the dog always looks at the line and never at us. So if she is looking at the line, then she is on the right track! Now we have to show a ‘bigger’ cue (more upper body rotation) to be able to change the line to get her to come in over the jump on the serp more easily.
Nice work here!
TracyHi! This location gives you a ton of room – super!
Rear crosses are definitely hard and he was being such a good boy! It is possible he is not used to you getting super close to him on a line – when you tried that on the first couple of reps, he pushed away from the pressure of you being close. That made it hard to show the RC line, because he was best at committing to the jump when you were a little further – but then if you tried to push in fast, he pushed off the line. Pretty normal Border Collie behavior LOL!!!
Since he is sensitive to handler pressure and we need handler pressure for the RC… I think adding more distance between the wing and the jump can help. If you can spread it out to maybe 25 feet between them, then you can start close to the wrap wing, and as he is exiting the wrap: you will have room to accelerate forward towards the center of the jump. That acceleration should help commit him to the jump. And if you keep your feet running to the center of the bar, that is showing RC info nicely! Don’t try to cut behind him til he is taking off for the jump – yes, it might be late 🙂 but that is fine because you will be committing him nicely and building up his love of you being very close.
As he gets more comfy with the pressure of you running up the line to the center of the bar, you will be able to cut in behind him sooner – when he has passed you and is heading to the jump, you can change to the other side then keep moving forward.
Nice work here getting the toy in to him to get some really good RCs going! Let me know how it goes with more distance to get him driving ahead!
Tracy
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>Watching this video today, I’m shocked by easy it looked. Apparently I deleted the half dozen or so reps where Ellie ran full speed into my shins instead of turning into the tunnel. I think she finally figured it out by watching Mason do it, not by me showing her what I wanted with handling>
Yes, it looked great! You broke it down really well and she looked super strong. The FC to turn to the tunnel was a little late – ideally you would be turning before she takes off for the layered jump, but it is hard to be timely with an inexperienced dog because you don’t want to pull her off the jump when trying to get the tunnel. And you were stationary after the FC which helped her get the tunnel. Is it possible that you were late enough that she didn’t really ‘see’ the tunnel at all and came directly to you (ouch)?
Since this went well, you can add more distance between the jump and the tunnel. And remember to balance things, so sometimes you cue the tunnel and sometimes the jump. Keep her on her toes!
>This brings up an issue we’ve been having. It seems that Ellie patterns things really quickly.
>It seems like after 2 reps, Ellie is on autopilot and isn’t really following me, which means I’m not really training her anymore at that point.>Hard to give specifics without seeing the video(s), but in general this happens when the dog is used to training sessions being a lot of repetition without a lot of variety or balance reps. So yes, after 2 reps, she has figured it out and at that point she settles in for the next bunch of reps and it doesn’t really matter what you do as much.
>We’ve been working on the rocking horse tandem turns for the past few days. Our turns were wide and choppy, so I kept changing my mechanics a little with each rep, e.g., waving my hand, lowering my hand, slowing way down. Despite this, Ellie kept doing the same thing and every rep she actually ran faster! At some point I thought, there’s no way she’s following my cues.>
Yep, she figured it out and was expecting a bunch of reps of the same thing, so kept doing the same thing 🙂 Dogs read context brilliantly!
So how to break that cycle? Add a LOT more variety and balance! Do one rep of the skill you want to work on. Then the balance rep once or twice… then back to the skill. If you don’t want patterning then you won’t want to do a lot of the same things in a row (which is what gets more patterning).
Mixing things up in the training will prevent patterning and is also very interesting & exciting for the dog! One rep of the tandem turn… then one rep of FCs rocking horses. Then a race track around the outside! Then a tandem turn. Then switch side and do a tandem turn. Then FCs! And so on. It will challenge your handling because you will not be able to do something 5 times in a row to sort out the handling 🙂 but it dosn’t have to be perfect! It is better to get a series of good reps than to do the same thing a bunch of times.
