Jackie made her first successful gather! Once each individual cue is understood, they begin to come together quickly.
Pearls:
- For "Walk up!" continue to use small increments of teaching each individual step so Jackie understands "Walk up!" means take a few steps until she hears "Whoa!" which means to stand in place.
- Continue to reinforce confident "Go out!" with distance. Alternate sending the dog on her outrun from both directions, so the dog is used to going both clockwise and anti-clockwise while flanking the stock (ball).
Clockwise outruns
Jackie makes her first rudimentary gather, fetch, and pen of the stock (ball):
