Today Wicca and I attended our third seminar with Kathy Keats- and it was a GREAT day!
I am pretty tired but here are a few highlights:
Don't "push" when you are with the dog- be either behind or ahead
I really need to work on push throughs
I need to use my shoulders more, and my hands less.
We ran a ton of sequences- lots of challenging stuff. I got a lot of information in just one day. Wicca is actually tired, and I am beat as well.
I will have more information and stuff tomorrow when I can think better!
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Okay- my head is clearer now...One of the biggest things I got out of the day was "Don't "push" when you are with the dog- be either behind or ahead "
This made huge sense to me as I could really see the difference in the video when I was parallel to her and trying to push her out over a jump- when I was a few steps behind or even ahead she really drove forward and took the direction much better. I don't know why I didn't think of that sooner!
Also, I learned that I really need to work on push through's with her. We totally sucked and it all comes back to my dog not wanting to come into me....So- I have some ground work to go back and do for a few weeks! I am going to work on half-front crosses aswell as teaching her to come in on a shoulder pull-
on that note it was also pointed out that I over-use my arms and under-use my shoulders. I depend on an arm cue to push her out, send her around, and just generally depend on it for distance. I rarely use my shoulders for anything which is why we sucked for the push-throughs....
I will put the sequence on the CRCD program and post parts of them so that you can better see what I mean. They were very challenging and it was really neat to be able to look back at the video right after a run. We got lots of great advice that way as we could see what she was talking about.








but this is the same year and model, but mine is "cinnamon" in color....pretty snazzy....it's a 2000 Chrysler Neon...plenty of dog space, without being a mini van or a huge SUV...It will be just perfect for me...now for the hard part.
So- when we first walked this there was much discussion about the best way to handle 2-6....I initially walked it using a rear cross to the weaves. After talking it over it was decided that a lead out to the tunnel and two front crosses was the best route. (it is a serpentine afterall)
On another note Wicca and I have a problem. The problem being that she doesn't like me much.
Kate, in all her cranky glory! She hasn't been allowed to run with them for awhile- as she gets a little heated pretty quick- but she did great and only had one moment of *itchiness.
Like I mentioned I used the time to get some new pictures of kate- she is aging pretty gracefully- and doesn't really act like a 10 year old! 



He was on a long line as I knew he would not lie down with this much excitement- it was a good thing because he was completely out of control. I'd never seen him run so hard.
Because his lie down was almost non-existant we worked on that at first- making him listen and only releasing him after he'd lie down. We also started to teach him to move to the outside of the sheep- which he did great.
Scott used a rolled up feed bag to put some pressure on Vito to move out- Vito didn't appreciate that and started to lip curl whenever Scott would move in. It was funny...(but not really, I know) I was very impressed with him- he moved out around them better than Wicca did! (first timers excitement mostly) But wow! He did it and was having a great time.