>For the rocking horses though, I feel like Ellie is in her own world after the first rep.< Tons of options on the rocking horses for mixing it up! And you can change the distances along with changing the handling. Lots of variety! >I’m wondering if you have any general advice for how I can structure a session to keep her focused on following my cues.
Should I change the sequence in some way after every 2 reps? Or maybe even every other rep? >Adding in lots of balance reps, changing sides, and not obsessing on tightening something up if it means doing it 5 or 6 times in a row – because I agree with your assessment that at that point, she is probably not responding to the handling. And I am fine with not requiring the dog to do something over and over, 5 or 6 or 7 times. That drifts over into drilling (even when the intent is to improve handler skills) and changing things up is a lot more fun 🙂
> For next week, I’ll have the zig zag and the wind in your hair both set up in the yard. Would it help to do one zig zag rep, then one decel/wrap rep, then come back to the zig zag for the third rep?>
I think those are too different – just a couple of reps of zig zag are needed, and within those reps you can change your start position and change her start position. For the upcoming wind in your hair, you have a lot of options: straight (with different handler positions), rear cross, backside wrap, front side wrap. And on both sides! Variety is the spice of life and will help keep her engaged to read the cues.
> if maybe there are some very basic foundation games we can play to build more of the connection we need for following me and looking to me for cues. I’ve been trying some shadow handling while walking around in the yard, but if I turn away she often wanders off or goes to look for Mason>
I don’t think it is a connection issue at all – sounds like there is too much repetition, so she just goes on autopilot. Most of us humans do it too in circumstances that are very predictable or repetitive (we do it by pulling out our phones LOL!)
Nice work here! Let me know what you think about the ideas to keep changing things up!
Tracy
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>Judged again today, so minimal opportunity for training, but we made it work at the end of the day. >
Good for you for getting some training in!
>She got to hang out with the handful of us course building, which was valuable learning in itself about not jumping on people and minding her own business running around with her toy.>
Yes! It is a great opportunity for sure. And music playing in the background is a nice added distraction.
I love the high energy rewarding when she gets it right! This was a good session. Yes, her left turns at the beginning looked really strong. She needed a little support to the tunnel on the first rep of it, but was perfect after that.
Right (tight) turns were definitely harder: I think right is just the harder side for her in general. You did a good job trying to set up more success. Helping her with the toy on ground was good – you can replace a toy with am empty hand cue on the other side of the wing, to begin fading the toy out. Then you can fade the hand cue too. Another approach is that you can also move the position of the wing so the tunnel is less visible and further away. Or turn her to her right around the wing, but going away from the tunnel – that would be on the same set up side as you did the left wraps towards the tunnel, but start her on your left and send to the side of the wing between the the wing and tunnel, if that makes sense 🙂 That might help her process the right turn mechanics with the tunnel nearby but not looking her right in the face 🙂
> And ooof! She learned that going from anti-slip tunnel to turf requires some self regulation! (To be fair, pretty sure she did the same thing her very first rep doing a tunnel in the dirt arena).>
Yes, she also slipped on the 2nd rep there (but not as dramatically as the first time). I have found turf to be challenging for whippety dogs (higher center of gravtiy perhaps, compared to a BC?) , especially if it is the turf without infill (this looks like the ‘flatter’ turf). When I train or trial on it, I wrap the pointies with Powerflex, flyball-style, so they don’t shred their feet trying to grip and so they don’t splat themselves 🙂
>She’d already met all these people while we were course building which made for some good learning about dealing with interruptions and I think she made some good choices at the end there.>
She did well with the distractions, they were HARD! Good for her for hearing a ‘bang’ in the background at 2:24 – she looked but otherwise was able to wrap the wing. SUPER!!! And when people were talking (including talking to you) – also hard! I agree, she was able to make good choices.
