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Good morning! Happy New Year! Lots of good stuff here on this video!!
Rear crosses:
Bear in mind that these are probably the hardest handling move to teach dogs! So it is normal that it takes some fiddling around to get it right.>>Maybe using my outside arm isn’t ideal but I’m sure I can fade that.
On the left turns where he was successful, it looks like you were using that outside arm as almost a tandem turn, and then he caught on so you were able to fade it out by the end. Also, you were getting to his other side a lot sooner on the left turns (see below).
On the right turns, you hadn’t used the arm so he was still in left turn mode, plus you did not get to the new side – so he didn’t know to turn to his right.
So about the arm – yes, we can fade it, but we also want him to learn to use his peripheral vision to be able to turn even when he can’t see the arm cues.
We basically need to teach him that he *can* turn away from the original direction based on your motion alone, so two ideas for you.
First, here is a way to teach him about the motion of the rear cross, check out these 3 videos (they break down the behavior a little more):
Second – when you add back going to the cookie or going to the prop, try to be a lot sooner getting across his line and into his peripheral vision on the new side. On the reps here, especially the first couple of lefts and all the rights: you were late getting into his line of sight, so he is going to turn towards where he could see you.
Ideally, you will be on the new side and in his peripheral line of sight (at worse, at his shoulder) when he is at least one full stride from the prop, but ideally 2 strides from it. If he is less than a stride away, the decision about which way to turn has been made (and if you are still on the original side, he will turn the original direction like a FC).
I have some screenshots for you of the timing, followed by a couple of screen shots from the demo video of how much earlier you can be 🙂
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pJcx2Es9HLT3A_iCAluYWap-w0bXzP8pWfVY2X-Q0do/edit?usp=sharing
Rocking horses – his commitment is looking really good!!!
>>>>I was trying to get him revved up and a few times in the middle of the sequences I was saying ‘ready, ready,>>
I don’t think you need to get him revved up, he looked great! And yes, I think the main thing here is to clean up your words 🙂 SB is doing really well so let’s clarify the verbals:
For the wraps – you were either saying “go” (at the beginning) or “ready” (towards the end). Replace both of those with your wrap verbals 🙂 “Go” and “ready” don’t apply here 🙂 so you can now put in the wrap verbals. His commitment is strong so I think he is ready for those to be added!
And for the rewards, *definitely* clarify the reward markers! You were using “yeah” but that is not that clear if he should stop or keep going or what. He had two questions about the reward marker that you can see here:
You wanted to reward at 1:21 but he continued around the barrel because you stepped to it, good boy – the ‘yeah’ and hand in pocket is not a clear marker that he should stop, and also we don’t want it to be 🙂 This is a good place for you cookie-in-hand marker, even if you toss it and say ‘get it’.
The other spot he had a question was at 1:27 – you were a little too early on the countermotion when you tried to move into his line, he was not past you yet – but the toy was right there and moving so he was not sure where to look. So yes, be one step later to let him get past you for now, but also add a clear toy marker so he knows when it is available. If the toy might be available when it moves, he is going not be sure if he should look at the toy or look at the barrel. But if the toy is only available when you say “bite”, for example, he will stop looking at the toy because he doesn’t have to try to track when it is available or not.
So as you keep playing with the countermotion, focus on the verbals for the wraps and for the rewards, and then things will be super easy!
Strike a pose serps – also a good place to use a marker (get it, for example) and not yeah 🙂 It is my mission to de-yeah and de-yes all of us, because it confuses the dogs 🙂
>>Here’s where we’re at with the toy on the ground. I hadn’t rolled tape initially and there were several runs straight to the toy but on one of these I called him back on course. And on a few of these attempts I could see him trying to decide whether to come to my hand or just grab the toy. But he did good!>>
I agree, he did really well! It is a hard skill with a lot of handler pressure, and he sorted it out nicely! I thought on the first couple of reps you were a little too far from the jump, but then you got closer (especially when he was turning right on the 2nd half of the video) and it looked great.
>>Why did he run behind me a few times?
