Jo & Honey, WCS, 1 yr old, NZ

Looking great! She looks like she is lovin’ it. Very focused and quick to react. You can make the chasing phase even more challenging, perhaps with keep the toy slightly shorter when you first try to escape her, so she doesn’t catch up so quickly and help yourself with qick direction changes. As soon as she grabs the toy, use the other hand to grab the toy closer to her mouth (as you did towards the end of the video) to maintain better tension for tugging. That also allows you to gradually let the toy slip through your fingers if she is resisting well and pulling backwards. If her sit&stay is good, you can sometimes mix that in as well. Ask her to sit as you walk away from her in a straight line (as far as you can get at the moment) and release into a straight line chase. Or if her waiting skills are not good enough yet, you can give her a food throw in one direction and than escape with the food pocket in another.

Food scatter – like a pro. 🙂

I love how expressive she is, impossible not to become happy when you see her happy. 🙂 Good job overall! I feel like you can up the intensity some more with tugging, pull a bit stronger after she first catches the toy, maybe even touch the side of her body when you do it. Usually more “pressure” generates even more active response from the dog. And even if it doesn’t – you won’t know where her limit is until you try it. So even if she considers it to be too much pressure and lets go, just start another round of chase immediately and putt less pressure next time.
If you ask her for a static postition, make sure she is always focused on you before you walk away. It is common for dogs to get distracted immediately after they have been given the reward. Wait for her to be done with it and looks at you again before “upgrading” an exercise – in your case, walking away from her.