About holding her collar:
I agree, it doesn’t help her make a good choice but it prevents a bad choice while giving you a moment to decide what to do 🙂 The jump up cue was smart – she enjoys it, it changes the arousal state in a way that directions engagement back to you and away from the environment, and you can even do multiples as, yes, a pattern game 🙂 Patterns don’t have to be cookies: they can also be repeated moving behaviors (hand touches back and forth, spins, jumping up, etc 🙂 )Great job here!
TracyHi! This went really well!!!! You did all sorts of hard stuff mixed in with the fast lines. Super!!!
The tight blinds were really nice! Nice job with the exit line connection – as soon as he changes sides, you can move the toy out of the way a bit. You kept it pretty obvious til he got to you, so he was not sure if he should grab it or not 🙂
First race track great!!! Perfect connection and line of motion!
He came off the line when you turned your shoulders too soon on the 2nd race track – he just needed more support to the far wing, one more step – you supported more on the next run but didn’t need quite that much motion towards it. You can split the difference: go past the first wing and be super connected – when you see him looking at the far wing, then you can turn and head the other direction.
The figure 8 FCs looked good, low arms were good and the connection was lovely!
> I need to find someone to yell at me and my flinging arms.>
I don’t think there was a flinging arm problem here! You might have felt weird because your arms were moving, but they are moving low and smoothly in a way that helped him.
Arms moving to the jump during countermotion worked well – they were following his line as you moved away. And you were not flinging or pointing ahead so he had no questions when you did that.
A really good example of good arm use is from 1:46 – 1:53.
At 1:47 he exits the tunnel, you are running and pumping arms, and connected. At 1:48 you do a blind and reconnect with low arms and clear exit line connection. Then at 1:49 you deceled and turn your feet to the next wing, and your arms help ‘swoosh’ him past you to the FC on the wing you are cueing while moving away. Then at 1:50 you resume your connected running to get back down the line to the tunnel.That is not the only example – you had multiple really good moments like this!
There was only one blooper: He took the tunnel at 1:40 – you were wanting the wing but disconnected and your right leg was way back, which turned your body to the tunnel line. He took a long look at you and decided it must be the tunnel
Compare to when you re-sent him at 1:44 and your right leg stepped to the wing – no questions at all 🙂Great job here!
TracyHi!
>I’ve been keeping the barrel close bc she really cuts corners and shoots for the actual jump even when I’m doing what I’m supposed to.>
That is a good send to work on, then: sending her away to something even though you are right next to something. The connection will need to be BIG and be sure you are not getting pointy with you arm: generally the pups end up taking the jump and not the barrel when the arm is too pointy (turns your shoulders to the jump/away from the barrel) and connection is too much looking at the barrel and not directly at the dog.
>I’ll keep working it. May be the only thing I do this session lol!! One of my dogs is going to like SERPs!>
Serps are super useful!!!! Have fun!
Tracy
Good morning!
Yes, the rear crosses went super well! When you add in the Go reps for balance, make sure you stay on the outside the wing so she doesn’t rear cross on those too (looks like she turned away at 1:59). You can add in backsides and also RCs the other direction.She did have a question about finishing the barrel wrap – I think part of it was you were sending her then stepping out to the side, so she was like “where are you going” LOL So keep facing the barrel and you can rotate, but stay on the line rather than moving to the side, and see if that helps her out.
She is doing MUCH better with the serps, yay! Yes, angling the jump helped but you were kinda of angling it the wrong direction, creating threadles not serps for most of it – she should be coming towards you over the jump, not jumping away from you over the jump. I put the angling progression here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b6iyjH5R6DMxshGGxkM4H6ngreC02k59-vHDAFxVCwk/edit?usp=sharingThe reps at and after 2:45 were correct when you moved the barrel in line with the jump – but that was the flat angle again, so you can start the next session with it angled again as a refresher.
