Documenting the life and times of a Border Collie mutt
Heeling and Formal obedience Sit-Down position change. Working on getting a snappy drop with straight hips and shoulders. It's excellent in front of me, but at heel he tips over into a sideways hip-stance. Nice and relaxed - but not so snappy. Home Obedience and Steps to Success Focus - 16 sec at heel. Recalls …
Continue reading Week 42 – where my expectations are suitably adjusted
Plan: Lazy Leash, Zen, Recalls, Focus, Settle, Handling on random rotation daily. (LL, Z, R, F all with distraction criteria; S as duration and cue; Handling basics.)Monday review day; cone-to-cone, right pivot, cold testing old levels.Tuesday and Wednesday progress skills; Sidestepping. Heeling and Formal obedience Sidestepping - another session of Fronts. Cones general work. Some …
Week 41 Review: He has the strangest tendency to sit/lie/lean over the back of the couch. Heeling and Formal obedience His laterals are a mess. He'd rather turn on a dime than step out with the hind legs, so I started working it as an extension of a Front, which means loads of reinforcement for …
Challenge 1 completed 🙂 Heeling and Formal obedience Lateral movements and cone-to-cone. Focusing while sitting at heel is insanely boring, by Fenris' standards, but we got up to 13 seconds. He has been really tired this week, so he kept checking out of the process when we worked on the cones. Some clicking for nose …
Week 40 Review: Heeling and Formal obedience Practice, practice, practice, around the cones. Turns, and lines and keeping up with me. At heel, sitting, he can give me at least 8 second focus. His fancy Tucked Sit is still in need of some TLC. I've been sloppy with actually working it and getting enough repetitions …
Early morning break from the rain. exerciseMonTueWedThuFriWeek-endAwesome HeelingCone-to-ConeTucked SitTSCtCTSFocusheelingtreatsoutsideheelingtreatsoutsideHome-obedienceLazy LeashZen TrapsRecall and DistractionsLLZTR and DSteps to SuccessTargetDistanceDSettleSTTDDSS Cone to Cone heeling - sometimes I add a little 'run and come to heel' to keep the fun up, but he is in general improving very nicely. Sometimes the cones shape a square, sometimes a line, a …
The overview is long - but that's mostly because we're working a plethora of little skills that all intersect with each other. Morning walk Tyssebotn Review September: People - Started talking to people about getting 'strangers' to help us out in controlled circumstances. We'll see what comes of it. Harness - No amount of ice …
Autumn beauty Tests - Focus test passed with flying colours. Even when something in the kitchen made a random noise, he just flicked his ear at it, and kept the locked gaze! Zen test, not so much. Did some actual training on his dishwasher zen, though, with me opening it gradually, and husband rewarding him …
39; Where are we and what are we missing from the plan. Review 38: Harness: Once I managed to get it fully on him, and he froze. The day after he actually growled as I tried to fasten the last strap. Seems this is bothering him far more than food can alleviate. Seriously considering giving …
I haz the prettiest smile! Week 38MonTueWedThuFriWeek-endHeeling and obedienceSit/ StandRight sideRight sideSit/ StandRight sideDurationsCrateSettleCrateSitCrateSettleLazy LeashStep 12121ComeStep 4: 15 m leash4 family444familyvarious proofingOtherWatchHarnessMuzzleWatchHarnessMuzzle Review: Sit/Stand: Popping into the stand when I put my foot backwards. The nice sit is deteriorating though. Need separate sessions for cuing sit, and for making the right kind of sit. Right …
Tales from the Apupcalypse aka My First Dog aka Fenris 