Thanks, Polona! I’m so happy to see Lyric running with speed again! 😀 For months on end last year it seemed she was always hormonal, slow and totally unfocused. It was very hard to train anything. Now she’s really having fun!

I think the startlines were a bit better today – still not Lyric’s favourite thing, but overall less stressful.

Today Boss and I played some food games. This was something new for Boss 🙂

Thank you! Looking forward to trying more short sequences!

This is from a couple of days ago – we added the white numbers. If Lyric breaks the startline, should I just reset her as I did here?

Thanks, Polona!

Yesterday we did play the ball/wait game using the length of the field. I hadn’t seen today’s comment, so we still had some problems with dropping the ball……but Lyric had a blast 😀 It’s funny, because she’s never really had much interest in balls. She sure loves these!

Thanks for the sequences. Today we tried the grey numbers on the first sequence. Lyric was happy to run. Ice thought it looked like so much fun he ran it too 🙂

Hi Polona,

I’ve been having a little trouble staying motivated to train – it looks like it will be forever before we actually get to go another agility trial. Today, though, we finally got to leave the house and head to the agility field. 😀 Ice was playing the multi-ball game and Lyric wanted to join in. This time she was okay with offering and holding a sit

Thank you!

Today Ice and I played food games. Ice had a blast! We ditched the leash because it was getting in the way and Ice didn’t seem inclined to wander. 🙂

Thanks, Polona. We’ll try that.

The first 2 COVID-19 cases were diagnosed here today. I’m sure we have more but testing has been very limited. Bermuda has totally shut down. Airport closed, no buses, no ferries, no school…….pretty much everything except the hospital. I can’t work from home, so it’s business as usual.

Hi Polona,

Sorry – I had minor surgery and couldn’t train much for a few days. Lyric was happy to play the multi-ball and food-throwing games 🙂

We can’t totally take a break from real training because of previous commitments but can certainly cut back. This weekend we had a seminar here in Bermuda. Lyric had moments of brilliance, but was mostly slow and un-focused. She’s pretty happy until we start running a sequence, then loses focus and drive.

At the moment I usually bring Lyric into the ring in my arms, drop her and run. I don’t ask for a start line unless it’s really necessary. We have been working on sits, mostly away from the agility field. I reward her for offering a sit or a sit and wait (no sit command, just spontaneous sits). She likes the game.

My ideal routine would be to bring her into the ring tugging on her leash, let her offer a sit, praise the sit, detach the leash, continue to praise the sit, lead out, release and run.