Videos from Birchs' agility class

Is this the same little fluffball we were watching waddle around just yesterday ? I love his 2 paw bounce and how straight up his neck and head are through the weave. And yes, what a tail !! Looks like a fun time.
 
Little/ or not so little/ fluffster is going to be such a joy to run with!
Keep thinking to myself for few days- what the heck this jumping circle for? What exactly is it suppose to teach?
 
He is one smart looking agility dog! I feel I still have a way to go before I can train a dog to be that good:wink2:
 
SheltieChe said:
Little/ or not so little/ fluffster is going to be such a joy to run with!
Keep thinking to myself for few days- what the heck this jumping circle for? What exactly is it suppose to teach?
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Jump circles teach striding, collection, angling, and lead skills. It also reinforces body cues like shoulder leads, and helps reinforce jump drive.
 
3Stars said:
Jump circles teach striding, collection, angling, and lead skills. It also reinforces body cues like shoulder leads, and helps reinforce jump drive.
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You got that right
oh last but not least... it's actually FUN
also a fun way to work on distance and independence
 
seashel said:
:biggrin2: Joy!! I've been looking forward to seeing how Birch is doing in his agility - it looks like he was able to maintain his focus after his lay off

I love how controlled he is on the jump circle - what height is he jumping? Are there specific distances between jumps as sometimes he looked as if he was taking two strides and others a bounce?

I admit I was a bit distracted by his lovely long tail which is really Something

I saw he was doing the furthest set of weaves faster and it looked like a different action to the closer ones but I didn't notice the guides/channel so have just watched again. I've never seen guides actually in use - only photographs so was very interesting. I like the single step weaves but I don't know if Epic could manage it - even when I did the V weaves (weave o matic style) he was two feet bouncing. I wonder what style Birch will settle for?

He's so enthusiastic and keen but I'm really impressed with the control you have - and that there wasn't any barking! :winkgrin:

Thank you for sharing the videos and looking forward to the next installment!
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Thanks everyone. He is a fun dog and I can see years of good times ahead. He is just what I was invisioning in my next agility dog. Now if I can keep up with him. :lol:

Yes I love his tail, Rachel hates short tails and certainly didn't get that here. :smile2:

The circle was set up so the jumps in the back took 2 strides and the closer jumps took 1 stride. We had done the even spaced circle already. Birch is jumping 12" in the video , he will need to jump 16" when he competes but we are not ready yet. He is almost 16 months old and we will bringing him up over the next couple months.

I am not sure why he doesn't bark. He kinds of growls and grumbles under his breathe. Sort of grrah, grrah grrah but not a full bark. Though I can see him get more worked up and a bark coming. Really only Diva barks when I run them and that is when I mess up or I am not fast enough with my commands. If Diva runs silent I know I did my job. I used to think it was because they were obedience dogs first but Birch has disproven that. Also I have used such different methods from Justice to Birch , I have come to the realization I am just lucky.:smile2:

3Stars said:
Jump circles teach striding, collection, angling, and lead skills. It also reinforces body cues like shoulder leads, and helps reinforce jump drive.
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Yes that is exactly what it is for and to build speed and drive and value for the jumps.
 
Weird. I must be one person who never was offered jumping circle to train.
I am so curious that I just looked over both DHS and DJS and closest Linda teaches is pinwheel or 3 jumps and tunnel. ST never addressed anything of this kind in her foundation training class either.
3Stars, that is where my curiosity came from because I really do not think it would be easy in APHS system to show collection cues regarding each jump when they are so close and angled because my turning/ collection cues are to stay on take off side of obstacle, shoulder turned into dog, little to no motion, indirect to direct eye contact.
I think closest I came to teaching something like this jumping circle was spiral that started from curved tunnel and jumps went spiral like from 6' to 16' distance between them...
 
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