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Start Of The Agility Season 2013 - Students

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Well the agility seasons finally here. And eventually the snow is going. I have to say dispute trying to stay warm and moving about, this winter has definitely being the coldest winter teaching in my indoor venue. I have even had to result in the uncool ness of thermals by week 2 of the cold freeze!

Its super to see good winter training paying off and lovely to watch some of my students for a change at a show. Seeing the results of training first hand. Lots of wins and super places grade progressions and students climbing the steps to achieving their goals.  Seeing the smiles on their faces even when they haven't won or even when they have got faults but are now noticing the positives in a run and having achieved something they had issues with the year before, something like stronger start routine, more checking on turns, stronger contact positon or weave entries, listening to verbals or even getting the commands out themselves. Couldn't be happier so see them all really enjoying running their dogs and smiling. Makes teaching so rewarding how can Could i not love my job?!

So a massive congratulations to all my weekly class students and 121s even the ones who didn't win but achieved something you have being working on. 

It was also Nicci young dog Nala's first time at a KC show. Some lovely work and very nice turns from the ballerina dog :-P Im sure there will be some wins with her in the not to distant future. :-)

Lu-Lu's first time in a KC show too, however Lu-Lu was entered into Anysize. She was the only small dog in the class against 50 dogs (most were young dogs jumping medium) and shes put in some super super runs and times not far of the collies jumping there lower height. its going to be an exciting adverture for these too.

Katies other young dog Brook did some nice work too, nice to see him maturing. (bloody males) looking more confident and starting to realise that them tower legs are all his :-p

Also Massive well done to

Jackie Smith - Kobe

Who got their last win to Grade 7! Very well done.

Jackie Smith - Zak

For your No poles at Crufts. Hes working much better and the pole pickers are nearly out of a job! Well done!

Karen Marriot & Puzzel

Well appart from winning nearly every G7 Agility class at Vegas you displayed once again some super running contacts on straights and with turns. Puzzle really adjusting stride. Your partnership and understanding is growing so strong. Very well done!

Karen Gittoes - Jake

Gaining 3rd, 4th , and 5th in Jumping classes

Karen Gittoes - Ollie

Getting the first clear round in Agility however it was in pairs so no placing but no hearding round obsticles. Well done!

I suppose I have to say congratulations to my Mum too. She had quite a few runs this weekend with just 5 faults. Which means she remembered the course!

Emily Crookes & Callie and Bridget Mayes & Twist

Both having some super winner time runs but just picking up 5 faults your both knocking on the door. When it all comes together im sure you will be picking up a Trophie and saying Hi to Grade 3 :-)

Penny Tullet & Tizzy

This little dog is super and great to see her gone up a gear in speed and starting to be more cheeky and confident! It was probally 3-4 months ago when i first saw Tizzy and she wouldnt entertain a see -saw it was far to scary! Was a bit unsure about weaves now shes doing the see saw in the ring. and is finding  weaves doing them on her own. Its easy to forget just how much dogs progress but if we didnt have something else to work on it dog training would be boring! Well Done.

Im sure I have probally forgottern some. Appologies if I have

Also Stig managed to get Clear found in his very first KC run of the year which takes him now to Grade 5. His jumping has come on so much looking forward to this year with him.

Ben- Well Ben is Ben, Finally being able to run him and not worry having to watch his jumping to make sure he ok is like a dream. Having his back doing agility full stop is a dream! His being his ture cheeky self and I love him to bits!  Just now to get more G7 style training in and get back focused and ready for 2013.

Well done Guys

Im looking forward to this weeks training, however i feel i may put on a stone!

Lucy Osborne

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Fling hits 6 months at last!

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Fling at 6months. (6 months on 12th Jan)

Well it feels like I've had fling for years not only 4 months. She's always being so grown up since I picked her up at 8weeks.

I was talking over her first few months with Kamal the other day and can never remember her having the uncoordinated puppy look. (The gangly slip over stage) It makes it easy to forget her age.

 

I absolutely love and enjoy her. She's a little madam at times. but very cheek and outgoing, a proper diva! So I'm told -A Spitz!

