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>>Hot weather is a bummer for agility training LOL.>>
So true!!!!! I am out there at sunrise to get a little training in or if I need to video anything.
The handling video looked great!
You can place the toy out ahead on the go line – on the first rep, you were looking ahead and hustling, so he pulled off the line. The 2nd rep had more connection and you were closer to the line so he got it : ) Nice GO rep at the end too!
Nice wrap at 1:08 – great timing and he turned his head before takeoff then drove back around the jump. SUPER!!!! Lots of speed and a tight turn too.
The RCs were a Goldilocks moment:
First RC – too late – yes it was the right turn verbal and you were a little late getting into the RC line, he was a good boy!
2nd time – too early – you held back too much by the tunnel, then had to hustle which ended pushing him off the jump when you were too early.3rd time – just right! You accelerated onto the RC line and let him get past you (because he drives ahead really well) so he saw the motion AND the pressure on the line, so he got it. LOVELY!!!
On the backsides – You can accelerate into these more too – it will definitely help you to not wait for him at the tunnel so you can be passing the center of the bar of 2 before he takes off for it – that can help him set the line more smoothly. I am not sure he needs the outside arm when you are relatively close to the entry wing, but it sure didn’t hurt to use it!
Wow, he is looking good on his mountain climbers! He was super happy to drive up the board to the cookies 🙂
You can start to add tip, a centimeter at a time, but ever-so-slightly changing the position of the upright that is holding up the end of the board. Make the addition of tip soooo minute that he barely notices. Place an insanely high value reward at the end of the board (same place you had it here, but the best possible reward) and lead out and face him like you started here… then do one single rep. Make the entire session that one rep so he can get a huge reward and doesn’t have time to think about that the teeter moved a centimeter 🙂
The wobble board is also going well! Yes, you can move it to the patio stones (at sunrise or after sunset LOL!) so you can try putting something under it like an empty water bottle that might crunch a little. And so a super short session of that (adding noise) because we don’t want him to start thinking about any of it 🙂
Great job here! Let me know what you think!
Tracy
YAY!!!!! I give you both a giant gold star because the double tunnel was weird (he was like, “really? OK.”) And then a big YES to the parallel line where he took the finish jump. Huzzah!!! !Good boy!!!!
>. Poor Kaladin charges out of the tunnel expecting to go straight and I call him to send him back into the tunnel and then ask him to go straight. It got cut out of the video, but I was running the parallel line (and using the inside arm) and he did stay out (after a question) for the jump.>>
He was a good sport LOL!! And yes, a little question, but that was probably the double tunnel causing it and he probably would have gotten it nicely in flow. It looked like your parallel line and high dog side arm worked perfectly!!
>> It also had no good way to approach the teeter which was gamble obstacle #1.>>
Lordy, the angle of approach to the teeter as designed was not great (you were really good about helping him) and also I would be worried that a handler with less body awareness than you would run into the teeter on the way to the finish line – eek!!
Great job! Thank you for the video!!
T
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>.Seq 1. Mookie wanted to do a backside at 8 and I needed to reinforce taking the front of the jump with my “close close” vc with my wings tucked in>>
Yes, an da left verbal as he is over 7 can help him turb better for 8 as well,
>> I also needed to work on his turning out of the tunnel to jump 6.
Yes, that is a good one to work on – start the physical and verbal cues when he is still 6 feet away from the entry!
>> Buddy who is much slower nailed it. For Alonso who is a learning phase I needed to emphasize coming “in” jump 2 to 3 but he understood my vc and physical cues and nailed this seq also.>>
Yay! Good boys!!
>>Seq 2.Mookie nailed this seq 🙂 Buddy needed a stronger “in” verbal for jump 3, the rest was great. I worked jump 2 to 3 with Alonso separately before putting it together and he did great. He turned nicely out of the tunnel.>>
Awesome – that threadle wrap is a hard skill and I am glad they did really well!
>>Seq 3. This was the hardest one for Mookie man. He needed support for the backside jump 4. >>
BIG eye contact until you see him arriving at the outer edge of the backside wing will help!
>>I really needed to work to get the turn on jump 9. I decided to work stuff separately for him then put it together and he was fine.
That one is hard too – it requires a lot of deceleration on the part of the handler, to convince the dog to decel and turn 🙂
Sounds like Buddy and Alonso did really well too!!! And I am glad that the flyball is going well 🙂
>> For Mookie any extra advise on controlling impulsivity would be very helpful 🙂 I do warm him up with ball throws and reward him with his ball after every run and training run.>>
My guess is that he was not being extra impulsive… you were probably late or not connected enough LOL! When I feel like my dogs are being impulsive or not doing what I ask, the video shows me that I wsa just late for the needs of that dog. For example. even though Elektra and Hot Sauce are basically the same size, I need to give the cues to Hot Sauce a LOT earlier and more forcefully to get her to turn. Turning Elektra is like waving a feather, super light and easy so I don’t have to be as early or connected 🙂 So definitely watch your videos – I bet you will see where you need to be a lot earlier for Mookie 🙂
And using a ball is good but bear in mind that the presence of a ball is going to make him want to run far and on big lines (in anticipation of the throw). So you might want to use a different or less exciting reinforcement that he will come in closer to you to get, which should make turning easier 🙂
Great job! Thanks for the update!