And with it still angled… add more motion! The start barrel should be further away and the reward should be on the landing side line but also further away (when it was too close, she would hit the wing). You can keep it somewhat angled until you can basically run through the serp, then work on getting it back to the fully ‘flat’ position.
Great job!
TracyGood morning!
>Someone started a tractor to move it which spooked all the pups a bit, pretty normal reaction but they all got over it after a quick startle. But then the judge’s 9 year old daughter appeared from where the tractor had just disappeared and Beat did lose it a bit barking at her. We had the girl go out and come in a different entrance but same thing so I just leashed her, kept her moving and playing her pattern game until it was clear she wasn’t just going to get over it and then put her up so we could finish course building. So it was at a trial, but pretty unique circumstances and I think the main trigger was the tractor. Had her outside the next day while the little girl was just milling about and no real reaction.>
I agree, pretty unique situation and probably a bit of trigger stacking… she could get over the tractor surprise but the appearance of the kiddo tipped her over and she struggled. Moving her away and getting her outta there til her body could return to baseline was the best thing in the moment, and then do more stuff like pattern games with kids around will be helpful. Sounds like she did well with the kiddo the next day!
In hard situations, you can also whip out decompression tools (moving her away to a snuffle mat, for example, or moving away to a massive throw of treats in the grass) as getting her to breathe and eat can be more helpful than pattern games. It is something to experiment with, and the behavioral outcomes will help us decide which tool is most effective. Adolescent dogs are interesting in that this can also change day by day, and you can also consider breaking up training sessions or play sessions in arousing environments with decompression moments to help balance her internal biology.
>We did some work on the rear cross exercise this afternoon. It was quite warm and she’s definitely not acclimated yet. There was a several minute break of sitting in the shade between working the first and second directions, so this is essentially two sessions.>
I guess we have all gone directly from winter to summer! It is so hot lately!
> We struggled a bit with the warm up exercise of just having her drive ahead to the jump.
It looks like it might have felt weird to hang out at the wing then accelerate – on rep 1 on each side (1st rep on video and also at 1:25), you were waiting for her to exit the wing and then when she did, you didn’t really accelerate then turned away, pulling her off the jump. That overrode the go verbals because motion is all-powerful 🙂 Good job rewarding her anway because she was paying attention to the handling. When you had more motion forward to the jump, she found the line really well. You can hang out at the wing then be connected as she exits and run forward, pumping arms like a sprinter (no need to point to the jump if you are connected). She should blow right by you on the straight line 🙂
>> When doing the rear cross, she found it easier if I moved faster and was really running/driving the new direction rather than trying to move slower and be less distracting.>
Rear crosses are actually pretty hard in these early stages! And yes, the best reps were at 1:11, 3:28, and 3:38 where you were moving up the RC diagonal towards the center of the bar. The motion along that line is the main cue for the RC and on those reps, you really delivered the info and she got it in both directions! Yay!
When you were not moving as much, or trying to change sides early – it was not clear enough info and she turned the other way. So I think your motion driving up the RC was not distracting at all, I think it was helpful to her. Keep getting right on her tail to put the RC pressure line info in play as early as you can. One of the cool things that the Whippet brings to the table in this mix is that there is no “bubble”, meaning that you can get as close to her as you like and the pressure won’t push her off the line like it might with BCs or other herding breeds.
If you end up getting the backside of the jump, that means you pushed the line too much and get ahead, which indeed cues the backside (the advanced version of this game adds the backsides :))
Great job!!
TracyHi!
> We had him at 6′ between the jumps….but on these at 6′ he doesn’t look as balanced. Maybe it is because of the movement of the toy…>
I think he did well, especially if this was the first time with the moving target! This is really challenging from young powerful dogs and I think he was lovely. You might see some interesting choices at first but it is all about him sorting out his mechanics. He was working hard to balance the ‘step in’ on the first jump and control his core, and he had tons of power over 2nd jump. He was not off balance, I think you were seeing perhaps more power and speed that he was bringing to the game.
