Hand holding, general support and best of all a place to brag about the successes. Share with words. Share with photos. Share with video. This is your home place for the next 14 weeks. Let the retrieve journey begin.
This was SO WELL DONE. I could certainly see that the time you spend this past summer watching EVERY retrieve class with Kimber and Ace certainly taught you HOW to do this well. It also taught you the following as evidenced in this video.
1) Timing of commands 2) "Give" mechanic is smooth (speak up please as I am so hard of hearing) 3) WHEN to correct for her rubber necking and require her to "Place" 4) Knowing to hide the dowel until you present at the dowel at the lips 5) Bringing the dowel up UNDER the dog (this will be taught tomorrow in class) and not waving it about. 6) Distractions were GREAT. Brad, when Kimber fails to return OVER the jump, as you see she's not going to do it, give her an immediate "SIT" and the ecollar single (low) momentary correction. Then step OVER the HJ, go to her, put her on a Stand (still holding the DB in her mouth), then step back OVER the HJ jump, target it (tap it so she sees it) and command "Jump!". Don't let her succeed in failing to take that return HJ. If need be, create fences on either side so she has no option but to take the return High Jump. You can set the HJ up with the fence on one side, and then create a border on the other side, make an alley. Maybe have the children in the chairs eating, but DO NOT LET HER FAIL TO TAKE THAT RETURN JUMP. Great work though. We worked VERY hard to be able to achieve Kimber retrieving on command,didn't we? 6) And doing that extra retrieve - to ensure she be relaxed and you ended on a HIGH NOTE OF SUCCESS. Aww...that was EXCELLENT.
My ONLY pointer:
The ottoman is TO high for your height Alice. You are having to reach HIGH to command her to "Fetch". Make the ottoman lower or create a lower Front Place Board on the training table to shape her. Make sense?
Brad, you understand what I'm wanting you to change with Kimber's RoHJ return? Cause now you're moving into some advanced training-:)
After Alice's video i readjusted because she was failing, I had 4 successful RoHJ after the video and ended in success... However I am still struggling with whistle sits. Even with collar correction she's coming all the way into me like a whistle recall command and then sitting next to me. I've ruined something.
No, Brad, don't go back. You need the Moving Sit which is Ecollar Lesson 3, then you will do the Lesson 4, Random Sit. Takes time as this is the hardest concept for a grown dog to grasp.
Alice said, " This week has been a point of contention for Mabel. She has been fighting me, with lots of avoidance behavior, and backing off her place board. To prevent her from doing this, we had her place on this higher stool which wasn't very stable. My dad is going to make me a higher place board, but for now that was the best we could get."
Alice,
ReplyDeleteThis was SO WELL DONE. I could certainly see that the time you spend this past summer watching EVERY retrieve class with Kimber and Ace certainly taught you HOW to do this well. It also taught you the following as evidenced in this video.
1) Timing of commands
2) "Give" mechanic is smooth (speak up please as I am so hard of hearing)
3) WHEN to correct for her rubber necking and require her to "Place"
4) Knowing to hide the dowel until you present at the dowel at the lips
5) Bringing the dowel up UNDER the dog (this will be taught tomorrow in class) and not waving it about.
6) Distractions were GREAT. Brad, when Kimber fails to return OVER the jump, as you see she's not going to do it, give her an immediate "SIT" and the ecollar single (low) momentary correction. Then step OVER the HJ, go to her, put her on a Stand (still holding the DB in her mouth), then step back OVER the HJ jump, target it (tap it so she sees it) and command "Jump!". Don't let her succeed in failing to take that return HJ. If need be, create fences on either side so she has no option but to take the return High Jump. You can set the HJ up with the fence on one side, and then create a border on the other side, make an alley. Maybe have the children in the chairs eating, but DO NOT LET HER FAIL TO TAKE THAT RETURN JUMP. Great work though. We worked VERY hard to be able to achieve Kimber retrieving on command,didn't we?
6) And doing that extra retrieve - to ensure she be relaxed and you ended on a HIGH NOTE OF SUCCESS. Aww...that was EXCELLENT.
My ONLY pointer:
The ottoman is TO high for your height Alice. You are having to reach HIGH to command her to "Fetch". Make the ottoman lower or create a lower Front Place Board on the training table to shape her. Make sense?
Brad, you understand what I'm wanting you to change with Kimber's RoHJ return? Cause now you're moving into some advanced training-:)
Roxanne
Thanks! I'll tell my dad. ;)
ReplyDeleteWe are going to make another front place board that is a little higher. Dad got the materials today.
ReplyDeleteAfter Alice's video i readjusted because she was failing, I had 4 successful RoHJ after the video and ended in success... However I am still struggling with whistle sits. Even with collar correction she's coming all the way into me like a whistle recall command and then sitting next to me. I've ruined something.
ReplyDeleteI'm returning to E Collar lesson 3 today. Should I go farther back?
DeleteNo, Brad, don't go back. You need the Moving Sit which is Ecollar Lesson 3, then you will do the Lesson 4, Random Sit. Takes time as this is the hardest concept for a grown dog to grasp.
ReplyDeleteRoxanne
Alice said, "
ReplyDeleteThis week has been a point of contention for Mabel. She has been fighting me, with lots of avoidance behavior, and backing off her place board. To prevent her from doing this, we had her place on this higher stool which wasn't very stable. My dad is going to make me a higher place board, but for now that was the best we could get."
Alice
Alice,
ReplyDeleteJust goes to show you that a Play Retrieve is NOT this Force Fetch Retrieve, is it?
Better to have her Point of Contention THIS week rather than later.
Roxanne