Because it is easier 🙂 There are 2 turns on a serp, and it is easier to do one turn LOL!! At 1:47 for example – he was coming in at a hard angle,so it is easier to go behind you plus you released the position too early (by turning your shoulders towards the toy) so it affirmed his decision. At
1:52 he was coming in with a TON of speed so it was easier to go around you (your shoulders were perfect here). He fixed it on the next reps though had lovely turns to the right!So two approaches to this:
– you can add more speed by having him start further away like you did here, but have the toy dangling from your hand rather than on the ground for the first few reps, so that he can be instantly rewarded for the turn (and not going around you) and so you can keep the toy and just use a boring reset cookie if he does go around you.– then the toy goes back o the ground, start him closer so he is not coming in as fast. That way it is easier for him to make both turns rather than go around you.
Then we will merge the two together.
Great job on these! Let me know what you think!
TracyHi!
I love your energy here! His tugging looks great!
He was very good at driving to the toy when you were not moving. When you were running, your motion was distracting- he would look at you or jump up at you. So, to smooth out his path and get him accelerating ahead even more: throw the toy about 10 feet away (not too far), but you don’t need to run yet (just walk, for now). Yes, he will win 🙂 but also he will get confident driving ahead without looking at you or jumping up. Then we can add more of your running 🙂 since he is going to win the races, you can add in the retrieve by turning and running the other way as soon as he arrives at the toy 🙂
I think he was running naked here 🙂 Having him wear a collar will help too, because you can hold him one heartbeat longer, to build anticipation before letting him race to the toy.
Great job! Let me know what you think!
Tracy
Hi!
His retrieve looks lovely 😊 and he really likes the hollee roller! It is a great toy to use for agility training because it is easy to throw and easy for him to scoop up. You can add it to agility training by doing things like playing the turn and burn game and then throwing it past you as he catches up to you. Then when he is chasing it, you can turn and run the other way, so he retrieves it 🙂 That adds turning, toy races, and retrieving all together 🙂
Nice work!
TracyGood morning and happy New Year!!
Wing wrapping is looking really good! He has strong value, is turning beautifully, and you are able to do the FC and run away so he chases you 🙂 yay!He only had one question, when he was on your right side: he want entirely sure when to start and go to the cone. To help him, you can show a definite start with arm and leg send, so he is cued to begin rather than waiting for him to offer. When your dog side leg is back, he is not sure if he should start or not. So he was on your right side here – line him up next to you (using a cookie or using tugging to get him there), you can gently hold his collar, then release the collar and step to the cone with your right leg and you can swoosh your right arm towards it too 🙂
When he was in your left side, you did take a small step to the cone (your left leg was forward instead of back, and he had no questions. You can see it at 1:59, for example.Since this is going so well and his value looks strong: he is ready to start the rocking horse games! That will be fun!!
Great job 🙂
TracyGood morning!
She’s definitely getting strong with her stays! Her first stay looked great with good duration til the release, and your motion away – but the toy was not a strong enough reinforcement in that environment. Good job changing to food for the game! Separately, try to get her chasing the toy tied to a long line or something so she will play in the dirt arena too.As you extend duration, try to keep moving further away but you don’t need to try running away yet – just a brisk walk 🙂 She had trouble when you were showing the switch to going fast. So, fast walking will help build up the stay with fewer errors.
Nice job! Let me know what you think!
TracyHi! Sorry for the delay, the videos didn’t want to load this morning. The sessions all look really good!
Serps – I think you can be one more step over to the wing perhaps, it looks like your hand was a little closer to the center of the bar. But other than that? She did a great job! Super!!!!! She is bending really well and only had one or two crimes of passion where she went to the toy instead of serping LOL!!! My only other suggestion is to stay completely stationary til she arrives at the reward – just your use your verbal ‘get it’ and don’t turn your shoulders. On serps, you will keep your shoulders open (in serp position) til she commit to the next jump (which the reward simulates here) so you don’t want to rehearse closing your shoulders.
Rocking horse part 2: the emphasis on mechanics at the beginning is looking really good! You were very connected and that really helps!
When something goes wrong… just reward as if it was right. She is starting to show her frustration by jumping on you, which we don’t want to progress to biting you 🙂 You should immediately reward ALL errors in handling as if the dog was correct b because she was indeed correct :). If you are not sure what happened, stop the session after rewarding her and look at the vide frame by frame 🙂
Looking ta her questions:
She had a question at :35 – you suddenly accelerated before she passed you and she could either knock you over, or NOT take the barrel. She chose to NOT take the barrel, good girl – your line actually looked like a rear cross cue. You should immediately reward ALL errors in handling as if the dog was correct b because she was indeed correct 🙂 Compare that to the next rep at :57, where you let her commit and then did the turn and burn, and she was perfect.Her question on the countermotion was that you were too abrupt at 1:03 by slamming on the brakes. And also, let her see the connection shift from her eyes to the barrel on the throw backs. When you did that, she committed every time. When you were too early and she didn’t see it, she did not commit smoothly (like on the last rep).