 

The first few weeks I had had Fling at home she wasn't like Ben or Stig (my collies) was when they were puppies. She was totally MISS INDEPENDENT didn't want cuddles didn't really want me other then to play. Totally not like my boys. The most she would sit for a cuddle was 2 minutes! Then it was back up to do something, or she though she may be missing out on something if sleeping.. Then at 11 weeks everything changed, almost overnight. She became Mummy obsessed, and follows me about even if she's asleep in the same room as me and I pop into the kitchen to get a drink she's up and there with her beady little eyes watching me! Now if i stop doing something shes just like my boys will go and chill. She always getting into the snuggly places for a snooze.

 

She's so much fun to train and up for whatever I want to do. She will give it a bash! With lots of attitude. Im Looking forward to everything we do together from walks,teaching new tricks and foundation agility and just chilling and maybe a venture or two into the breed ring! Im sure she will teach me some new things too! 

A Few Videos of Fling - 'Radajasa's Whrirlwind Fling'

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lucy Osborne

www.agilitybuds.com

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Time flys when your having fun!

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Well as per usual I have being completely useless with updating my blog!
Fling is now 19 weeks and a total Diva! It doesn’t seam like I have had her for 10 weeks. Its true what they say.. Time flies when you’re having fun!

id love to update this blog with videos but is just a few pictures and a video that i have already downloaded to my PC pervious to me finding my phone cable personally personalised by the madam herself this morning!… I will get to downloading more of her clips ‘in training’ as soon and the new wire come for my phone!

I would say note to self never leave anything on the floor.. But fling thinks she’s a Cat and she can get anywhere! She will sit and mentally draw up a plan. However she has being really good and not chewed much i.e. all table and doors are still intact: p she just loves the phone cable my IPad cable and my mobile cable... hummmm theme there! This week I have Kamals Boxer Puppy 'Punch' to stay with us as he is abroad teaching. Fling and Punch absolutely love each other. Punch is getting a fair bit bigger then fling now but he has being really good with her and rarely gets too much for her. This time they seam to both come to a mutual decision of 'Yep were shattered now. Sleep' where as on punches last stay it was battle of who can stay up longest the pile on the looser!...Its nice to have a different breed other then collies for Fling to play with. They are definitely best buddies! :-)

                            Fling @10 Weeks

Best Buddies!

 

Lucy Osborne

 

 

 

 

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Agility Voice Article - (wing wraps.)

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Just a quick recap, last time we looked at the your straight, drive on command, (to most handlers its 'GO') and some simple ways in which we can proof that.

This time we are staying on a similar theme. Commands, what they mean and proofing exercises.

Wing Wrap

Ok so everyone seams to be raving about Wing wrap commands, why?

Having a well trained and proofed command means that hopefully your dog understands the command/job. When training the exercise you will have proofed it from lots of different angles and increased distances and speeds. So that when your lagging behind that all important command is understood by the dog. And you have an increased chance of completing the sequence. For my dogs the word 'Tip' means (take the jump my drive arm is pointing to, to wrap around the wing I'm pointing to, land and focus on me.) Not, jump off to another jump close by. I expect that sometimes my dogs and myself are going to make a mistake, but you have to remember us as handlers and our dogs aren't robots, mistakes can happen and it's not the end of the world!

New to wing wraps?

So you need to think of a command. Some people use two commands one for a left turning wing wrap and one for a right turning wing wrap. Personally I cant think that fast! It Took me long enough to learn Left and Right! :-P

As I command before the jump and before the dog takes off I use my normal Left and Right command followed by the wing wrap command of 'tip' (If I was to just say left or right they would turn in a 90degree turn, not wing wrap)

There needs to be a difference in the command To the left/right/90 degree box style turn and the Wing wrap. The dog will need to shorten stride more for a wing wrap to a normal left /right, box turn.

If you haven't trained a Wing wrap command and your dog is competing I would still go back to basics.

have 1 wing, no pole and teach them to go round the Wing, close to the wing. At first I will deliver the reward as close to the wing as possible. I want the value to be in the jump wing and staying as close as possible to it. If i always run off with the toy at first the dog will not shorten stride they will begin to extend more to catch up with you and get the toy, in turn you will loose the tight turn and shortern strides.

I would not command until I was
1) Consistently seeing them do it right and not pulling off.
2) Shortening stride to turn around the wing.

Then add in the other wing. Still NO pole and practice it on both sides. Also practice it as a rear cross.

Then when you think the dog is focusing on the wings, add in the pole on the floor first. If you dog starts jumping to the middle of the pole then I'd personally take the jump pole away again. I want my dog to hear the command and jump/wrap close to the wing not jumping to the center of the pole and then turning as this will loose you time. Take an extra few days of rewarding them for hearing the command and sticking turning close/towards the wing.

