With many of these exercises we worked on DDD – duration, distance, distraction.

What it was really about?

It wasn’t just about teaching individual exe…Read more

Some of the exercises we’re doing now are direct foundations for agility. Before Lion is…Read more

During the first three months, I focused mostly on training him to understand different concepts and teaching him the basics. Now, we’ve started i…Read more

So, I was right in my previous post when I started suspecting teething! That would explain why Lion couldn’t progress with the “pick up an object” exercises.

He made good progress with most other exercises, but I did notice he was a bit calmer during this period, so I placed more emphasis on training calm behav…

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Lion is now sleeping through the night, then goes out to pee. After that, we have some playtime before breakfast, and he sleeps calmly while I work. Then we go for a walk. In the afternoon, we have a short training session, followed by dinner, potty, a bit more playtime, a…Read more

I use targeting to teach it. Since Lion already understands targeting from the front f…Read more

This week was full of first experiences, and my main focus was to observe how he handles them and adjust accordingly.
FIRST LONG C…Read more

At the beginning of each month, I will set a few goals for us. We might not…Read more

My goal with play:

• build engagement
• build confidence
• create a strong desire to interact with me

I use toys that are:

• soft
• easy to grab
• prey-like
• Preferably, they are attached to a long string.…

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The advantage is clear: training becomes very eas…Read more

I’d also try removing the regulators and do some vibrating game from SS1 and SS2 as a starting spot (and then of course move a bit back and forth).

How many training on the DW have you two done? Just to know, how we should progress 🙂

How is Koda doing? How did the…Read more

Sta me zelo razveselila z videi! Odlično delo, sem super zadovoljna!

Na skok sicer nima takega fokusa, tako da bi v teh primerih jaz šla bolj naprej (to si potem tudi sama naredila).

Jaz bi sedaj postopoma odstranila regulatorje (obdržiš samo tistega tik ob psu). Ta teden bo sicer bolj klavrno vreme, ampak drug teden potem lah…Read more

It was amazing – but now I am happy to be back with my dogs. I’ve never been away from the dogs for so long x)

You’ve done a lot of good things with Lumoz. Starting with a full DW is a huge milestone and it’s normal that it wasn’t all perfect. At Hetty’s also training on soft DW. And in a small hall. But he managed it all.

Based on…Read more

Prima abbasso la passerella intorno ai 100 cm ( anche piu’ bassa io posso abbassarla fino a 50 cm) faccio tutto l’approccio e una volta che lui ha dimestichezza con l’attrezzo posso iniziare a mettere il target e cercare il suo SR1.

Si, perfetto!

Unico dubbio che ho: i pali che mettevo insieme al target devo metterli in fondo alla zona o è meglio…

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Yes in class we can use the DW but it’s full height and I can’t lower it. Will this be okay?

Not perfect, and maybe he will need some time more – but we have to work with what we got. That is why we have the regulators, to help him find the striding pattern. Based on what I’ve observed so far … he needs some more time at the start to become con…Read more

Yes in class we can use the DW but it’s full height and I can’t lower it. Will this be okay?

With my other dog I started her to start just right…Read more

wow, wow, wow!!! I’am sooo happy watching all your videos! You should be very proud of yourself how far you two have gotten! Competition – impressive!!! How she saved the slalom entry – amazing! I can’t wait to see her running contacts on the competition too!

And the work you have done on the ground and on the DW – supeeeer!!!

Yes,…Read more

Yes, Japan was an amazing and unique experience! But now I’m so happy to be back with my dogs and students. I”ve never been away from them that long 🙂

Your video made me very happy! River has made amazing progress!! The separation!

I’ve just notice if her releases himself a bit early and makes the first stride shorter, then he is…Read more

Zdaj se vidijo vsi trije regulatorji na posnetku,a se žal slabše vidi tarča.

Lep dan,

Mateja

najprej: Dobrodošla nazaj! 🙂

Tukaj je najin trening. Najprej z dvema regulatorjema, nato sem po dveh poskusih dodala še tretjega.

Razdalje s tretjim regulatorjem: 40 cm, 140 cm, 145 cm.

Žal sem slabo nastavila stojalo s telefonom in se tretjega regulatorja ne vidi.

Prima abbasso la passerella intorno al ai 100 cm ( anche piu’ bassa io posso abbassarla fino a 50 cm)  faccio tutto l’approccio e una volta che lui ha dimestichezza con l’attrezzo  posso iniziare a mettere il target  e cercare il suo SR1.

Unico dubbio che ho: i pali che mettevo insieme al target devo metterli in fondo alla zona o…Read more

Yes, Japan was very interesting! But now I am happy to be back home with my dogs and my students! 🙂

About Concetta … you did too many repetitions when it’s wasn’t good. If two repetitions aren’t ok, you need to watch the videos and adjust – for example;

a lot of times she did the red lines motion (not ok), so you should have…Read more

Poi cerca il sweetspots di Nate (SS1) sulla passerella bassa (mettilo il più in basso possibile). Ti ho mandato un video (Concetta) che mostra approssimativamente dove dovrebbe trovarsi SS1.

Thanks for a recap!

Interesting that his right turns are better, and at the same time softs on DW are more difficult for him. The conclusion is that the collection to the right side is better (and it’s normal that collection as such produces less separation) – so what if you try a situation to the right side that would encourage less…Read more

Ma come devo iniziare con la passerella?

Meglio prima con asse a terra o solo con le uscite se con le uscite a che altezza devo mettere la passerella.

Scusa ma ho un po’ le idee confuse

Come ho detto, penso che la sua comprensione del territorio sia sufficiente, e possiamo iniziare a lavorare sulla passerella bassa.

I wouldn’t just give up! StrykR is a very good dog and I can see you are very athletic too, so you just need to train him to reach the criteria while you are running. Immediately, when he is no ‘in’, you went to no running and he responded the way he did.

Let’s try this;

– regulators can stay where you had them

– some tries with TT…Read more

min questo periodo non ho fatto video 🤦‍♀️🫣

l’unico video l’ho fatto al termine delle settimane di tua assenza quindi il 3 maggio ed è effettivamente la Sessione di allenamento eseguita tagliando solo i tempi morti . Quello che vedi è il nostro ultimo allename…

Yes, I’d need a video of full dogwalk to see what he is doing.

You did the right thing not to push Twix in the situation he wasn’t comfortable in. We can also try finding SS2 from a standing position if he will find this more comfortable.

For full DW you will need to place the regulator a bit higher (at least one slat…Read more

Sì, certo che ho visto i giochi “Dog’s Stride Potential”!

Per favore, mandami il video in cui si confonde.

Ma secondo me, è pronto per iniziare a lavorare sulla passerella bassa (come mostrato nel video di Concetta).

About the dw, it should have been dry, of course with grass it is always possible that his paws were a bit wet, but i think it is common for him that he looks like he doesn’t “gain traction” (don’t know if correct term in english), our dw is some years old and feels a bit hard whtn trying it on hand.

It’s possible. Just something to pay attenti…Read more