You can also do fewer wraps before the rewards: do only 2 maybe 3… once you get past 3 in a row, it is too much drilling and not enough rewards .
Remote reinforcement – yes, she looked worried about the crate here so it is possible the noise startle was causing that . She had no trouble walking away from the cookies! Nice!! And she also did a great job with the toy! Yay! She was able to do some tricks too! This skill will serve her well in the future. Stay tuned for more as we build on it 🙂
Running contacts – she was doing well with getting her feet on the mat but she found the hold thing a little boring hahahaha I don’t think it was being in season, I thirst think it was a bit dull for a girl who likes to run run run LOL! so you can tug before and after, to get her a little more spicy 🙂 I think that is all she needs to think it is more fun: a tug moment, then a couple of treats for hitting the mat, then back to some tugging 🙂
She did well with the ladder here. It was smoother when you let her take a few steps before tossing the treats, and she was doing a great job of trotting with balance and not looking at you!
She did well on the plank too – it is a little wobbly but that is fine for now 🙂 he had no trouble walking back and forth but turning around in the center was HARD for sure! She wants to turn to the right be cause it is either easier for her or she is a righty. It is possible that she is less comfy turning towards you, so you can try the left turns with you on the other side of the board and see if turning away to the left is as comfy as turning away to the right.
Great job on all of these! And Happy New Year!
TracyGood morning!
Great job problem solving this behavior – it is a HARD behavior especially with those fast little terrier feet. I think shaping it like this (a combo of shaping on the flat and targeting to the board) added clarity. Yay! You are definitely on the right track.
She was targeting nicely to the big board! I am not sure she understood backing further up the incline, and I don’t think it was comfy for her (adds an awkward front end and spine position so she was not offering much there – so you can slide yourself further away so she only has to target to it, not back up to it.That is what you did with the thin plank (slid yourself further away) – but then you did not have your legs in a “V” so she was confused at first. The leg position on is part of the cue for the pups when we shape on the flat here – at 2:5 4you reset your leg position and BOOM! Backing up. Very nice!! And the legs in a V help the pups be straighter too.
So keep going with this progression, I think she is definitely getting it! Maybe try it every other day, or every couple of days, to let latent learning work some magic too 🙂
Great job! And have a Happy New Year!
TracyGood morning!
>>I’ve been there with a wildly distracted dog, who found very little value in agility. I did so many things wrong with her,
Same here! Lots to be learned from those adventures 🙂
>>but the thought of waiting to go into the ring until I’m 100% sure my dog will not be distracted/aroused/stressed means I will never trial. Because I NEVER will know. >>
I agree in that we never know exactly what the dog will do… but with repeated positive experiences and exposures to trial-like distractions in training situations where you can control the distraction level and reinforcement, you will have a really good sense of what she is going to do. The goal it not to be able to 100% guarantee anything, but to be surprised if something goes differently than expected. But if we expect that the dog will have distraction questions, then we need to prepare the dog more before asking for them to work in that environment.
>>And I’d rather pay $20 to go in on leash, tug and enjoy and run out with success (which is ultimately my goal) than invest another year of training feel confident then to only realize I need a different approach. >>
It doesn’t take a year 🙂 And over the course of the training, you will get a really good sense of what she will do so it is highly unlikely hat in a year you will need a different approach. Going in and tugging and playing fun games on leash is a good way to do FEO. I suggest repeated experiences of that with super high success (she will tell you!) before you go to leash off or asking for agility.
>My goal is never to have her run off, I just want predictability if she does. I have lots more work until she goes into the ring to sequence. I know that. I just think she needs a lot of FEO time.>>
FEO is harder than it sounds because there is pressure on the dogs even if we don’t intend it. Before any FEO exposures, show her what will it will be like in a training environment. If she understands what will happen? Easy peasy! If everything is different : environment, things you ask for, etc – things will be much harder.
