She really can do all 12 but we are in a group class so the 2x2s came out for others that are struggling so we did them with those in a straight line. The newness of the equipment had her ???? Like, "I do what with these?"
Weave girl, weave! Another bit of a back track with her because of that. She normally doesn't look at me so much for help! So you see I just look her line about 6" in front of her nose and let her figure it out on her own.Haha same! Introducing ourselves to all the things is fun to get a taste and prep ourselves for when we are ready to focus on it but Rip and I are narrowed down to agility and obedience this year. Would love to do barn hunt and Nosework more but too many things so we will come back to those later. They will be great for her when she's older!
Oh woops, I didn't even see that you commented since it was the last post on the previous page and then I was quoted on the next, haha. You are fine! I appreciate the feedback. We actually did walk the course but all at the same time so it's a bit hard with everyone right behind you doing the same thing. We walked it for the numbers. Then walk it to see what our dog sees. Then walked it where we would like to cue. Then walked it again for where we will be. My problem is, I really don't know exactly where she will end up just yet so I do one thing in walking the course and she does something different (and I think that's just part of her learning what to do). She usually takes off from a mile away from the jump and jumps big, as I've seen a lot of dobes do. But yeah not enough groundwork yet for me to get a rhythm of where she will be and where I should be and when I need to cue (since she jumps so big it feels like I'm cueing so early but in reality it's not for her). I think it will all come with more time and actual space to work on individual pieces with jumps at home like I do with some of the other foundation skills that don't require much room at all!
Yep! With a puppy it feels like every practice is a different day lol! So hard to predict her. My trainer said I need to stop assuming she will do one thing and not the right thing. You can hear her (trainer) tell me when to cue her to check, which is her signal word to collect. We have done exercises of sending them over the jump with us right on the other side and they have to drop in beside us and bring that rear over in order to not hit the bar. We've done exercises to wrap the wings (a pinwheel of jumps!) And that was a lot of fun, Ripley loved it!
That's the target work we've done at home with her kuranda bed. She runs forward of me and then is supposed to set her front feet on the floor with her rear still on the platform. You can opt to do contact training like that or only reward on the ground to keep their nose down. If they are a big fast dog you should do contact training because they WILL fly off the obstacle. Little dogs seem to have it easy, they just run full speed and touch the contacts naturally lol. She's translated our DIY at home platform contact training pretty well to the A Frame! We don't have an aframe at home so it's just been a lot of practice at home and then using the same word at class. The second time she tried to target off the side lol so I body blocked her slightly and leaned forward to help her out a little. Then she thought she couldn't move her rear legs from the contact so she stretched to put her front feet on the floor and practically was downing
They are so silly when they try so hard to do it right but maybe goofed up a little.Oh for sure isn't a gender thing! She has come a really long way from being distracted like that! She used to run around and jump on the wall to visit people that were there picking up their dogs from daycare (5pm class so ... everyone!), run over to the seats where everyone else is sitting watching inside the ring. Run up to the kenneled dogs... So this is actually super minimal for her
. Every week is less and less. Shes been coming right back, gets rewarded and then gets to play on the obstacles which is much more fun and rewarding than sniffing some semi cleaned up dog pee from daycare. 
Thats what I've said to my agility friends that it feels like dancing. Well, my art skills that I've been gifted have all been put into my hands for translating on paper or canvas and missed my feet entirely. I'm no dancer so this has been "fun"
Thats what I've said to my agility friends that it feels like dancing. Well, my art skills that I've been gifted have all been put into my hands for translating on paper or canvas and missed my feet entirely. I'm no dancer so this has been "fun"
My arm would go in the right direction but my hand would just flop around aimlessly. Talk about mixed signals! They look more deliberate in recent video's haha!
I'm excited for you guys to test out a bigger space and really let lose!
I may have to go book a ring rental myself, now, haha!
I think you posted a video of that. I replayed it about 5 times in slo-mo, it was breath-taking! I couldn't understand how Rubie quit liking the sport, but you said it was reactiveness? Or do you think it was the tight spaces between obstacles? I can't remember now, but I'll never forget her jumping in that big space taking those jumps like she was flying. Glad you have Fast Cats to let her rip!
Of course! It's fun to talk dog stuff with others, especially training that leads to fun dog sports! Do you ever plan to compete with Moo? or can't because of his leg? I think it'll be a while before we hit a trial. Just having fun learning honestly! I don't feel rushed at all with agility. My instructor said she wouldn't jump Ripley at max until she is 3. If/when I wanted to trial, to do preferred at 18. So many working parts there's plenty to chew on each week so we are both enjoying the process.Thank you for letting me live vicariously through you
Rubie goes ZOOOOOOOOOOM.
Wow so you worked in a really tight space in the beginning! Impressive!! I see what you mean about Rubie not liking it when you have to set her back up to take an obstacle right. She just wants to go faaaast! I heard my instructor talk about this a little with a dog and handler in her intermediate class. He broke his start line stay and then was mad at his handler for not being where she should have been (if he had stayed) so there was a bit of nipping in frustration. Looks like Rubie shuts down a hair when she's frustrated. I laughed at her taking off with the tug and not coming to you to tug. That's so Ripley.
Alice handles BEAUTIFULLY! It's frustrating none of those runs were Qs though... these dogs!!Rubie goes ZOOOOOOOOOOM.
Running other dogs and having someone else run Rip would be a fun challenge in the future, too. It's very different seeing your dog out there and how they respond vs being the one 'in it.' Running other dogs helped me figure out where I was communicating too much or not enough.
. In this small space and her speed, there's no room for error. I say, "break! Ripley, check check" all in half a breath 
It's a miracle I can do all that and remember what foot to move when and where. Sometimes I don't, but it's all part of the learning process! We also worked on teeter with it half way up, the highest she's gone so far as we are slowly increasing it, but decent BANG. Ripley did great! Hubby forgot to record 
It feels like I'm trying to learn how to drive for the first time but starting with an F1 car. 
Yep! It's something our instructor has us use (can be any word really) but it's very easy to blurt out multiple times in a short span and distinguishable to the dog with the CHeh and hard K sound. It tells her to collect and immediately turn to me. We have used it for wrapping wings too. Leslie had a good point that wrap wrap wrap is a little harder to get out.
Speed demons!