TracyYES!!! That is SO COOL!!!!!!!!!!
(Remember we have a mental management live tonight, we have good stuff to talk about!)Hi –
This went really well!
You can lead out further so you can do the BC 1-2 sooner. Great job sending to 3 and then easily getting the BC at the exit of the tunnel. That set up a lovely backside push and you kept pointing your feet forward, so he found the #6 backside nicely too! Yay!You had your “out” verbal at :11 but trying to get out from behind the tunnel positionally, so he was still coming towards you – the outside arm will be very visible to him as you layer the tunnel and that should get commitment to 7 so you don’t have to get that close to the jump.
Great job here!
Tracyhttps://youtu.be/3nuKg9acWew Pop out#3
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He was responding a lot better on this than you gave him credit for!! You can smooth out the opening a bit:Lead out past 1 to set the line to 2 rather than push away after he lands. Then you can give him his in cue for 3 sooner (he was really good there!)
Backside was good 4-5!
He was not able to get the next backside at :17 – as you were moving to the jump, you were saying moo moo moo moo (which pulls all of his focus to you and the front of the jump) then at the last moment gave the push cue but it was without connection so he took the front (just too late for him to make the adjustment at that point). You turned him around to send to the backside, but it looked like a slice cue and you tried to turn him as he was over the bar… also too late for him to do correctly so he dropped the bar trying to adjust. Be sure that you either keep going or reward! Stopping is a punisher for him (and for all dogs) and it stresses him out especially when he was reading you correctly like he was doing here 🙂
T
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The opening looked good – nice blind 3-4 (after the tunnel) both times!! That set up a really nice backside! Try not to rotate towards him – try to keep moving to the next line, that can help him see the push better. Note the difference at :34 when you kept your feet facing the next backside – he got it easily! You got stuck behind the tunnel a tiny bit, so you can use your outside arm to commit him to the 6 jump as you pass the tunnel. The rest looked lovely – super connected and that really helps him find the lines!!Tracy
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On this opening, as he is looking at 2, you can turn your shoulders more so he doesn’t look at the weaves and can go directly to the tunnel – you can give him a left verbal or a name call, but you don’t have time to say ‘yes’ 🙂
For the tunnel threadle at 5 – I think a tunnel threadle cue will really help! It can be a separate physical and verbal cue to help the dog know to pass by the obvious end of the tunnel. You were calling his name and saying tunnel, so he didn’t know to ignore the tunnel entry he could see. The tunnel threadle can look similar to a jump threadle cue in terms of upper body rotation and arm use, and you can add a different verbal to it as well.
Great job staying in motion even though he was in the other end of the tunnel! It keeps him in the game and then you nailed the entire middle section from 6 through 14. YAY!!!! Gorgeous!
Great job staying in motion 15-16. The blind to 17 works well, and then you either have to send him way away to 17 (so you can get the wrap then out run him of you are staying on the backside of the tunnel), or get closer to 17 and do a FC there to get him on your right for 18, then flip him away on the flat to get 19-20-21. The post turn caused him to pick up an extra line – great job getting the ending line by continuing then sending him back in the tunnel!!
T
https://youtu.be/Ycj65ZuaOQ4 Course1. Not too bad. I was late a few times.
Hi! This run also went well!
Rather than say “yes” at 2, tell him what to do (he didn’t know what you wanted there) – you can start saying tunnel as soon as he locks onto 2.At :11 you sent him right into the wrong end of the tunnel by saying “tunnel” before he was past it. Good boy! Do you have different cues for the different ends? If not, keep him on your right til he is fully past the wrong end there.
Nice job staying in motion and parallel to the tunnel on the 9-10 line so he found the entry really nicely! That allowed you to set the 10-11 line from ahead, also really nice (11-12-13-14) – the layering there looked great!
Keep moving 15-16, you hesitated then threw in an extra blind 16-17, then things came off the rails a bit – be sure to reward him 🙂
https://youtu.be/8g2WY2KqupcCourse 2 I sent him right to the off course jump😂😂
Hi! This one was the same as the video from Jne 29, let me know if it was meant to be a different one? Here is the feedback from that video:
Hi!The RC at 7 worked nicely here aand you sent brilliant to the 9 tunnel. VERY nice! with more practice, you can get him to llayer even more
GREAT JOB layerin the weaves on the big juicy tunnel send!!!
>. After videoing I figured out how to get the 180 after the 2nd backside>>
Do you mean at 13? The way this was set, the around wrap at 13 was the best option and it set up a GREAT line to 14 and the 15 backside that was so far away. Great job cuing it, Jeri, and great job finding it, Moose!!!! Very proud of him!!!
>> I had a little party. >>
The party was perfect – he was nailing really hard lines!!!
15-16-17-18 looked great! When he exited the tunnel youtold him to go, which is a straight line cue – so he went straight and found the other side of 19. Good boy! I think a ‘get out’ tp push him away to get 19 will be easier for him there.
Lovely work!!!!
Tracy