>>Stacey is a very different dog in the conformation ring than she is outside of it. I had done a ton of foundation and work and she stood outside the ring barking, then went inside the ring and did her job.>>
The two things I see that are different about conformation versus agility are:
– conformation is a more predictable sport, in terms of what will happen, where the people will be, and so on.
– conformation has the dogs on leash and there is reinforcement I(food) n the ring.In those 2 ways, conformation is like flyball! Predictable game, predictable reinforcement. Makes it easier to prepare the dogs for competition. Both have a ton of distractions, which the dog needs to be prepared for as well. It doesn’t mean one game is better than the other, it just means we take different approaches to preparing the dogs 🙂
Agility is wildly unpredictable: the obstacles are always different in their placement, the people are always in different places, different dogs, it is off leash, and there is no food in the ring. All of that makes it harder, plus agility has a wider variety of skills that need to be brought into the ring (with apologies to flyball, which I love: there are not that many skills needed in flyball as compared to agility LOL!) Conformation is similar to flyball in that regard as well.
So with the lack of predictability in agility, paired with our dogs being asked to debut while they are adolescents and at the time of life where they are least able to deal with unpredictable things… making the systematic progression into the ring and teaching her all that goes on there.
I think it is great fun to bring youngsters into the ring for FEO games at the front of the ring, as long as they love to tug and have the tools to ignore the distractions. That would be fun to set up in class, with people around and practicing the tricks and tugging you would be asking for a trial – that will totally add predictability to a relatively unpredictable environment.
Tracy
Good morning!
Maybe winter is over? I would be ok with a short winter and long spring.Serps are generally going really well – she is adding speed and zipping through the in and out – most reps looked great, and she had a few moments of going behind you at :34 and 1:36 and 3:05. You had a good adjustment of toy placement – I think the toy needs to stay there on that exit line (closer to the wing of the jump) so she makes the collection and doesn’t try to go behind you. It can be on that line and a little further from the jump, as long as it is on the tight turn line. If it is further, I am pretty sure she can see it on the easier path behind you. The other thing that can help is if you look at your hand on the serp, which gives her more of a “right here!” Cue by centering your focus on the line in front of you.
Get out: She did will here too!! Two ideas for you:
– you can release release with the out cue because the “ok” means ‘drive towards momma’. If you say “ok” then out, she gets late info on the out, and has a little zig zag moment.– try not to add big distance really quickly here because it creates questions (especially on your right, where she had t turn back to find the prop a couple of times) and the big distance made the “don’t out’ moments too easy LOL! So if the skill is coming from a small space, start by adding a step or two away for each rep (but in a variable way, so things are not just getting progressively harder) so the session ends up in with you maybe double the distance from indoors. That will help keep her question-free 🙂
And she has really great jump. Value on the parallel path game too! But I will bug you to be careful about adding the big distance too quickly here too. She did get the jump but she had zig-zag questions of looking at you then looking for the jump. And with you being that far from the jump, it was harder to get the toy throw on the line ahead – she was having to curl back or lift her head to find it. Like with the get out, make the increase in distance more gradual so she doesn’t ask questions and so it is easy to throw the toy.
I liked your rear cross set up with the fence! She had 100% success on it! And it looks like the only hard part was finding the treat on the last rep? Try one more session like this, then we can try to replace the food holder with the prop (but still on the fence like this) for the left turns. And you can turn it around using the food holder and try some right turn rear crosses too!
Great job here! Happy New Year!
Tracy
Good morning!
Wow, look at her backing up with you standing still! And doing it to an unstable surface – really nice! I think the wobble board was easier for her, maybe because she didn’t have to step up as much? But she was able to do it to the fit bone too. And most of all – she was precise and independent with her back feet, and didn’t need any help other than the cue to start. Yay!!!!The only slightly awkward movement was at :43 when she was starting sideways, so she was trying to back up AND straighten herself out LOL! The other reps where she was already straight were smoother.
This is a good skill to work on in your training rotation – you can add a little more distance, and different object to back up to. If you are going to teach her a 2on, 2off contact, you can have her back into that position on a plank 🙂
Great job! Let me know what you think!
And have a Happy New Year!
TracyGood morning!
He did really well with his barrel here at home!!
