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Yes – it is emailed and also will appear in the Course Syllabus the day before the live class. You should have gotten 3 emails about the class so far – if they didn’t come through, check your spam and see if they are hidden there?
Great job in class tonight!!!!
Tracy
Hello and welcome! And I love your pup’s name ๐ Welcome to agility – you are in excellent hands with Tina!
Enjoy!
TracyHi! She is adorable and brilliant! And the cat is hilarious ๐
Good tugging mixed in with the cookies here n the foot target video! And she is doing well with the foot targeting, the prop is perfect!!
She got a bit of the Big Mad at you (indicated by her borking at you LOL!) when you added more distance – she wanted you to help her out and give a physical cue. To help her offer more without you having to move to cue it, you can toss the reward away from you, past the target, so she leaves you to get itโฆ then she is likely to hit the target on the way back – then you can toss it further away from you again. I think she was sticking closer to you because the rewards wee coming close to your, so she wanted to stick where the rewards are (smart LOL!!) Changing the placement will help get her offering without you.
That being said, though, you can also start the send game added tonight which is a cue to go to the prop ๐
>>I would fade the clicker next time and just used โsearchโ (my version of โget itโ)>>
Yes – the search can totally replace the clicker here!
The hand target is also going well – she was happy to hit it from anywhere! Love it!! And you get bonus points for rewarding her when she touched it, even when you were not quite ready with the cookies LOL!! And yes, one bork of rage when you were a heartbeat too slow. Ha! The cat also has an excellent target and was not as angry because she got to play too ๐
And I love that she can go from cookies to the tug so nicely – this is lovely!
For the next session, have the target I your palm so your hand can be relatively flat. And, extend your hand all the way away from your body, locking your elbow, so she goes to away from the front of you to hit it (this will set us up nicely for the game we use it in, coming up in a couple of weeks :))
You can fade the clicker from this too and just use your search marker (although your clicker mechanics were great here!).Terrific job here! The new games are posted, I am excited to see more!
Tracy
You can add in holding the target in your palm so it is easier to match up the hand touch she is already learning ๐
T
Wow beef heart and salmon is really high value! One of the games we added tonight has a 2 toy game, where we go back and forth between 2 toys ๐ That can help! It is the wing wrapping foundation game (it is the 2nd demo that has the toys, after the food demo).
T
Hi! Great seeing you in the live class ๐
>>And oh yes, she did a little air chomp lol. She can be sassy! Sometimes she barks at me โ Iโm sure weโll get some instances of it in this class, so Iโll be curious what you advise when that happens. Iโm not sure if itโs frustration or just personality.>>
The clack is usually an excitement thing ๐ And sometimes the barking is too! Or it could be frustration, we will take a look and see! I like these spicy pups!
Tracy
Hello and welcome!! I am excited to hear more about your baby Pug!!! I love pugs ๐ Keep me posted about how Indy is doing!!
Enjoy ๐
TracyHi!
>>So this body form seemed odd for me and maybe new or very old for a backside for M.
Maybe you would watch both vids in succession first?>>Watching both videos – I donโt think the outside arm or not was the question, it was more that the bar has a lot of value so when you were not ahead of her enough on the first couple of reps, she scooted in front of you to take the bar. When you angled the jump a little and moved more to stay further ahead, she got the idea really nicely!
So keep the jump angled for a few more sessions, and move even faster up the line parallel to her path, while maintaining the good connection. The connection is important, and the opposite arm is only necessary if the dog is having a lot of trouble reading the connection. I think when your connection and motion was clear, she did really well so you might not need the opposite arm at all.
>>So instead of doing that separately, I tried adding it in as she got the backside more and more. Then dropped the toy behind me for the counter motion towards the end of our session in vid 2. And you can see how thrilled she was to GET her favorite tuggie.>>
Yes – that is the correct reward placement for this. The timing should be very early, as soon as she is arriving at the entry wing, you can drop the toy in (and looking at the landing spot will help her take the jump too :))
>>At what point should I straighten out the jump? Gradually with maneuver complete?>
Gradually, inch by inch, when she is closer to 90 or 100% successful. Should be pretty soon, that second session looked great!
>>You know, I think there are times when I need to push her to work in the heat and the sun a bit beyond her comfort level. Because we work and trial in HOT, 90+ degrees, full sun.โจI do believe she needs to be conditioned to it, even if itโs just 2+ minutes.โจWhat do you think?>>
Well, yes and no. You can give her some time in the shade between reps so she can cool off. Also, she is a puppy so her brain and body is not able to regulate heat like an adult dog would be able to, plus if she is hot AND trying to learn something, her brain will prioritize the heat and will focus on cooling off more than learning the skill.
Plus, when they train or trial in high temps, there are a lot of accommodations for the heat such as keeping them wet, or cool coats, or shade, then a 30 second run, then back into the shade ๐
So yes, eventually, more heat acclimation will be useful but for now it is a slow careful thing so you donโt overheat her puppy brain and body.
>>Mochiโs is While in a Down backing up/crawling backwards..Verbal is Beep,Beep,Beep, followed by a Rollover, followed by Dancing in a circle standing on her back feet, followed Jumping in my arms, all while Iโm standing straight up. >>
That sounds adorable! Please get video!!!
>>I was thinking of adding Barking on Command to Achoo, but you said that would get her to bark more>>
Yep, barking on cue will risk more barking for dogs that already bark LOL!! So, beware of that trick unless you like a little extra noise LOL!!
๏ฟผGreat job here!
