Jackie is continuing to gain confidence on the dog-walk, A frame, and with directional turns.
When teaching the A frame, I can't be too far behind Jackie as that made her breeze past the end of the contact to turn and look for me, so I need to stay with her as she's learning the A frame so I can promptly reinforce 2o2o contact behavior. I mustn't go too fast with the A frame as Jackie sailed into the air as she literally flew up and over the A frame today. Until she has more control and experience, we've toned it down a bit to give her confidence.
When jumping standards and directional turning around a course however, I do need to maintain speed so that Jackie stays engaged and connected with me. As long as I run and point accurately and confidently, Jackie stays more reliable and engaged on the course.
Pearls:
- We played the tire jump for the first time today with much success. To avoid injury due to rotational falls (some of the very worst types of injury are from rotational falls) it is important to play on a tire jump that has a safety break-away in the event the dog hits the tire it is designed to pop open so the dog will land safely on their feet through it
- Slow time down a bit while teaching the A frame, and be sure to stay with Jackie as she is continuing to learn 2o2o contact behavior
- Otherwise stay speedy while running the course to keep Jackie engaged and connected
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