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Magoo Learning Heel and Stand Ellis Park June 2nd

NOTE: SINCE MAGOO WILL BE SHOWING IN CONFORMATION, WE ARE NOT DOING AN AUTOSIT RIGHT NOW.

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Bri Run Thru 2/4/2008

Here is Brie's run thru 2/4/2008. We have done a couple more since then, and she has improved greatly. Good girl, Brie.

Jackie Run Thru 2/4/2008

Grrrrr, had to find a new video hosting website, as gosh darned video egg is now only for corporate companies that want to pay per click for advertising.

Thursday Thirteen (13) Monday Run Thru Notes

Using this Thursday Thirteen to document some run thru notes:

1. Jackie boy, need to stop turning into him.   



2. Jackie got swayed by the smell of treats, during certain exercises, on Evelyn's hands.   Need to stop him from breaking from obvious food.



3. Jackie broke when unexpected military man came in the room.   However, Jackie did stay in place in sit (broke in down) when between two very cute female dogs (one Italian grey hound, and one Chihuaua named Sassy).



4. Jackie, we need to work on our finish now without luring.



5. Jackie, need to stop him from trying to covertly sniff the ground for fallen treats.



6. Jackie, attention could be better when in the stays.  He does it well, until something unexpected comes along (military man, or he's between two cute girls).



7. Jackie, stopped sticking his stand due to cookie smell on Evelyn.   Need to make sure he sticks this, and stays even if judges have been touching cookies:)



8. Devon, work on Stand AND Finish.



9. Devon concerned about judge following or others working with their dogs.  Some of this will be worked out in run thrus, but need to get him out more in public "dealing".



10. Brie, work on circles to get her turned in and closer, as Evelyn showed.



11. Brie, did her first off leash heel that went okay.   We had done one before, when I thought she wasn't ready but instructor insisted.  Hadn't gone that bad, but two instances where Brie was pretty sure it was play time.



12. Brie, her front is perfect.   Need to not screw it up.



13. Brie, need to work on finish, and stand walking behind and examine.

****Me 1)  No stepping into dogs 2)  work on about turns still---better with Jackie and horrible with other two 3)  move out with Jackie during fast heel, so judge can tell pace has changed even though Jack just lengthens his stride .......

Bri-To Stand or Play?

Brie and I work on stand.   Brie thinks it's a great time to try and play with me.

Jackie Performing Stand

Jackie performing stand at the SOC run thru:

Training Sessions

Brie:

10 Front and Finishes. Front is perfect (naturally, no thanks to me, I will probably screw it up). Have just started luring Brie into her heel/finish at the end.

Off leash heeling inside with pace changes (still using treats to catch her attention at times). Sometimes Brie changes to right. Slow heeling, still teaching her that my walking slowly does not mean sit, trying to have not such a jerky pace for her in the slow.

About five figure eights. Need to speed her up on outside turns, and a little wide. Used "dog" posts of Brujo and Jack.

Also worked on stays when I worked Devon next.

10 stands. Starting to initiate on her own, and I am now able to walk in front 6 feet, wait and then return by circling around back to heel.

Devon:

10 come/fronts. Lured into heel.

Heeled a bit off leash. He was a little wide and distracted, lagging sometimes.

About 5 figure eights, did pretty good, and had to jolly him around quickly when he was outside. Sometimes did not want to walk close to "dog post" when he was on the inside.

10 Stands. Devon is not to the point where you can leave him to walk six feet in front, or circle back from behind. Beginning to initiate the stand himself.

Training Schedule and Notes

Handler (Me) Notes:

Common errors that I make include:

1)  Walking sideways towards dog when halting (sitting)

2)  Hard time walking in straight line, need guides for this.

3)  Need to say heel when stepping off not after already going

4)  Turns need to be more fluid and along track, so as not to confuse poor doggie

5) During figure eights, need to remember to hurry dog up along outside turns to train them how to stay in step.

6)  Nice brisk step off after halts or turns.

7)  Holding leash hand steady at stomache.  (as if a stomache ache, and not as if there are treats there)

8) I shouldn't screech to a halt too quickly.

Brie Notes:

Did Brie and Devon together on the beach.

Did long downs and sits.   Brie is the one that is just learning not to break.  She did pretty good, and she was kind of cold on the cold sand (note next time dress her in some fleece).

Also did figure eights with Devon being one of the posts, she did well herself, but when she was the "post" she tended to want to break, so need to work on the stays even though that wasn't specifically what she was doing.

Both dogs were very distracted trying to do stands on the beach, so we need to practice more in distracting situations.   Neither is initiating on their own yet the position, though both can stay in it during undistracting situations.

Brie did a little "off leash" heeling but on e-collar.   We are getting to the point where she will be off equipment soon with mild distractions.  (am still using treats to keep attention)

Devon:

Did long sits and downs with Devon and Brie.   Devon did the best at these.

His heeling had deteriorated since he was in BT, but it was coming back.   He did it well on leash and chain collar, and through the figure eight, he was very attentive towards me (I was using treats though).  Devon's attention was very very good.

Stand, both dogs distracted need more practice with stand in distracting situations.

Training Logs

have added Devon dog to the training line up for this spring. Brie, Jack, and Devon are all being trained for Companion Dog competition. Jack and Brie's first competition will be February 29th (God help me).

Devon will be a little later. Here are training notes for today:

Brie Training Schedule:

Did about ten reps of stand stays (walking out in front of her).

Did 15 minutes of heeling and auto sits in parking lot.

***This week working on getting her to the point of decent OFF LEASH heeling (we are still on leash), attention during distractions or time she thinks she wants to play, stand stays, and finish (don't know if we will get to this this week). Also, figure eights should be a priority. Stand stay portion is good, but Brie needs to start getting up on her own on command.

Devon Training Schedule:

Did 10 reps of stand stays.

15 minutes of heeling in the parking lot.

Devon's heeling has deteriorated a bit, but he looks very confident and happy in distracting situations. Got a little prey drive over leaves blowing around the parking lot. Need to work on those type of distractions. Auto sits need to be worked on. Both front and finish need to be worked on, but probably not until next week. Devon is doing pretty good on staying in stand, but also needs work on performing stand when command is given and without physical prompting.

Jacky Traiing:

30 Minutes of heeling on lead on the beach. The reason for the on lead heeling being that Jacky has taken to trying to go after lone dogs. If the beach is busy with dogs, he is more in tune with being a good boy, but he gets a bit protective if it's the occaisional dog on the beach that approaches. He has made great strides in coming to understand at home, that he MUST tolerate any dog in the house, and that I will be sure that he is not bothered but he is not to take matters into his own hands. Now I have these kind of situations to get JAck to adapt to. In the ring, he has not had a problem being obedient around other strange dogs (knock on wood). I want to be sure that I touch every area on this. A big golden did run up to us, and Jack did not reacte until the other dog jumped towards him. And he was on leash, so he didn't get to dart after like he would like to. Attention and auto sits are getting better and better. Still room for improvement.

On my end, I need to be sure I am walking and turning without leaving my "line" or walking towards Jack when I stop. Overall, a very good session today.