Showing posts with label side. Show all posts
Showing posts with label side. Show all posts
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Thursday, October 27, 2011
More Backside Training
Well, that title should get some interesting hits....hee hee.
Anyway, this is a video of more training with Tibby to take the backside of the jump. I do not know what I am doing! This is hard. Tibby is amazing that she can figure out (most of the time) what I want. Seriously I watch these videos and I have no idea how Tibby can know what I'm directing with my floppy arms. I would not make it as a traffic cop.
I am trying to teach Tibby a verbal 'back' to take the backside of the jump. Also, I'm (again trying) to direct with my body.
Interesting things: This video is 2 different days of training. Yeah, I wore the same coat. The first day I was happy, excited and having fun. I used BIG ole arm sweeps. Up here to the sky! Look! Tibby is short. Can she really see my arms waving way up high? I don't know. Is she watching my knees? They don't seem to be doing too much.
The 2nd day (today) I was tired from work, but Tibby was begging (yes!) to work/do something/anything/pay attention to me! I hardly used any arm movements and Tibby did much better. She wasn't as impressed with me, because of my attitude. She needs cheering. But there is always tomorrow.
Hopefully I'm not messing up too badly. Don't break the puppy! That's my motto. Tomorrow Tibby is 18 months old, so not such a puppy any more.
We are having fun. Tibby wants to do agility. Yeah. The world might be ending. She sits outside trying to get me to come out and train with her. Cute. But not as cute at 11pm, when it is freezing, the grass is covered with frost and I have been playing with her for an hour already!!
Yay for happy, crazy Tibby! I knew she would come back someday.
Anyway, this is a video of more training with Tibby to take the backside of the jump. I do not know what I am doing! This is hard. Tibby is amazing that she can figure out (most of the time) what I want. Seriously I watch these videos and I have no idea how Tibby can know what I'm directing with my floppy arms. I would not make it as a traffic cop.
I am trying to teach Tibby a verbal 'back' to take the backside of the jump. Also, I'm (again trying) to direct with my body.
Interesting things: This video is 2 different days of training. Yeah, I wore the same coat. The first day I was happy, excited and having fun. I used BIG ole arm sweeps. Up here to the sky! Look! Tibby is short. Can she really see my arms waving way up high? I don't know. Is she watching my knees? They don't seem to be doing too much.
The 2nd day (today) I was tired from work, but Tibby was begging (yes!) to work/do something/anything/pay attention to me! I hardly used any arm movements and Tibby did much better. She wasn't as impressed with me, because of my attitude. She needs cheering. But there is always tomorrow.
Hopefully I'm not messing up too badly. Don't break the puppy! That's my motto. Tomorrow Tibby is 18 months old, so not such a puppy any more.
We are having fun. Tibby wants to do agility. Yeah. The world might be ending. She sits outside trying to get me to come out and train with her. Cute. But not as cute at 11pm, when it is freezing, the grass is covered with frost and I have been playing with her for an hour already!!
Yay for happy, crazy Tibby! I knew she would come back someday.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
More Heel and Side Practice
We are still working on heel and side. We are about 3 lessons behind everyone else in the class. I can see a big difference in the 2 halves of the video. The first part is from June 20th and the second half is from yesterday July 4th.
Also, the 1st one is outside, so Tibby was a little bit more distracted. She was really excited to work yesterday - you can see her little tail wagging! She was so excited that she couldn't remember what to do at first. Then she decided to change things up at the end - heeling was just so boring.
I don't think we are ready to fade the perch yet, but I am still waiting to see what Silvia says. More practice, but maybe by the end of summer we will have it.
Also, the 1st one is outside, so Tibby was a little bit more distracted. She was really excited to work yesterday - you can see her little tail wagging! She was so excited that she couldn't remember what to do at first. Then she decided to change things up at the end - heeling was just so boring.
I don't think we are ready to fade the perch yet, but I am still waiting to see what Silvia says. More practice, but maybe by the end of summer we will have it.
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