>.maybe I should have done a couple just with a food bowl. I might go back and try that this afternoon. What do you think?
I don’t think you need to 🙂 What you can do it lead out a little further so the toy is at least 8 feet past jump 2 when you release him – it was a little close especially on rep 1, so he had to figure out how to stop pretty quickly 🙂 And as you are moving, have the toy dragging from the dog-side arm so you are not over-rotated back to him.
Great job!
TracyGood morning!
>As far as the lateral lead outs, I was sort of testing how much support she needed, so you’re right, I definitely should have rewarded when she came with me since I was really pushing the edge of how far I KNEW she could commit from.>
I think she can get it from that distance if you slightly rotate to face the tunnel entry more. You can also help her out with a toy right at the tunnel entrance 🙂
>And as for the FedEx guy, I think he ran because he was legit afraid!>
Maybe! I thought he was running to get the package placed when she was coming back to you.
> It has gotten quite a bit better recently, partly because of working the pattern games with her in those situations, partly maturity, and also partly because I take her with a buddy most of the time now. My terriers may have their faults but stranger danger isn’t one of them!>
Perfect!!
>>As for managing it at home, I can take a slip lead out with me and close the gate to the potty yard (since she also nailed herself rushing through the gate). I have a good old agility table I can use as a station, though may need to rethink where I put it>
This all sounds good. Country dog living does make it more likely to get big responses when someone shows up randomly. Has she ever had a big response in a dog sports environment?
Keep me posted 🙂
Tracy
Good morning!
>I made a cheat sheet on a post-it to take outside with me and then addressed all of my issues from last session.>
Post-its are awesome! I also text info to myself LOL Anything we can do to help remember and plan is great 🙂
>On the ladder, I moved the jumps to 8″ locked in. I added more motion with dragging the toy.>
The first rep was really strong! On the 2nd rep, he touched the 1st and 3rd bars – possibly a tiny bit of rushing because you started running more or sooner? Hard to tell from the camera angle, but also nothing worrisome. Having the bars a little higher definitely produced jumping form, so you can leave the setup like this to revisit for a session or two in a few days.
The turns on the blinds were looking good! Your timing was earlier and when you stayed closer to the line between the wing (like at :24 and :45, for example) he turned nice and tight! Staying in motion after the cross got good driving through the cross, even when you ended up a little past the wing.
In this setup, you want to stay nice and tight to the wing to get the best turn, so you can go a little closer to the tunnel then decelerate into the blind at the wing. That will both cue the collection and keep you on a nice tight line.
Good job adding the sprinkler! You turned your shoulders away from the line a little too soon on the first rep at :52 so he turned with you. The rest of the reps were much better in terms of supporting the line – I bet you didn’t need to get as close to the middle jump, as long as you faced it for one stride longer.
Great job!
TracyHi!
>Frankie had an amazing weekend! She was amped & engaged for every run and we didn’t do any FEO! We did 3 runs a day. This is the location that we had the most trouble at 2 years ago and I skipped it last year.>
This is fantastic! I am so excited for you!!!!
>We played the remote reinforcement game about 20 feet from the ring until we were closer in the lineup. Then we switched to volume dial games outside the gate. Lots of barking on cue! She even did some “middle” line ups in the ring AND barked in the ring before we started!>
She is kind of the opposite of Bazinga, in terms of getting her ramped up before the run: Crank Up Frank 🙂
>The errors were mine and she dropped a couple of bars but I think the dirt was slippery. It felt like when you stepped, the sand compacted but then the sand beneath that compressed sand moved underneath your foot and I could feel my footing slip a few times.>
Yes, deep footing is especially hard for small dogs.
Standard 1 looked strong – she was running with a huge stride and was especially brilliant on the line that took her right past the crowd at the front of the ring. Nice save at :31 – I think she read it as a rear cross based on your motion converging in a bit. But you were connected and saw it happening, so you immediately changed plans and kept going. Excellent thinking on your feet!
