Course training, three sessions. Every training I try to find where to put the reward after a turn, but it’s not always easy to choose right spot.

The plan in first session was to reward after a front cross. But we missed the flick and I also misplaced before that. And the front cross didn’t went well. So tried to test what would be best solution for us in that turn.

Session 2 I tried to reward a tight turn and also test if tight turn + rear cross on next jump was better.

Session 3 we ran the course opposite direction.

Looking for both advices on this spesific training/situations. But also more in general – how to plan trainings like this the best way? Typically with three sessions.

Thank you, I will test and see if I understand what you mean by fixed position!

In the mean time, here’s a quick session from the garden that I had before your answer (a little late with editing and uploading)

It’s hard for here when I’m at the «wrong» side, but may this be a good way to work through it? Would you also use fixed start position here?

Hi! Two weeks of holiday in Turkey without Zelda. Back now. I’ve read the tips in the last lessons, very useful!

When is the last day of feedback? And what of all the lessons do you think would be most useful for us to focus on?

• This reply was modified 11 months, 2 weeks ago by Inger Boldvik.

Just an extra update, new try today. Got better flow with easier setup + by throwing treats like we did in one of the jump drills we had. Just showing you a few repetitions in this short clip. Extra happy that she managed to seek away from me in that second go around.

https://youtu.be/K6uqYQJNg4I?si=qPGpoYWAGppSyBJ0

Oh, thank you for pointing out those handling things. Will definitely keep that in mind for both situations next time. (I’m sure many of the faults where I loose her in a course are mine, so need to improve this!)

Here’s the training from Sunday.

Started off by wanting to surprise her with a toy in the very first repetition. (00:05) Maybe a bit my fault as well that she ran directly to the toy? But from there I liked this session to 01:02. Felt like she both listened and collected quite well? 45cm for the jump with the turn, so maybe raise next time.

Then testing some different options. Liked the last one with the flick best and back chained with the start.

Then ran the whole course in the third session.

Any observations or advice on the handling or training methods are very much appreciated 😁❤️

And: No time for training at our big field this week. What should I focus on in our backyard you think? (About 15×15 meters)

Thank you! Here’s a new try this morning. First session on one jump and rewarding with treats. Second session on the tunnel setup, with longer distance to the jumps than last time. Tried to do this reset-thing with tricks. Better feeling this time, but I’m sure you still have some feedback to make it better next time 😊

Oh, and extra question: How would you build up better and more independent outs and ins?

Today’s training. Quite a long video to show you everything. To possibly make it easier to give feedback, here’s what I would like you to pay extra attention to:

1. The starts. Should I change something, or continue like this? Tried to walk a bit longer before «ready..» (And do you have an idea why she didn’t start on «go» at 00:11? 😅)

2. The sequencing felt good today! Worked at 50cm. Different handling options two places in the first course. Main problem was the part at 00:50 and 01:38. Very typical issue for us, actually. Especially not turning tight enough at 01:38 and finding a tunnel instead. And also not going to the tunnel with layering. At 01:54 I gave her a «forward» cue to easier run to the tunnel. Feels like this is a issue about turning tight enough and working close to me, and also be able to run independently away from me. That switching?

3. Other comments or advice to give from the sequences?

4. Last session (from 03:48) I wanted to show you some more status on the out and in, as you asked «What would you say is the hardest?» and «Is she reliable with outs in real course situations?»
The answer is no 😂 Both outs and ins could be hard. But out is maybe the hardest actually. If she needs to change her line to take an out or in (as this setup, when she comes directly at the jump), it feels like she needs me to «push/break» her line. She doesn’t fix it on verbals only. It also shows some lack of listening 04:21 (even though my handling could have been clearer maybe)