More agility videos
It is actually really helpful to have someone tape you because you can be more objective about your performance. It's also helps solidify things you were working on during class. Here's one for Cindy. It's my boyfriend's sister working her GSD. http://photos.oes.org/albums/userpics/1 ... e_0218.wmv This is an example of Toby's ADHD in action! http://photos.oes.org/albums/userpics/1 ... e_0229.wmv This is the first run of the night where I forget what that round thing is called but Toby knows that it's a tire and does it before I give the command. Thanks Toby! http://photos.oes.org/albums/userpics/1 ... e_0217.wmv |
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| Love it! Thanks so much for sharing.
Can I offer a suggestion? The circling back towards you instead of taking the next obstacle? Stop loitering. What are you waiting for? You know where you're going, right? When you slow down, your dog naturally gravitates back to you. Run with more determination for the next obstacle. And trust your dog. I can get you an audio recording of Sybil's instructor saying just that tomorrow in class I expect - if you'd like to have a prompt to remind you 
Of course, some times they just do weird things no matter if you handled it correctly or not. Though 95% of Sybil's mistakes are mine, she's still green enough that about 5% of the time when something doesn't go quite right and I can't figure out why, I'll look to Instructor - also known as The All-knowing One (in my mind, not hers) and ask why and she'll look quizzically at my dog and say with great honesty: "beats me". 
Otherwise, he's looking good!!! Oh, and name recognition? Just tonight I was running towards the tunnel and said "weave!" (the next obstacle - love it when I'm early with a command for a change  ), except the tunnel is a U in the corner and the weaves are behind me. Sybil spins around and looks at me: "where???? where??? I don't see no stinkin' weaves!"
Her mom has word recognition as well. It was much easier for me to run Belle who always (wisely, like Toby) trusted my body language over anything that babbling came out of my mouth. I once obsessed so much about her table fascination on a course - fearing she would be inexplicably drawn there (just wait, you'll hear that terrible sucking sound some day too - it's like a magnetic force that drags the dog to the wrong obstacle) that heading towards a tunnel I yelled "table!", the exact thing I didn't want her to take. That made me even more flustered, so i screamed "tire!" (well, a T's a T right?) Belle sensibly ignored me as I tried in vain to remember what that round thing was called - judge laughing rudely in the corner. I think some agility judges wish they could judge with those crooks you use in herding so they can smack stupid handlers over the head on behalf of their dogs. Kristine |
Mad Dog wrote: I can get you an audio recording of Sybil's instructor saying just that tomorrow in class I expect - if you'd like to have a prompt to remind you
You know, our instructor waited for the last run of the night to tell us the same thing! When she set up that longer course, we're standing there waiting and she's telling the class about taking there time and moving with purpose from obstacle to obstacle and it's not about speed yet. Then she turns to us and goes, just try not to fall down. Thanks! I think she's worried about Toby's checking abilities. He gets so excited and loves to jump at you and run into you. (You can see him attempting to check the instructor in the rolling tunnel video.) So I don't think I'm getting anymore dogs born that close to our northern border. He must think he's Canadian. P.S.!! How unfair is it that many of the obstacles start with T and so does my dog's name? I already sound like my grandmother running through all the names of her grandchildren when I'm trying to get a stupid obstacle's name out of my mouth while running!!  |
| Mandy, those are a hoot!!! I think Toby looks like something off The Muppets!!! One of my patients does agility with his dog, I'm going to have to show him these clips when he comes in today. |
| that's not Toby barking is it?
Very cute. If I can offer a suggestion - that isn't adhd it seems like a little stress. If he is anything like his relative he is two steps a head of you and waiting for you to get there too. Miss Marley knows all the obstables by name and if I don't get them out fast enough she does the sniffing running in circles thing (or trying to leave like Toby did  )
Sometimes I wish I had used box instead of table - with three t's it is confusing! of course some people in my class use teeter instead of seesaw which would just be liek me setting her loose and saying find a t obstacle any t obstacle!   |
| I think that Toby has this great running inner monologue from the time he walks in the door at class.
"OH MY GOD, we're here again!" "What's taking so long? We listened to this woman talk last time." "Hey are those treats? I would really like one. I'll even sit for it but I can't contain myself so if it doesn't get here quick, I might start wiggling around." "WooHoo! We're moving!" And then finally, as we do some obstacles: "We're doing it!!!!!" "We're really doing it!!" (I think this is his number one line.) "Did you see us? Huh, did ya? We just did all the stuff!" He seems to get so much joy out of doing agility. I know he likes going anywhere so when we go to a conformation show he has this, 'just happy to be here' attitude. But he still glares at me when we can't just flat out run in the ring. I will be thrilled when he gets that last major and doesn't have to stand still in the ring anymore! |
| I am having issues with Marley lately barking when I leave her in the car (she never did this before) I really think since we have been doing agility in different places she thinks everytime I get out I am going to get to "play" and she isn't. She was showing off running thought the tunnel in the basement the other night trying to get puppy to do it - she certainly loves it! |
| No, that wasn't him barking. That is a little Sheltie mix that we refer to as the tease because she loves Toby and is constantly trying to get him to chase her. |
| Hubby thinks your dog is great at agility, it looks like fun!!! Summer has done it once or twice but as hubby is not in good health he doesnt think he will be able to do it. I said I am sure the instructor will take her round! |
| Hey Kristine!
Here's that video of some of Suzi's first agility work. Where's that pedigree of greatness again? 
http://photos.oes.org/albums/userpics/1 ... 740268.wmv |
Maxmm wrote: Hey Kristine!
Here's that video of some of Suzi's first agility work. Where's that pedigree of greatness again? http://photos.oes.org/albums/userpics/1 ... 740268.wmv I can't get it to play... unless she's a green blob that expands across the screen...?
She has 1/2 a pedigree of greatness from a performance point of view. Jury's still out on her sire till he produces anything useful, but I'm banking on her maternal granddam to shine through (Translation: if you can't blame it on the sire, blame it on the handler )
What did she do? Or not do? Kristine |
| It's probably the AVI format. Grrr
It's Suzi half walking, half crawling up the A Frame. It was funnier the first time when she was army crawling up it, back feet on the first rung, tummy flat to the frame and front legs stretching upward for all they were worth. |
Maxmm wrote: It's probably the AVI format. Grrr
It's Suzi half walking, half crawling up the A Frame. It was funnier the first time when she was army crawling up it, back feet on the first rung, tummy flat to the frame and front legs stretching upward for all they were worth.
Give her time. I'll try to post some pictures of Mojo later. Show them to Suzi and explain it's so easy even an eight week old puppy can do it
Now, walk down the stairs, not so much. Up, yes. Up and down a three foot high dogwalk ramp, no problem. But go down the stairs. Nope. Not happening. 
Kristine |
| Try it now.
http://photos.oes.org/albums/userpics/1 ... 740268.wmv |
Ron wrote:
It works!!! Thank you, Ron!!! Mandy, that's pretty normal. And healthy. In a sense I worry more about the ones who have no sense of self-preservation. It was new to her, she took her time to make sure that it wasn't going to fall out from underneath her. That's why I like to catch them as puppies and get them comfortable walking on lots of surfaces and so on. The following was NOT planned and is NOT recommended: I call it "Mojo Rising", but less dramatically it could be Sybil meets her cousin, Mojo, a friend's new performance puppy who is staying with me for a few weeks before she heads home. Evidently she believes she does indeed live a charmed life
Puppies are not supposed to be that high off the ground, of course. Some just naturally like high places more than others. Just like people. Kristine |
| Awww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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