As I mentioned in my last post I entered Pixel in her first trial in May. I am very excited for her, and it will be great to see all my training in action.
There are a few things I need to work on more.
Contacts. I have a month to finish and proof her teeter, dogwalk and aframe. Her table is pretty solid. I only get on contacts with her maybe once every two weeks so it has been a slow process but the progress we have made has been good. I need to start proofing on the dogwalk and need to start making the approach angles a bit harder.
Handling. She recognizes all the patterns- pinwheels, 180's, 270's, serps, threadles. Now I need to piece more together and do longer sequencing. I also need to work on her finding a line. She doesn't always take what is in front of her.
I also need to work on my start set up. She prefers to start in a stand, which is fine by me- but she is sometimes slow to switch sides on cue. I need to go back and make this fun for her.
Weaves. She won't be weaving by May but I intend to weave every day with her at home (at least while the weather holds). I've been lax in the weave department lately...so I need to make up for that.
Sounds like a lot of stuff but really its not. When I think of how far she's come in her training its pretty amazing!
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2 comments:
Since you say you have a pretty solid table, any tips for Jimmy? He's got it figured out at home, usually get's it at class, but in a trial we often NQ on the table 'cause he won't sit or down. Just sasses me or runs off to sniff...
Pixel has been progressing so quickly, great job! Looking forward to hearing about her trial in May!
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