Excited today ... off for training with a top handler Anthony Clarke
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Should be interesting ...
... Well it was brilliant, if not a little cold!
By planning the racing line between sets of obstacles and then having careful positioning at the next one where the dog needs to turn you can minimise the distance and optimise the speed.
Lots of enthusiasm encourages your dog to be quicker, as long as all the basics are in place (e.g. contacts, turns where the dog is following your shoulders etc). After all moving as quickly as possible for 30 seconds ought not be too arduous!
Also some of the lines were to the wings of jumps if you required a turn.
Not getting in the way but doing a back cross very close to the dog so they don't swivel!
Thinking about what the dog can see as they turn and where you should be.
Not being afraid of a fast dog but embrace that!
Working on a arc if coming round obstacles to optimise speed and line, sometimes you need to slow down to get the dog to turn rather than speak - so pauses are good too.
So things to work on ...
Sort out the dog walk contact independently and don't use in full training until I am happy with the change as it will devalue it every time we get it wrong.
Treat training like a competition and do it as fast as possible
Make Dylan wait until I am in position at the start, so I minimise my running
Get fitter!
http://www.acagility.com/wordpress/
Should be interesting ...
... Well it was brilliant, if not a little cold!
By planning the racing line between sets of obstacles and then having careful positioning at the next one where the dog needs to turn you can minimise the distance and optimise the speed.
Lots of enthusiasm encourages your dog to be quicker, as long as all the basics are in place (e.g. contacts, turns where the dog is following your shoulders etc). After all moving as quickly as possible for 30 seconds ought not be too arduous!
Also some of the lines were to the wings of jumps if you required a turn.
Not getting in the way but doing a back cross very close to the dog so they don't swivel!
Thinking about what the dog can see as they turn and where you should be.
Not being afraid of a fast dog but embrace that!
Working on a arc if coming round obstacles to optimise speed and line, sometimes you need to slow down to get the dog to turn rather than speak - so pauses are good too.
So things to work on ...
Sort out the dog walk contact independently and don't use in full training until I am happy with the change as it will devalue it every time we get it wrong.
Treat training like a competition and do it as fast as possible
Make Dylan wait until I am in position at the start, so I minimise my running
Get fitter!
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