tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451055482896683277.post1461579536942824495..comments2023-10-20T05:25:18.732-04:00Comments on Run - Jump - Herd - Heal: Tuesday Nite ClassJuleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05511336288459622767noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451055482896683277.post-71509517905571693342010-02-19T10:14:37.999-05:002010-02-19T10:14:37.999-05:00Wow, sounds like a challenging class. I used to h...Wow, sounds like a challenging class. I used to have sooooo many problems remembering courses and getting lost, but like Sara said I look at groups of objects or patterns, 180, 270, little circular line to the weaves, pinwheel, etc, and I definitely noticed for myself once the courses started having multiple times going past the same place, it got way harder again for awhile until my brain got Kathy Mocharnukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029142726866533193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451055482896683277.post-62244126776723878952010-02-19T09:10:09.790-05:002010-02-19T09:10:09.790-05:00thanks, Kim.thanks, Kim.Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511336288459622767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451055482896683277.post-75695754310498504742010-02-18T22:49:43.555-05:002010-02-18T22:49:43.555-05:00I just wanted to thank you for your pumkin bites a...I just wanted to thank you for your pumkin bites and tuna bites recipe! My dogs are ga-ga for these chewies more than any crunchy treat I've baked up. Great for training since I can cut them up into really tiny pieces. <br /><br />I've found the "flip" away from me really useful for training the rear cross. Steve at Agility Nerd used a "walking the line" description. Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360536784952210208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451055482896683277.post-40432979742879935112010-02-18T15:41:39.372-05:002010-02-18T15:41:39.372-05:00That makes me feel better, Sara. no one else in cl...That makes me feel better, Sara. no one else in class seems to get lost! :-) <br /><br />I do try to think of the course in groups of obstacles, but it doesn't seem to be working. I think all our stanchions are red - just as bad as all white!Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511336288459622767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451055482896683277.post-33305239579269266162010-02-18T13:18:51.093-05:002010-02-18T13:18:51.093-05:00I get lost on course ALL the time. In class, I te...I get lost on course ALL the time. In class, I tend to just go with it and make up my own so Oreo doesn't know I goofed. Then, go back and try again...and hopefully I get it. <br /><br />Someone once suggested trying to remember blocks of obstacles in a sequence, such as "3 jumps", "tunnel/a frame/serpentine", or "pinwheel/tire", etc. Rather than trying to Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07715453703592474992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451055482896683277.post-78629307320410065892010-02-18T12:59:00.590-05:002010-02-18T12:59:00.590-05:00Thanks, Cat. The way you are describing is the way...Thanks, Cat. The way you are describing is the way Katrin teaches it. I find it a very straight-forward and easy to do method. I think this method (mentioned in the post) would be helpful in addition - it is a different way of approaching the same issue. <br /><br />You end up with a hand cue either way, though.Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511336288459622767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451055482896683277.post-69950203796764977672010-02-18T12:36:08.611-05:002010-02-18T12:36:08.611-05:00My two cents on the rear cross on the flat -- Aman...My two cents on the rear cross on the flat -- Amanda does not teach the spins. She just lures the dog with treats in her hand and quickly fades the lure. This worked really well for us. (She may very well teach spins away from this exercise, but I know she does not use them in this context.) She calls this a "flip on the flat" and that is how she teaches her dogs and her students' Cat, Tessie, & Stratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945158902612589631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451055482896683277.post-80886745159246749602010-02-18T12:11:10.891-05:002010-02-18T12:11:10.891-05:00Thanks, Nancy. If you think it would be helpful I ...Thanks, Nancy. If you think it would be helpful I would love to borrow it.<br /><br />I will work on left/right, too. My only fear is I wouldn't be able to use it in a trial because I would use the wrong word! but it is definitely a useful skill and a good thing to work on right now.<br /><br />I can't wait to see the new venue! And all my agility friends. :-)Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511336288459622767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451055482896683277.post-88049137690995336282010-02-18T11:35:20.480-05:002010-02-18T11:35:20.480-05:00Hi Jules,
A couple of things, while you are workin...Hi Jules,<br />A couple of things, while you are working on spins away from you for the rear cross, you might want to think about adding the directional too, so Bug will learn left and right as he makes the turn away. Just a thought, when I first learned a rear cross I called it a flip, with a "scooping motion" of my inside hand, later I changed it to a left and a right.<br /><br />Nancy and Stewie JRThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06112029594862893265noreply@blogger.com