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Hello and welcome! He us adorable!!! And 8 months is a perfect age – the blue merle pup is about 8 months in the demo videos, so you can watch a slightly older pup too 🙂
Have fun!
TracyHello to you and baby Sequel!!!! I can’t wait to see more of her in action – she sounds like a big personality in a little package 🙂
Hi!
The moving target is going well, and it is accomplishing the goal of getting him striding out with his head down. His only question was about the release to it:
He had a little trouble holding his sit with the moving target so you can toss a cookie back to him to reward the stay when the toy is on the ground (at first) and moving before the relase (eventually :)) to help solidify the stay with the moving target. And you can add the next step of doing this on a jump!On the Minny pinny, he is doing well too and definitely turning really well! Yay! You can add in holding his collar and saying the verbal a few times, then let go – that will both tell him when to start and allow him a couple of heartbeats to process the verbal before he starts moving. That will help especially when you add in the turn-away moments.
Great job here!!!
TracyHi!
>>Shall I do both exercises and resubmit?
You can if you like, but we have new stuff coming tomorrow so you can also move forward and leave this for another time – he is doing well!!
>>On the ladder: I did stand him for a few reps and it was ugly. At one point you had said you thought he might benefit from a standing start, so I tried it. I’ll go back to the sit-start.>>
Yes, the stand start can be great for sequences. For the grids, the sit is a bit better for him because he is more balanced and can push off immediately from his rear. And, separately, definitely work on a square/balanced stand so he is more comfy in it and not acting like he is being murdered LOL!
>>I had so much trouble with the lap turn around the wing that I didn’t submit it. I think I will do some reps without a jump then try the jump again.>>
Sounds good! Definitely send video so we can sort out why he was struggling.
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Hello and welcome!!!! I am excited to see more of JuJu!
>>I am telling myself to work at my own pace and not worry what others are doing:) Always a real struggle for me not to compare what I am doing to others. I am writing it down here so I can see it when I need it:)
TOTALLY relatable!!!! Work at your own pace, let the puppy grow up, and the results will be great. And get off of social media so you don’t see highly edited videos of puppies doing very advanced things hahahahaha
This is also why I will be posting videos of my new pup – I take it pretty slowly and I will probably fall behind LOL!
>> but she will be baby level and step 1 for any shaping.
Perfect! Everyone should be starting at step 1 regardless of age, and then you will be surprised at how easy it is to get to step 2 🙂
Have fun!
TracyHi! I am so excited about your pup!!!
>>. She’s a little sensitive when meeting new people but is either indifferent or likes other dogs which is new for me!
The resilience games will help with any sensitivity!
>> I might have to actually work more self control with her (we’ll see as she develops) but if so that will also be new for me LOL!
We slide in a lot of self control, without actually calling it self control LOL!!!
I am excited to see more of you and Lu!
Tracy
Hi! I think both Prytania and Annalise BOTH enjoyed the dock diving LOL!!!! Fun!
And if she is worried about the fake dog, no need to try to get her to go closer to it – she was like “This is weird, I am OUTTA HERE!” lol! Yes, it was weird to see a stuffed dog LOL!
>>The stuffed dog was there the day before and she paid no attention to it. Then she noticed it Sunday morning. Puppies are hilarious!>>
That is such a typical adolescent moment LOL!!!!
Very nice job with the rear cross progression! On the first video:
You and I both laughed the same exact laugh and say “good try” when she went directly to the toy on the first rear cross rep LOL!!! The toy was a little too visible outside the wing – you can place it just past the landing spot, tucked into the wing, so it helps her take the bar before going to it. This will help when you switch to the left turn rear crosses (I think she is ready to see that now!)Big light bulb moments on the 2nd video! Be sure to keep your feet pointing to the bar as apply the RC pressure – the first 2 reps had a little too much foot turn so she had to run a bit in front of you, and then the next two needed a little more pressure to cue the turn sooner.
3rd session – I think she has the idea now!! Yay! She seems ready for you to put a little more pressure on the line for these now: run forward more to the center of the bar, so you are showing the pressure sooner and so you also won’t be left as far behind as she drives past you 🙂
Great job! Let me know what you think!
TracyHello and welcome! Pesto is adorable 🙂 And his sister is in a lot of the demo videos, so you will get a view of how these Pizzas play the games LOL!!
Have fun!
TracyHello! I am excited to see you here and that you have joined the crazy world of 2 puppies at the same time LOL!! It will be a blast! Reacher is adorable 🙂
Tracy
