Linda's Special Contact Method

[romeosangiovese]

From what I've been reading in the earlier posts, would it then be some kind of colour discrimination thing for the dog?

I'm asking because our contact equipment is generally.. green. All over. The contact areas are defined by colour on the side of the equipment only where the dog can't possibly see (and I think maybe the thin slats). I know, sucky! Sometimes I think I get called on missing contacts because it can be so hard to tell!

I've been training 2o2o but I'm growing increasingly concerned with the impact on the shoulders when they slam into that position, or because they are so concerned with getting it right, slow to crawl on the down side. So am exploring RC abit.

[SheltieChe]

As Rosanne DeMascio said... I have problems with 2o2o, I am not reliable at them, forget the dogs
wow, green! I think it is the worst color dogs could see. I remember we discussed colors of equipment with SG and science still not quite sure what and how exactly dogs see and discriminate but yeah, blue and yellow seems to be best combo... I know lots of European handlers have all kinds of variations.
Special method is clicker training and has nothing to do with colors/ I think/.
I do teach color discrimination separately but that is from SG, just like you would teach for "hot" object games.
I do not like stopped AF for that very reason, if dogs are not taught to weight shift to the back on landing they end up trashing their wrists/elbows- just think about falling and trying to break your fall by putting your arms/hands forward- it hurts, and over time it does damage the wrists IMHO
Maybe Hopeshelties can PM you better description of Special method because I am really no good at it