Hi Polona

Just a short video to ask you if this is what you meant, to build the startline.

As you can see, few spins, tell him stop, at first he chose to lie down then opted for a sit later…..and I build on this?

Thanks

Hi Polona,

Thank you for all your insight above, will definitely work on being a little less sneaky with the startling and opinions out the exercise.

I did these little exercises in a totally new field, hes never been there. I took him out his crate walked around a bit, toilet and put him back in his crate and took him.out after about 15 min to do the tunnel and two jumps….and leter in the day we did it joined together.

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Currently we train, about x4 a week at home. Small sequence stuff, tunnel x2 jumps maybe weaves, we have just finished 12 poles and literally 5 is min. X1 at the field slightly longer 5 jumps weaves tunnel. At the field will start with a toy and then change to food when needed. Home we train with food.

Currently working on SS and DW.

I have sent in two different exercises, one at home one at the field. I have kept in the part at the field when he clearly had a im not playing with the toy moment…and if I had done a second session I would have enough out food.

Question, Does he need to learn to tug, tugging at home in the house is no problem when hes happy. Will do simple tricks for tug reward. Have included x2 food toys i am tthinking probably the lotus ball, as he seams to tug on random things, dish cloth, piece of leather, old sock.

He is usually a maniac at home, he barks spins runs around, never settles, dart after the other dogs, can listen to simple instructions. So because he is brainiac in work we do those exercises, correct?

And why do you prefer i do them.out of the gardenm

Hi Polona, nearly didn’t recognise you running at AWC, your hair is so dark now! great to watch you as always.

Kenya, is definitely slowly growing in confidence. food throw, although she is still a bit reluctant to get it off the ground, she is moving in the right direction. RUN RUN RUN is no problem for her in back garden with dogs as you can see – so i was puzzled that she struggled to do with the wing/cone. I didnt use RUN RUN command, as that is the DW command.

Hi Polona
So the tugging has been going well inside the house….so we moved outside, first attempt she was a little hesitant, but I continued with happy and praise for small attempt. When she is unsure you see she goes around the garden, around 45 sec. The next taped session, was woohoo much improved, in the back garden, she was more excited even when she ran off she came straight back to play, played with both toys too. Much harder bites and longer tugging. I even got to hold her chest, which I could not have done in first session.

Morning
We did a little play with, tug wrapped around her food pouch, she is definitely more interested although now biting in and actively tugging…but wagging her bum and a little more enthusiastic, but is did forget to feed her from the ground. I just held her chest with ventle pressure, also with the hand pushing we are getting harder pushes. I attempted the food throw again, on the path….She didn’t want the food off the ground (I will work on that) which was also better

THANK YOU POLONA – will work with your suggestions over next few sessions.

pushing between legs – yes she quiet forceful, the herding/circle thing she does comes before she starts to shut down…will try get it on video.

have a great day.

Hi Polona,
so we are off to a slow methodical start…Kenya is not good with jumping into onto me, she seems to be bit stiffy, but again I think second session with me on the floor she seem to do it a bit more interactive with me, just in general.