Agility 1 Week 10

Barrel, post turn, and wrap were the areas of focus today. 

In a post turn around a barrel, the dog turns around the barrel while staying on the same side of the handler. For example, with the dog on the handler's right, the handler indicates to the dog by taking a lunge step forward with the right foot, pointing with the right arm and hand, and verbal cue "Check check check!" for the dog to run around the barrel and then the dog accepts a cookie reinforcement from the handler's right hand after the handler lunge steps back and pivots toward the dog after the dog has run around the barrel.

In a barrel wrap, the dog turns tightly around the barrel with the handler doing a front cross so the dog ends up on the opposite side of the handler. For example, with the dog on the handler's right, the handler indicates with feet, body direction, pointing arm and verbal cue "Check check check!"  to run around the barrel, the handler front crosses with footwork to have the dog end up taking a cookie from the handler's left hand.

Pearls:

• Generate excitement to increase speed while playing barrels
• Continue to experiment to find a very high value reinforcer that Jackie loves