>>If I pull the toy away too soon, it seems he will just barrel (haha) into it. But if I’m too slow or late, he’s a bit slower. >>
He definitely loves this game 🙂 Yes, as soon as the toy moved, he was all in toy mode so touched the barrel. I am loving his interest in the toy, so when you are using the toy for this game, you can wait til he is all the way around then bring it out. But when you want to move sooner and do the turn and burn – use food for now, so he can sort out the commitment with possibly a less stimulating motivator 🙂 If he is still smacking the barrel around even with food, we can go to a big cone or something that is harder and moves less.
>>Then when I watched the video I realized Connor was at the wrong place again, but Casper didn’t seem to mind this time.>>
Yes, Casper is definitely more comfortable training and having his brother stare at him LOL!!! And Connor wasn’t barking, that helped too.
Was the resilience game the first thing he did at the barn? If so, click/treat for you – I always start with resilience games in different places, with pups. He was great here and it was a hard environment (note the big slam of something at the end!). So the next step would be to do the pattern game with you standing and tossing the treats.
For the sit – this was a really strong session, especially in the different environment (plus he is INSANELY cute when he pops into the sit). Thank you for the commentary, Julie, she was a good coach! I love that you all work together 🙂
Your mechanics are good – you were super quick with the click/tosses and that really helped him. In the next session, start to vary the time between the sit and the click/toss: it can be instant, it can be a heartbeat, or two heartbeats… very gradually extending duration while keeping him very successful like you had him here.He did really well with the barrel here too – he needed you to be low at first but then he had a BIG lightbulb moment at the end when you were standing. YAY!!!! Note how he did not touch the barrel – perhaps because it is not see-through, he was able to go around it better? Or maybe it was the food or new location. Either way – excellent! So the next barn adventure can include more of the turn and burn on this barrel 🙂
>>okay well he played with Mitre’s real fur toy! So I will be buying him some new real fur tugs.
So maybe that’ll be higher value than just my fleece toys when the environment is more difficult.>>I am excited to hear that he played with Mitre’s fur toy! Puppies often like to play with other pups’ toys… and I agree, you might need a stash of super high value toys that only come out on the road. I have a bunch of great toys that live in the car 😂 because I only use them in new places (and less exciting toys at home).
>>Overall I was really happy with his work at the barn! Then he got to play with Mitre a little bit, and they had a blast>>
I think all of your videos looked great, and the cherry on the sundae is that he gets to play with his friend too 🙂 All of this builds up the barn and training environment into a GREAT FUN place where he is happy and relaxed. And that is exactly what we want 🙂 You are making lovely training choices for him and we can see how happy he is ❤️
Great job! And happy New Year!!
TracyGood morning!
It sounds like she is getting plenty of activity especially lots of good sniffing outlets – that is great! Since you mentioned you felt like she needs more running before training, that is probably the main thing to add: more running 🙂 You can make it a twice -a-day thing, maybe a morning run and evening runabout in the yard? She can run around with toys, that is a great way to end the day and perfect for active puppies 🙂
>>Maybe I should ask about this. I’m planning to take her by some low key outdoor agility trials that are coming up on the calendar. I’ve done this before and now that the season is gearing up again I have those marked on my calendar for outings. Usually I don’t get too near the action and just engage her in toy play with me, walk around at a distance, etc. Should I be doing this or should I be doing something different or in addition when we go?>>
I think that should be fine, and fun. It is a great opportunity for resilience games, especially the pattern game to give her a framework to explore the world around her!
Have fun and happy New Year!
TracyGood morning!
He was pretty happy to be working these skills here, must be recovered from his party weekendHe is doing well with the wraps – I think on that last rep you were fading the sit (or asked for it really quietly) so as you fade the sit, you can add in the backside wrap verbal like you did with the slices here. The backside slices and threadles all looked really good! The next step is to fade the plank 🙂
>>In general am I looking for him to look organized on his take offs and to be efficient in his lines/wraps? His conditioning has definitely improved, but he was pretty good about handling himself over jumps before so it’s harder for me to see changes there.
Yes to efficient, tight lines, and also better collections coming in at speed. Also, you are looking for powerful organization as he takes off and strong hind end use – not pitter patter foot work 🙂 You will actually be able to hear it when working on mats – you will hear the power of the push off. You should also see him being able to keep his balance better because core strength is pumped up now too.