 If the rewards good enough they should soon pick it up as long as you don't reward the no so good turns. You need to paint a clear picture of what you want, by rewarding appropriately.

Once the dog is jumping towards/close to the wing and shortening stride when the pole is on the floor begin to increase the height. If the dog begins to lapse give them another chance maybe reduce eliments of movement or excitment, not totally just slightly. You want the dog to understand and to the command. if they know you have the toy and are running off this may be why the are not shortening stride and extending.. run off but chuck your toy back close to the wing or get a helper to throw in the toy for you.

I personally want the dog to take the command and do the job then look at me not take the command see me taking off and go into a frenzy

''OHHH MY GOD SHES RUNNING AWAY!!! I need to keep up run faster = extend, forget about what i was asked to do my mums running away she always had the toy its pointless up here!!!''

 In order to get this I would reward close to the pole with me still at distance.

Remeber 5 minutes is long enough in the garden on your own with the dog. when training eliments of a new exercise.

So below is some exercises you can practise. The Line is where the I want the dog to turn. Remember you can repeat all exercises from an increased distance,on the opposite side and as a rear cross.

Have fun training.

Lucy Osborne

www.agilitybuds.com

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Agility Voice Article (September) - Learning with Lucy

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Over the next few months I am going to be doing a series of garden exercises. Ways in which we can learn teach and proof our commands. I say learn, because as an instructor I have found it one of the most common issues in training. Handlers cross wiring commands, resulting in spins, early turns or ‘ignoring’ not understanding what you mean confusion when the handlers are getting frustrated the dog it getting even more wired up and then it some cases its followed up with a frustration nip off the dog.. I touched on this topic in the wait box of tricks article. How many people know what their command mean, just a short definition? Can you tell me what it means without having to pause and think about it for a second? If you can’t how is your dog meant to know it? After reading this now go find a pen and some paper, write down all the commands that you ‘think’ you dog should understand with a short clear definition. Re-read and do any commands and definitions sound exactly the same? Did you have to rethink what the command was?

Once you have set straight the definition and command write it down and copy it! Leave one in your car one near your training equipment at home and one in you hand and learn it.

So this month we are going to look at my word for

‘Straight line forward in the direction you’re (the dog) facing, when I say it’

That word for my dogs is ‘GO’

‘Go’ is a common word in agility for driving on and most (in the UK) use it, but do you have a definition of it and does you dog know it? Can your dog do it regardless of you being there and just on the verbal command?

I would say for my height and leg length I actually get a good way around the course, not being too far away from Ben however in the lower grades I could hardly ever get near him (depending on the course design) as most of the course was blasty. So my dogs need to understand verbal command. I need to know that they have a good understanding of the verbal command and that it’s rewarded appropriately so that they have a desire to perform the definition of the verbal on cue.

I don’t have a jump command if I say ‘GO’ it is to take whatever is in front of you and carry on in that direction, when I say GO. I shouldn’t have to keep recommending for every jump as they it doesn’t become a drive straight on definition  commanding 'Go' before/ after every jump makes 'GO' a jump que. If you feel you need to command you dog to jump then have a look at my May Blog which can be found on www.lucyosborne.blogspot.com ‘Its been a clicking success with stig.’ This will give you some help on taking away the jump command and teaching the dog that it’s rewarding to take the jump you tell them to. However far you are away because they will get rewarded for it.

In the picture below I have set Ben up he is looking forward (I’m stood behind him, taking the picture!) from my definition of the ‘GO’ command Ben should take the 2 black and red jumps not take the one off to the left. If he took the straight on jump and then the jump to the left this would NOT be a ‘GO’ because I haven’t asked him to turn off the straight line he set off on. If, Ben maintains the straight line to the second jump I will reward him ( throw a toy in) I don’t wait for him to come back to me as I want him to understand and want to drive FAST away from me because he can still get an amazing reward thrown over. If you’re slightly confused the picture below should help you.

 

Taking the same picture again. Now say ‘GO’ He should follow the Orange line and this is a straight line forward from where he is when I give him the verbal command of GO
Here are some simple exercises below for you to practice your ‘Go’ command.

 

Have Fun

 

Lucy Osborne

www.agilitybuds.com

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