SheltieChe
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I suppose backside jump is where cik and cap comes in?
"away" and "around"???
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HopeShelties
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It could be used there, though I'm training it more to tighten up turns in general. I have one dog in particular who is burning a lot of yardage currently.
This is my 1st experience w/ Agility. The Agility Club classes are all taught by volunteers. I went to a different place for Obedience classes though. And they had a very standard method of teaching. Every class learned the same skills and had the same printed homework sheet that explained everything learned in class and what to work on at home. It was all very organized. I think the classes at this Agility Club are just based on whatever the volunteer wants to teach. Our instructor really isn't doing a bad job but, I do feel like I have to do some research at home to make sure I understand everything. I'm going to look into videos. I think it would really help me and Fin.
Away and Around
I don't agree with you about RC'S. I was learning them in foundations with Sting.This an an exercise that can be taught in a foundations class with or without jumps.Out of curiosity have you even competed yet?
I don't know what is your experience in agility world and if it is your first dog etc. Intro level classes are fast becoming my pet peeve because it should be about basic foundations such as One Dumb Jump exercises and fluency with every piece of equipment, and under fluency I mean dog REALLY wants to do that jump, or frame, or teeter. Club we train at repeatedly teaches beginners rear crosses and I repeatedly bang my head on the wall trying to explain that teaching RC without being able to have good send is stupid and ineffective...
There are several good DVD's on foundations. I like Mary Ellen Barry " Agility foundations" for various skills she teaches BEFORE anyone attempts agility. And "Success with one jump" by Susan Garrett is one I return to watch over and over again.
I don't agree with you about RC'S. I was learning them in foundations with Sting.This an an exercise that can be taught in a foundations class with or without jumps.Out of curiosity have you even competed yet?
SheltieChe
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Yeah, that is my club too. Love it, great people there, but the other day they raised DW to full height for beginners and I am like " what the heck you doing it for?" Except my baby dog and one other, rest of them have to be cajoled to get on low DW or even lead by the leash... I would be dropping DW to the ground and have those dogs running until they zip through, not raising it... but I was told " they have to get used to it"
There is Bowwowflix and Tawzerdog DVD rental on line.
k9kreationz
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To the OP, my humble opinion, ASK your trainer what she means by the words, what the command is supposed to have the dog do, and ask her to show you specifically what each command does.
Trust me, if you don't ask, you'll always get a ton of different answers here. I learned my lesson the hard way. I still don't get the difference between "out" and "go on" because I have seen people use it so interchangeably, but I kinda learned it one way and well, it still makes no sense. lol.
Good luck and ask the trainer questions if you don't understand.
Trust me, if you don't ask, you'll always get a ton of different answers here. I learned my lesson the hard way. I still don't get the difference between "out" and "go on" because I have seen people use it so interchangeably, but I kinda learned it one way and well, it still makes no sense. lol.
Good luck and ask the trainer questions if you don't understand.
I've never heard of "away". We use the word "around" to mean keep turning in a circle until you see the next obstacle. It's helpful with 180's and 270's to keep Trax from cutting the next jump at an angle and taking the bar down.
As for the words we use? Let's be honest here. If I said, "go poop" to mean take the A-Frame, what difference would it make? You can use any word you want as long as your dog has been trained to know what that word means. Just because such and such trainer uses __________(fill in the blank) doesn't mean that word has some special meaning or powers.
And certainly no trainer is a better trainer for using one word over the other.
As for the words we use? Let's be honest here. If I said, "go poop" to mean take the A-Frame, what difference would it make? You can use any word you want as long as your dog has been trained to know what that word means. Just because such and such trainer uses __________(fill in the blank) doesn't mean that word has some special meaning or powers.
And certainly no trainer is a better trainer for using one word over the other.
Bridget is a great trainer and awesome handler.
Read my previous post. The word you use has nothing to do with how your dog performs. Don't worry if you haven't heard of a certain term. Believe it or not you don't have to have a special trainer, a special method or a special set of words to be a good agility handler. All you need is dedication and practice. There's lots of really good handlers out there that have never trained under these big names
k9kreationz
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ITA! I know my trainer kinda didn't like us using "switch" or "turn", but let's be real, I'm horrible with directions, saying any words to mean "left" and "right" just weren't going to work with me. Because I would be the idiot on course saying, "left....no no, i meant right, the other left. go go go". Then a second later saying, "right, no no, the other right, yes, left, go go go". Poor Koji. Could you imagine? He'd fire me for sure.
I know I would never do right and left because then you'd have to know to do the opposite if they're coming toward you instead of away from you. I can't think that fast on my feet so I rely heavily on shoulders and hands and arms. I yell for him if I have to pull him off of his current path. Other than that, there's not normally enough time to have a bunch of verbal cues.
Regardless, I think it's silly to worry about what trainer uses what words or methods. It's all about consistency in whatever you decide to use.