JWW 1 – lookd strong too! You can try for more FCs and BCs, just to push harder! Weaving into the corner of the ring is a common and also annoying 😂🤣AKC challenge so definitely help her by going all the way to the end of the weaves with her.
Super nice Premier JWW 1 – you were connected and worked every line really well! She got a really hard weave entry and you went with her to the end, which really supported her line. Super!
T2B on Sunday – also super nice! She was really good on the start line with the giant walk through happening behind her. That might have contributed to the bar down: she was jumping directly towards that ring, you were accelerating and maybe not quite connected enough – she tried to balance her stride there by adding one more stride. but it didn’t quiet work so she hit the bar.
Sunday standard – she was flying! Nice run! Was the fault for taking an extra jump after the weaves? It was hard to tell because your motion did present that jump.
Did you want a left turn wrap at 1:00? You got a rear cross, similar to what happened in Saturday standard – she is reading converging motion as rear cross cues. So to get the wrap, you can stay further away from the jump, even pulling away a little, so the is no convergence as you move into the wrap cues.
She looked a little more tired at the start of her run in Sunday JWW but mentally was still with you and very engaged – the run was great! She really picked up steam and you really drove her. I love the blind at the end! Did you hear the big loud noise at :45 that she completely ignore? Super!!!
Great job on these! I am excited to hear about your Nationals adventure!!!
Tracy
Hi!
> I’m leaning towards CAMP because submitting homework keeps me accountable & moving forward. Otherwise, I seem to get stuck in a perfection-illusion loop!>
Yes, it is good to get feedback! And the MasterClass site is available whenever you want, as opposed to CAMP which is the summer only.
I am so glad she did well at the trial!! She seemed very comfy there and it is a loud, busy environment!
> When I watched the video again, I do think she was waiting for me to release her and she thought what I said was “break.” When I think about it, I saw her expression & her face said it all, she really thought I released her.>
It was an honest anticipation, she is the best girl 🙂 Watching that video again, you can also set her up on a slice at jump 1 so she has a straight line to 2. She was straight to 1 which creates a turn to 2, so went past it as you move in. The rest looked great!
On the 2nd video:
Clearly the 8″ class is the CUTEST bunch of spicy nuggets – look at the dog leaving when she was coming in. SO CUTE! Anyway…Nice lead out and rear cross in the opening! You can start from a stay after the reward – things got a little sideways when you tried to run with her, and she got ahead. She loves her stays so you can use that to your advantage, to get ahead of her and show the line.
>She had a great run on Sunday too. I did the volume dial after I warmed her up and when we got closer to the ring, I switched to the up & down game with treats on my shoes at the gate. She did tug the leash on the way in (which I was happy about) and she let it go when I unclipped it which is perfect! She let me drop it & gave me her attention. Then she did “middle” line up for me at the start jump.>
This is great! It is possible that the pattern game is the sweet spot right before she goes into the ring, for optimal arousal!
>Next stop is the Boston Nationals! I am going to stick to my guns and stay FEO for novice JWW. I could try doing FAST as In & Out (no toy) and see how she does with playing once we get to her leash at the end. That would be a first attempt at in & out for us.>
FUN!!!! If the FEO in JWW goes well, and the FAST course has a smooth easy line and an easy send: you can totally try a longer in-and-out. FAST is a short amount of time anyway, so if there are lots of good jump/tunnel options then you can create a smooth course including an easy send, then get out.
>I have some crazy news! We are picking up a hitchhiker on the way home from nationals!
>OMG this is the CUTEST jumping bean!!!
>He is my hubby’s puppy and I’m going to try hard not to steal him, but I think he needs to learn agility foundations at least for his well-being & happiness>
I think you will end up stealing him hahaha but also yes – definitely do agility!!! I can’t wait to hear more about him!!!!
Keep me posted on Nationals!
Tracy
