Grace, plan B's and rainy days. Simplify and release. All really complicated concepts for me. I want to do All the Things. FOMO - Fear of Missing Out - is a real thing. And perfectionism tends to make for an all or nothing attitude. October 1 Intention for the new year. Give us space to …
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Goodbye 2019
Saying goodbye to 2019, with thanks to Melody Wilding's journal prompts. April 1 What worked well? Fenris is a happy boy who loves his sticks, his toys and his treats. We made progress in every area, both social and trainingwise. Weekly training plans are a must. The trick training has been our favourite so far, …
Thursday Topic – rally revisited (part 1)
It's two months since I finished my rally topic series. Fenris has grown since then (at least mentally!), we have done major work on his heeling and synchronisation since then, and personally, I think it would be fun to see how things are going. If part of the practice before an actual event, is to …
Agility – learn with me!
Tuesday Topic, week 35 The subheading here is 'learn with me' - because I am a complete novice at this! I have done some reading (of course), including Agility Right From the Start, by Bertilsson and Johnson Vegh, practiced some foundational groundwork like wrapping around cones, cavalletti, and moving under and over stuff in the …
Suggested anti-guarding doggy-rules, going forwards:
(Thursday Topic week 28) After playing with the waterhose in the summer sun. His fur gets this really weird quality when it's been wet. “When I want mommy-snuggles I must eitherA) do a command first or preferably B) wait my turn for her to cuddle someone else first. [Hugging children becomes a predictor of Good Things …
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Tuesday Topic – Rally skills part 4; pace changes and sitting turns.
(Ahem - Thursday topic in this case...) Pace changes are fairly simple at level 1. You aren't going to be asked to do anything while running or going slow. Just want the dog to be with you and not get ahead (or behind, but that is less likely to happen). I remember at the course, …
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Tuesday Topic – Rally skills part 3; Fronts
This part covers the four level 1 skills that start with the dog going in front to sit facing the handler. Two of them involve the dog then moving around the handler's back from right to left, while the other two skills involve the dog coming straight to the left heel position. One of each …
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Tuesday Topic – Rally skills part 2; turns
The second part covers simple turns, spirals and slalom between cones. 106/108/110/112 Right Turn (90deg, 180, 270, 360) - Based on Pivot skills, Cone-to-Cone, Sidestep, as well as Step Touch for drive (to the degree he needs it, but I suppose it will also aid focus 'into exercise'. Obedience Right Turn and About Turn. Also …
Tuesday Topic – Rally skills part 1; sits and downs
This is going to be a multipart series, with some descriptions and lots of videos. We have only done level 1 stuff so far, which is mostly skills he knows. It's just a matter of making it look good - and keeping focus in stressful situations. Filming all this is excellent training for us - …
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Tuesday Topic – Birthday present for Fenris!
https://youtu.be/f8lfemc7vSM I was planning to split and edit the footage a little, but my editing skills need some work. So what's in the box... 4 Cones - a bit smaller than anticipated, but they'll work. A new clicker with armstrap (mostly for me) Tug toy, chew toy, tomayto, tomahto. A tug toy! (Much appreciated, though …
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Tales from the Apupcalypse aka My First Dog aka Fenris 