>>How important is the 3 jump zig zag? (Obviously I need to take this one on the road or wait until the snow melts)>>
I think it is important for balance and strengthening 🙂 And for some dogs, we take it to a 5 jump zig zag! He might be able to do the five jumps – it is SO HARD but he has the strength, flexibility and structure to do it. Definitely will be fun to try in the spring!!
>>After fading the organizer, do you bring it back for general conditioning or if you see Jumping issues? And if you do, do you ask for the sit again?>>
Separately from the jumps, I use the plank for tight sit work – that is highly recommended by all of the PT vets and conditioned experts I’ve worked with. So it can be just tight sits on the plank, and then moving in and out of tight sits, etc. And I do cycle through the plank with the sit with jumps as part of the conditioning routine. For example, the dogs are on a bit of a winter break. But then to get them ready for more agility in the spring, I will bring these games back out to help refresh the skills.
Great job here! Let me know what you think!
TracyGood morning!
Wraps were a good way to get back in the action! Her commitment looked good! I heard you adding ‘bye bye bye’ at the end of the session: is that the front side wrap? You can add in the wrap-right and wrap-left verbals at this stage.
My only suggestion is to be clearer with the toy mechanics. Keep the toy in one hand, and scrunch it up a bit. You were switching hands which delays your cues and gets her looking at your hands, Also, the switching and the size of the toy also inhibit your arms from being used as strong cues, so there were a couple of moments where she was not entirely sure if she should go to the cone or stop at the hand. You can also have the toy in your pocket or around your neck – that allows your hands to move freely. And since this is not a precision reinforcement skill, you can praise then take the toy out when you want to reward.
RCs:
>.I, too, will blame the RC. It’s upsetting my stomach as well!
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>>My husband: At least ONE of them should be hard for you. *Me: smirks and flips him off*>>Ha! Hopefully the rear cross is the hard thing and the dog walk is easy LOL!!
Using the prop: leave the prop version of this game alone for now – she doesn’t get it with the prop, you are trying to move even faster, and you are both getting frustrated (she totally reads your energy changes as punishers and deflates, even when you still give her the toy) getting you and her frustrated.
The cookie toss version went better – she did not immediately re-engage after eating the cookie, but that might be fallout from the frustration earlier in the session and her reading your energy changes if it is was not perfect. Do a couple of sessions where you move slowly but get into the correct line of sight, which is when she is successful. When you added more motion, she was struggling so don’t add a lot of motion yet.
Cleanse the palate on this skill, so to speak: play the cookie toss version of it, don’t use the prop for it, and also check out the other ways to train this skill (scroll up to Dec 22).
Get out: The out looks really good! She did a nice job of going to the prop when cued, and NOT going to the prop if you didn’t cue it. Yay! We will be building on this skill in coming weeks, so you can maybe do one more session but it is a low priority for now, since she nailed it.
Parallel path: It would be lovely if we all had a short winter and your snow melted!
She is finding the jump really well. Her line looked best when she was in a stay, coming up the line on your left side. The right side was harder because there was less room – rather than saying ready, you can line her up at your side (nothing wrong with a good ol’ cookie lure for that LOL!) for the next rep so she can get n the parallel path on that side too.Serp game: She is driving in really nicely on these!
You can be closer to the jump, be close enough to touch it with a bent elbow so she turns before she gets to the bump and not after she is over the bump. When she is moving away from the camera (like at :56) you can see that you are pretty far so she gets fully over the bump before starting to turn. Changing your position to be closer will get her bending before the bump.Speaking of lining her up…she did a lot better with the line ups on this session when you tugged her into position or cued a sit without touching her, rather than moving her around with her collar. Whippety ears tell the story: up high when tugging into position, pinned back when you move her by the collar (or coughing from the collar pressure). So, do hands-free line ups so that she is comfortable with that element of it,. You can use a cookie to line her up too!
She was super successful on all reps here – and I can see her argument on any of the errors. She had 2 broken stays, but on both of those I think you were a bit unclear because you were talking the whole time LOL!
Her only other question was at 2:49 when she threadled instead of serped. I can see her argument that it was a threadle, based on her line up and your hand position when you extended the arm and released her. You can reward that moment, she was not just running to the toy – her position and your position did not really show the serp and she did come hit your hand. So when that happens, it is likely that the dog is seeing a different visual , and changing the position will help clear it up.
Great job on these! Let me know what you think!
Tracy
