danisgoat
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Awww....she is cute. She runs like the wind and a puppy.
As she gets older, all the little "kinks" will work themselves out.
As she gets older, all the little "kinks" will work themselves out.
First Run Thru!
- Thread starter nellie123
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Run thru video!!!
Here's the link to the video! There are 2 runs on it. Please tell me what you think& what I can do for handling. :
http://www.kidstube.com/videos/69344/run-thrus
Here's the link to the video! There are 2 runs on it. Please tell me what you think& what I can do for handling. :
http://www.kidstube.com/videos/69344/run-thrus
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HopeShelties
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Some suggestions:
I think some of the wandering might honestly be stress. It seems like when you stop to feed her, or your handling is a bit off, she seems to disconnect, think too much, and stress.
When you're running, try to stand up nice and straight. Also, for now, try not to get too far ahead. She seems to get lost if you are working too far ahead of her. On the second tunnel, when you took off, she seemed not to know what to do. When you came back for her, and ran with her, she seemed to pick back up and have fun with it.
You may want to work on your crosses. The first rear cross needed to be timed better. You want to hang back, let the dog jump and land, and slide in behind the dog. When you front cross on the second run after the last dogwalk, I would suggest doing the cross closer to the jump. Make eye contact, cue early that you are crossing so she knows what to expect, and turn fairly close to her once she lands. You want to do the cross once she lands as you want to provide mostly forward cues to a green dog. Doing this should help her to read what you're asking better, and to stay with you. You could also practice front and rear crosses with just one jump at home. It would help the both of you to get more comfortable with doing them, and help her learn to read them.
When she is going over jumps, or is getting ready to finish a contact obstacle, or make a front cross, make sure to maintain eye contact. It'll help her to connect, and then neither of you should lose one another quite as much. She does seem to get lost quite a bit when you haven't made eye contact.
I think she finds the contacts to be very rewarding, and not as stressful as what goes on between the obstacles, so she keeps going back to what she's comfortable with. Instead of feeding her at the contact, you may want to get a target plate, and set it out a few feet from the end of the contact. Ask her for her 2o2o, and release her to get the treat AWAY from the contact, which should make it a little more difficult to turn and race right back up the contact. You also know now she's a contact suck, so really make sure to have good eye contact with her when you're approaching one that you don't want her to take, and call her name. For choosing you over the contact, you may even stop and treat her for now. Reward her for listening to you as opposed to doing what she wants.
I don't know if your trainer has you following a system, but you may want to look into Developing Jumping Skills, and Developing Handling Skills (Linda Mecklenberg's awesome paws handling system). The handling book should help you to learn more about handling your dog, and the jumping book will teach her to read what you're asking of her better.
There is plenty of potential there. I think she'll still get more speed still as she gains confidence, and understands more of what she is doing. It's just going to take time. You guys are just green right now, and are learning together.
I think some of the wandering might honestly be stress. It seems like when you stop to feed her, or your handling is a bit off, she seems to disconnect, think too much, and stress.
When you're running, try to stand up nice and straight. Also, for now, try not to get too far ahead. She seems to get lost if you are working too far ahead of her. On the second tunnel, when you took off, she seemed not to know what to do. When you came back for her, and ran with her, she seemed to pick back up and have fun with it.
You may want to work on your crosses. The first rear cross needed to be timed better. You want to hang back, let the dog jump and land, and slide in behind the dog. When you front cross on the second run after the last dogwalk, I would suggest doing the cross closer to the jump. Make eye contact, cue early that you are crossing so she knows what to expect, and turn fairly close to her once she lands. You want to do the cross once she lands as you want to provide mostly forward cues to a green dog. Doing this should help her to read what you're asking better, and to stay with you. You could also practice front and rear crosses with just one jump at home. It would help the both of you to get more comfortable with doing them, and help her learn to read them.
When she is going over jumps, or is getting ready to finish a contact obstacle, or make a front cross, make sure to maintain eye contact. It'll help her to connect, and then neither of you should lose one another quite as much. She does seem to get lost quite a bit when you haven't made eye contact.
I think she finds the contacts to be very rewarding, and not as stressful as what goes on between the obstacles, so she keeps going back to what she's comfortable with. Instead of feeding her at the contact, you may want to get a target plate, and set it out a few feet from the end of the contact. Ask her for her 2o2o, and release her to get the treat AWAY from the contact, which should make it a little more difficult to turn and race right back up the contact. You also know now she's a contact suck, so really make sure to have good eye contact with her when you're approaching one that you don't want her to take, and call her name. For choosing you over the contact, you may even stop and treat her for now. Reward her for listening to you as opposed to doing what she wants.
I don't know if your trainer has you following a system, but you may want to look into Developing Jumping Skills, and Developing Handling Skills (Linda Mecklenberg's awesome paws handling system). The handling book should help you to learn more about handling your dog, and the jumping book will teach her to read what you're asking of her better.
There is plenty of potential there. I think she'll still get more speed still as she gains confidence, and understands more of what she is doing. It's just going to take time. You guys are just green right now, and are learning together.
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TOO MUCH SNOW!)Which video are you talking about with the rear cross? Is it the first run or the second?
HopeShelties
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first run first jump