The Spotted Devil Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Kids are on holidays - no obedience for a month - day 4 of our holidays and already they are annoying me. So what does one do ..................... starts their agility training This arvo we started channel weaves and introduced them to 1 jump and just to keep my motivation high I sent of my agility entries for the western classic today which is in March. NO Pressure Tell me about it!!!! We are camping with the dogs in Bright and the training holiday is a fail thus far as they both are driving me nuts. Not easy training after lunch at a winery either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyStar Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Hi Ptolomy - If you are going into obedience withdrawal, I have an untrained little Aussie and an unfocussed Sibe in Bunbury that could keep you busy! Also aiming at the Western Classic....might be aiming a little high at this stage though I'm not Ptolomy but if she doesn't want to, I put my hand up for a go with the Aussie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Hi Ptolomy - If you are going into obedience withdrawal, I have an untrained little Aussie and an unfocussed Sibe in Bunbury that could keep you busy! Also aiming at the Western Classic....might be aiming a little high at this stage though I'm not Ptolomy but if she doesn't want to, I put my hand up for a go with the Aussie Hmmm - wonder if I'll get any takers on the Sibe???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 2 or 3 small (5 mins tops) training sessions a day isn't over doing it, is it? So super motivated atm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptolomy Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 2 or 3 small (5 mins tops) training sessions a day isn't over doing it, is it? So super motivated atm! Nope its perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason_Gibbs Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 We haven't been dong much training the last 2 weeks busy busy in retail ATM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 2 or 3 small (5 mins tops) training sessions a day isn't over doing it, is it? So super motivated atm! Nope its perfect Cool. We haven't been dong much training the last 2 weeks busy busy in retail ATM. I hear ya sista! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptolomy Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 As I said before we are on holidays no obedience training whatsoever, but......we started weave training on the 13th December and I videoed Strauss a day or two ago and Cider tonight and this is where they are at. Strauss Cider http://youtu.be/f-tyzxEJzJw Have to say Cider has picked it up a lot quicker and does it with way more enthusiasm, but she is also better built for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedazzledx2 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 ....and she's a girl!!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 bedazzledx2 - nice work with both kids Ptolomy - if you ever want to send Soggy for a holiday I'll train her in agility for you . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 Cider's quick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptolomy Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Cider's quick! Yep she is ...................and my fashion sense is unbelievable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Back to look at Ptolomy's fashion sense . I was to busy watching the zooming red thing the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 Back to look at Ptolomy's fashion sense . I was to busy watching the zooming red thing the first time. Me too! You shouldn't have pointed it out Ptolomy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Speaking of boys bedazzledx2 hows Zac coming along??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyStar Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Ptolomy, nice work!! I went and picked dog food up on Friday and saw your spiffy yellow weave poles set up in the front yard Careful or someone might pinch them So how do you find teaching via channel method? Cider looks to be picking it up really well. I only have experience with 2x2 method and I need to revisit weaves this summer break because the past 6 months of virtually no agility training has taken its toll on my girls weaving, they've gone backwards While I will review 2x2 with them, I am thinking ahead for when I teach Pippa. Not sure if I should do 2x2 or pick your brains on the channel method! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptolomy Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I tried 2 x 2 with Cider a long time ago but my kids are so food focused or in her case, i-squeak focused that I found she was too busy watching me rather than where she should be going. I think it would also be easier with dogs that have had free shaping and I don't feel I have done enough with either of them - hence i went back to the method I know which is the channel one. She has picked it up a lot quicker than Strauss, so while I wait for him to catch up I make her entries harder, which is something that I didn't do with any of the others. I may visit 2 x 2 with her further down the track, but will keep going with channels for the time being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyStar Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 So how do you work entries with channel method? Do you kind of shape them to take the right one? I don't really know anything about this method I hadn't done much, if any, free shaping with Millie, either. I trained her 2x2 with an isqueak. Took her a bit to take her eyes off me, and sometimes now if she knows I'm holding the isqueak she will pull out Hence remedial weave training this summer is my plan! That and training for the RATG next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathq Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Wow shes quick but hes looks consistent too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 (edited) That's great work Ptolomy! Cider is certainly quick but Strauss has a really nice head position too. Oh, and the holiday from training is officially an epic fail Found the perfect lake for water retrieve training when we were camping so Mr TSD kindly threw marks for Em plus I did some basic lefts, rights and backs into the water. My water hating Dally then became obsessed with swimming to retrieve the dummy (or his version of it ). But he wouldn't eat his dinner unless I trained him with it - 3 cups of dry food is an awful lot of jackpots!!! Edited December 17, 2011 by The Spotted Devil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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