TracyHi!
She did really well here too! She definitely liked it better when the cookie moved more after the first couple of reps (not surprising for a whippet LOL!) so you can keep tossing the treat as a reward after she touches it. This nose target game eventually does get used with a toy and will have more action – stay tuned for more with it in a couple of weeks ๐ You don’t need to keep practicing it now that she has the idea, we have lots more coming tonight!
Great job ๐
TracyI know, it is a pain getting back in the swing with youtube! And sometimes youtube misbehaves, making it annoying LOL! But it will get smoother and then you will have all of your Kishka videos in one place ๐
Hi!
She is so cute! I love her! She did a great job with her foot targeting. I think after each cookie she was not sure if she was supposed to come back to you or touch it again. No worries, we can clarify that for her!
Start by standing closer to the prop, so it is more obvious to her. When she offers the touch, you can say ‘get it’ (instead of the click) and toss the treat off to the side for her to go get ๐ then when she turns back to you, the prop will be right there and she will probably offer it. Then you can say “get it” and toss the treat the other direction.The ‘get it’ marker can replace the click at this point, because ‘get it’ will tell her she is correct AND tell her where to go get the treat. This will serve us well in upcoming games!
And good job adding tugging in! She definitely likes it, so you can tug then trade for a cookie to get the toy back. We will eventually add a real “out” cue, but for now you can just offer a trade (cookie near her nose) and see if that helps her give it back.
Great job here!!
TracyHello!
>.For the Accordion setup for Bazinga, should I start introducing a bar?
>Should I do a set of the regular setpoint and add a bar on the last jump before I do this new game?Yes! And also yes – do it as bar 2 on the set point first to introduce it to her and see how it goes. I am sure it will be fine ๐ Then us bars from jumps 2 and 3 of the ladder. If that is fine, you can use bars on jumps 2 and 3 of the accordion. Bar 1 can still be a noodle, because she is so little ๐
>> If so, what would you recommend I set it to? My jumps donโt have jump cup strip. They are a single, slideable cup. I think I can approximate 4 inches (it may actually be a little lower than that). My bars wonโt lock in on the cups though, so they will just sit in the cup.>>
Yes, try to approximate 4 inches and see how she feels about it ๐
>>I missed the beginning of the class chat this week about Weaves & Teeters & Contacts. Will these classes ever be offered โliveโ again or should we sign up for the independent study versions?>>
The might be offered live when we get closer to spring, so folks don’t have to contend with snow!
>>Should I be signing her up for group classes to get her used to a more distracting environment>>
Yes!!!
>> or should I wait until the MaxPup4 class?
No need to wait, the next MaxPup 4 will be in the late spring.
>> We are going to a puppy seminar this week with Dudley Shumate and Iโm curious to see how she does in that environment. Iโm going to bust out the super bowls and Resilience games when we get >>
You will have a blast! And yes, bring all your pattern games ๐ Dudley is great about reinforcing dogs and handlers so I think you will both enjoy it!
Tracy
Hi!
>>. However, outside the ring, she was nervous. We tried some pattern games, but with the grass and my selection of treats they didnโt work so well. Neither did our rally run thru. Just too much for her.
The video doesn’t have any of this, so some ideas to try:
– higher value treats, really delicious stuff that she doesn’t normally get
– adding distance between you can the other people and dogs
– if the gass makes it harder to find the treats for the back and forth patten game, you can practice in grass more frequently (I find big pieces are string cheese are great for use on grass). Or, you can do the up and down game where you put the treats on your shoes ๐She did really well with the run through! My only suggestion is to clarify the contacts for her – she does not seem entirely sure where to stop, so she is trying to decelerate and line up with you. Ideally, she goes to the end fast and independently – you can use targets to help her with this. And targets are great during run throughs – and UKI allows us to put targets down during an NFC run!!
The sequence work went well!
On the first sequence here – remember to line her up on a slice to be facing 2, not directly facing 1. Goo djob working on the timing of the verbal and FC before the tunnel: on the first rep, you were a little late. On the 2nd rep, you were too early ๐ She saw the connection break when you started looking forward as she landed from 4 and was coming off the line to you, reading the BC. The third rep was really strong (1:41) – you had clearer connection to commit her to the tnunel, your verbal was timely and your outside arm was coming up to start the rotation all before she entered the tunnel. And it produced a nice turn on the exit!
2nd sequence – really good slice lineup on 1, she read 1-2 really well!
Strategically, if you are going to blind 4-5, you don’t need to be that lateral on the lead out because you got too far ahead on 3 (and a little on her line for the BC 4-5). Youc an stay closer to 1 and 2 and send away to 3, which makes it easier to get to the blind 4-5. The blind itself looked really strong!!!3rd sequence:
I like that you are trying all the blinds!Yay! At 2:29 you were too early with the BC – it was finished as she was just getting out of the tunnel, so she was correct to not take the 3 jump. To get the timing, you can make connection on the original side as she exits the tunnel and when you see her look at the #3 jump, you can start the blind.>>Question: Iโd like to try to use the snuffle mat for decompression after runs. Is this something that can be waiting for her in her crate when we are finished or does decompression work best outside of the crate?>>
Great question! I think the snuffle mat works best in a quiet place, so in the crate (as long as you are supervising and she doesn’t eat the snuffle mat itself LOL!) or near the crate are both good.
Great job here! Let me know what you think!
Tracy
Hi!
We can get her set up with auditing if she is interested. She can email support@agility-u.com and the tech crew can help ๐Tracy
