Tips/Drills for powering down

HopeShelties said:
Yep. That's the basic recall to heel serpentine position. She can do that sort of stationary thing all day long. She excels at all of the foundation work we did with jumping, and reading positions, but when it's time to add motion to things of that nature, it becomes an issue. My trainer last week recommended putting an expen up next to the second jump so she's forced to collect. Right now, it's just easier to run past that second jump than to have to collect and come over it.
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have you tried to set up bar on an angle i.e. crooked jump... SG teaches tight turns in her "Success with one jump" DVD this way as dogs will naturally go for the lower part and will collect...
 
Jump Grids

After seeing your video I took Sting out and worked him on jump grids.He did a nice job .If he knocked or ticked a bar no reward and if he did them clean he got the jackpot.I then removed a jump and got bounce, bounce,, bounce, bounce, and a stride.:biggrin2:
 
Ashley, I am so envious of your good weather and ability to work at home and video tape it to boot...
may I ask why Lexi is jumping with her head high?
I am finally starting Che at his full height jumping, he just hit 18 months old and am going to get mechanics of round arch down so have been looking at jumping styles of dogs. I am so glad we just had body awareness seminar, Che did terrific there and we will use those skills to get our jumps right.
 
danisgoat said:
Thanks for showing the video.....now all the desriptions make more sense to me.

Was that an airplane going overhead :eek2: Wow! That scared me :lol:
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Yes--there is a huge air force base about 20 minutes from our house, so the jets go by and it's SUPER loud! Sorry--I forgot about editing the sound. I always post the videos without listening to them because the dogs go crazy listening to themselves :)
 
Sharon said:
You have my curiosity also.My answer would be so the dog sees the jump and Ashley the video I did of Sting yesterday his head is up and I was taught the grid work by two world team members.
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You have my curiosity as well, Sheltieche.
 
naa, Ashley answered my question, by watching Bentey jumping I realized both pups were looking for mommy and cookies, so head held high likely not representation of their jumping style...
Because Che is heavy boned, he carries significant weight on him and I am concerned that his jumping style is rather flat. He does extend his neck forward nicely but the body rarely creates shape with withers being highest point during bar crossing. I know jumping styles are very individual for the dogs and depend on many things but am looking to see if I can help Che.
I did talk to my trainer yesterday and she is sure that Che's jumping style is fine and by improving my handling on better cues, timing, collection and extention Che will decide which style to use.
I know some dogs even in world team have inverted jumping style so it is probably not that significant for agility but I belive that round arch jumping is most ergonomically useful for the health.
 
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