shoemonster Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 After boxagirls videos, I thought I'd video some of Ed working First one is just some heeling Second one with some of the freestyle, spins and weaves Happy for comments, as I'm all for improving, and I apologise that the vids aren't the best quality, but the little black blob is Ed and the taller colored blob is me :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres my rock Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 (edited) hey shoey not bad big improvement on what you had a when you first came to me is that the vid i tok you need to work on you a bit footwork keeping straight but thats easy go find a tennis court or basket ball court and work along the lines also you can lie a line down on the ground that long line you no longer need would be good and walk along it but big thumbs up on all your hard work Edited December 12, 2006 by wheres my rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoemonster Posted December 12, 2006 Author Share Posted December 12, 2006 (edited) Those vids are from last night before you guys got to training! Yeah I always thought I walked wonky, but seeing the vids I realise I go off on an angle! lol Still using the long line depending on distractions, but he's so much more responsive than he was This is the vid from months ago for people to compare (no laughing at when I slide in the mud though!) Edited December 12, 2006 by shoemonster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReXy Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 hey shoey great work, hes doing well... congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres my rock Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 did you notice both times you started with the same routine up right about be careful dogs love routine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReXy Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 lol i saw that and thought ohh did i watch the same one..lol then thought ohh no its not,, thought it was just me not awake yet time for coffee.. but i guess thats just and easier routine to do,, and also easier to see for the person on the camera,lol and gives a good example of heeling as well. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoemonster Posted December 12, 2006 Author Share Posted December 12, 2006 Oooh bugger, I did do that didn't I? lol I'll try to be more consious of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres my rock Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 its easy to do shoey i am aware of it because when i put together my heeling routne for ruthroughs i started doing it all the time then when my dog started trying to right turn after so many pace i got the picture duh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReXy Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 lol.. mental pics , of dog going off and doing routine without you... very clever... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoemonster Posted December 12, 2006 Author Share Posted December 12, 2006 I wish they could do it by themselves, then I wouldn't be so nervous! I walk really funny when I'm heeling, I never realised I must also be doing something wrong on turns as he's lagging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoemonster Posted December 12, 2006 Author Share Posted December 12, 2006 Anyone else got any comments? Or am I that bad :D Good or bad I don't mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdude Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Hi Shoey Your dog looks to be working nicely! Nice focus! :D Just a couple of tips: To remain in a straight line, dont look at the dog. Look straight ahead and line up landmarks on the ground in front of you and into the horizon or background. Also, heeling looks alot more natural and flowing if you are swinging your left hand in a natural fashion. If you are not going to trial then dont worry about it. I am always reminding myself to do this. WRM has mentioned footwork and I think she also mentioned (if I am not mistaken?)she had a copy of Diane Baumans book which has great footwork tips in it. This is practiced best with an imaginary dog! Its easy to pick from behind a pc We will see if I practice what I preach in the new year after I post some footage of oscar and I doing some heel work. I will need all the nit picking I can get as I have not trialled for a few years and plan to enter early next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoemonster Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 Thanks dogdude! I do need to look up more, any tips on knowing whether the dog is in heel position if I cant see him? (disadvantages of short ass dogs!!!) In regards to the left hand thing, I have a feeling Ed's focus is my waist height/hand posi as for dogs like staffords I think he'd have to look up too high to get focus on my face, though I might have to get someone to watch him to see exactly where his focus is when heeling With other work his focus is to my face but thats cos I am far enough away to see him I'm hoping to trial, hoping to start CCD next year! Looking forward to seeing your vids and other peoples vids, I love watching others work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoemonster Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 Oh I'll have to pinch that book off Stella (WMR) too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdude Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 (edited) Hi Shoey One of the hardest things when moving off lead is to have full faith in your dog. Lagging on the turns is more often than not caused by bad footwork on the turns. The dog needs to maintain a smooth balance and rythm through the turns to remain in correct heel position. A good way to enforce rythm is by teaching the dog the figue 8 properly (again Bauman book). If you exaggerate the change of pace needed for the turns it helps general heelwork out of site. ie, exaggerate right bending turns with a faster pace and left bending turns with slower than normal. When the dog has this in his mindset you can go back to normal pace and you will find him right there with you. It teaches the dog to just be aware that a change of pace is required to remain in correct position. Edited December 13, 2006 by dogdude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres my rock Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 sorry soey i donated it to the vca library along wit a heap of others and dogdude your right i meant to teach shoey the figure eight ages ago but we kinda got of track and spent to much time watching the dogs chase ball instead smack on head for me next tuesday night shoey we will begin the figure eight the doodling stuff is the same as what ive been showing you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdude Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Thats a shame WMR. Its got some great precision heelwork, trialling and doodling tips. Im sure you remember most of whats in it anyway. I was given a copy years ago for a present and it is probably my most treasured. I priced a copy recently through Angus and Robertson for a friend and it was about $55. Forgot to add shoey that I have a staffy as well that uses my midriff area to focus on.(maybe because he cant see anything else :D ) Swinging your left hand naturally should'nt change his focus. When your hand signal begins, your body's angle opens for the hand signal to be seen. Question about knowing if dog is with you while off lead is easy, let someone else do all the police work, you just concentrate on what your supposed to be doing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres my rock Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 not really a shame dd because in the library many epopel can benefit and i can always borrow it if i want schutz dogs heel wit handler both arms swingin naturally and stay foccussed on the hander its actually a god test unles of course your using a hand target instead of eye contact lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoemonster Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 Ok, great! Gives me some ideas to work with Stella figure 8's next tues sound good, we've done a little bit but not much, have been doodling abit at home too, his focus has come on great lately, wonder if its just the age or that his implant is wearing off? I can prob borrow the book from the vca library then, hopefully its open one of the next times I'm over there, otherwise Stella if you're there, can you grab it for me? Oh cool, another stafford person! You know what they're like then when they only reach your knees lol and how solid they are when they get in your way :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres my rock Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 if i go tuesday i will grab it if its there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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