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  • in reply to: Brenda James 4 and Ember 20 months – United States #19413
    Brenda Kelly
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      Usually he has a much better teeter but we were both a little high. When he breaks like that I get a bit out of sorts. Also he usually nails weaves but on that turf he got the entry, but slid right through the hole.

      This one is a little calmer run.

      in reply to: Brenda James 4 and Ember 20 months – United States #19412
      Brenda Kelly
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        Here you go. Overall he did pretty well. Thoughts? Will garb a trial video too.

        in reply to: Brenda James 4 and Ember 20 months – United States #19354
        Brenda Kelly
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          So I am including a Post to show you what kind of anticipation, freeze and gameplay tactics we have been using. Also, trying to show you his target behavior and how are use it in conjunction with other training. He does these things very well generally. And we have issues as we move into a trial environment. He will also do quite well when I am working multiple dogs. Anyway, let me know what you think of this and if we should try doing some other types of games and if this fits your idea of an anticipation freeze.

          in reply to: Brenda James 4 and Ember 20 months – United States #19291
          Brenda Kelly
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            So doing some nose, work things with him as you suggested. We will see if that bears fruit as we work in other environments. As for how working with food can frustrate him. As an example, I created a stationary (active) target behavior that I can use food with. I used it to help teach turns, and it really helped him for a period of time, versus using toys. The food made him more thoughtful, but because the toy was out of the picture and he wanted it he got frustrated. if I use the stationary target behavior with food a few times too many witches say three or four times without a toy, he will bite the bar instead of jump. Obviously that’s a terrible behavior that I don’t want him to practice so the first time he ever did that we just stopped and I figured out what was going on in his head so now if I want to use that technique, I will generally start the session with a toy, maybe use the active behavior once or twice and then re-introduce the toy or allow him to get the toy after the stationary behavior. That seems to be a good compromise for him. Everything becomes more difficult for him. When I add motion he has gotten a lot better and I’ve tried to be as gradual with adding it as I can without completely holding our progress forward. I have to find a way to work with him as I believe, this will always be a part of his personality, so need to find ways to channel it, not necessarily control it, or try to entirely suppress it. He has had difficulty working through start line stays and keeping bars up when I absolutely must run hard down a line. Any other games or suggestions you have would be appreciated.

            in reply to: Brenda James 4 and Ember 20 months – United States #19270
            Brenda Kelly
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              After thinking about it, I think I would like to just stick with James for now. He by far the more challenging of the two. Let me know if I need to create a different topic name. In the meantime, I created a sampling of some gameplay with respect to the food games. I am really looking for ways to help him be more functional in stimulating environments. I have worked on a large variety of strategies and techniques and looking for any additional insights/strategies you may have. He struggles with when I add motion of any kind, so I am trying to be strategic and when and where I move on course to keep his head from blowing off. I included some commentary with the video, so let me know if there are some games you want me to specifically focus on or anything else you want to see.

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