tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post539306844601228324..comments2024-01-08T01:20:20.736-07:00Comments on Days of Speed and Slowtime Mondays: Running dogwalk turnsElaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-73282098810938073132010-10-07T19:09:51.862-06:002010-10-07T19:09:51.862-06:00Of course, Strummer's looking good too.Of course, Strummer's looking good too.Muttsandaklutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551047401085562752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-58541174021770914032010-10-07T19:09:33.302-06:002010-10-07T19:09:33.302-06:00Awwww, Cody!! What a prince. Loved seeing him in...Awwww, Cody!! What a prince. Loved seeing him in action there.Muttsandaklutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551047401085562752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-25461670512691226042010-10-04T13:42:26.691-06:002010-10-04T13:42:26.691-06:00Timing the cue isn't that hard. I've been...Timing the cue isn't that hard. I've been playing around with it and if I tell him sometime between when he's at the top of the down ramp and the top third of the down ramp it's plenty of time. Honestly, watching that video again, I think he's cueing off my lack of motion and shoulder position rather than the verbal but that's fine, those are easy cues to give as well.Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-82282045588317863582010-10-04T13:32:16.532-06:002010-10-04T13:32:16.532-06:00The chair is only to teach him the meaning of '...The chair is only to teach him the meaning of 'turn'. It's not meant to teach him the mechanics of how to get that done and when there's a tunnel the turn is going to be a lot tighter so the mechanics will be different.<br /><br />I taught him 'turn' on the flat but I didn't break the steps down enough when I tried to use it on the equipment. He was having so much failure in the yard with the tunnel at first so I replaced the tunnel with the chair to give him something obvious to turn around and to not have so much failure with a piece of agility equipment. I didn't have to fade it at all, once he had two sessions at over 80% success I replaced the chair with the tunnel and never looked back.<br /><br />However now that he knows what 'turn' means in this context I have to teach him that he has to run to the bottom and then turn, not dive into the tunnel from the side of the board. The PVC would help with this but would be more like a prop that I'd have to fade. If I get desperate enough absolutely I'll go back to using it but I'm hoping he'll figure it out for himself.Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-40823320421760001602010-10-04T13:17:53.858-06:002010-10-04T13:17:53.858-06:00Wait--and the chair *isn't* a prop that you...Wait--and the chair *isn't* a prop that you're going to have to fade?Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-68700607925804417582010-10-04T13:16:33.934-06:002010-10-04T13:16:33.934-06:00My dogs have a pretty good right/left that I use f...My dogs have a pretty good right/left that I use for that, but they (in theory) stop at the bottom, so my timing in giving the command doesn't have to be spot on; I wait until they're in position and then give it. If they're running full speed, you've got to give the command not too soon and not too late, which sounds intimidating!Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-8815395649933228762010-10-04T13:15:17.821-06:002010-10-04T13:15:17.821-06:00I was using the PVC pole some time back when I was...I was using the PVC pole some time back when I was teaching him to turn towards me and it worked fine. But for the verbal turn away I knew I'd be doing a lot more reps and I didn't want him turning so tightly for so may reps. The lawn chair encouraged a wider turn that would be easier on his body. <br /><br />Now that we're working with a tunnel I may have to put the PVC piece back but I hate having to fade props so I've been avoiding it.Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-73663891282355446552010-10-04T13:07:23.760-06:002010-10-04T13:07:23.760-06:00Silvia T. uses a pvc pole for the dog to wrap arou...Silvia T. uses a pvc pole for the dog to wrap around. She eventually fades the pole.Morgannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185607903093272777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-64035159738095491922010-10-04T12:48:37.882-06:002010-10-04T12:48:37.882-06:00Even without a running dogwalk it's nice to ha...Even without a running dogwalk it's nice to have that flip on a verbal so you don't have to babysit it and get behind on the course.Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-10142168187769507432010-10-03T19:52:36.207-06:002010-10-03T19:52:36.207-06:00That maeuver's definitely one of the scary one...That maeuver's definitely one of the scary ones (for me) when thinking about running dogwalks. Interesting to see how someone's approaching it.Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.com