SNAP! at 4 months

I have included a video of baby SNAP! working on his open chute, spins in either direction, sit stay, down stay, backing up, nose taps on his target lid, sitting up (beg), 2o2o on a box and general cuteness. He is doing very well, I would like for him to be a more active shaper though so we will probbaly be playing games like 101 things to do with a box or don't click for the same trick (I click for him to offer any new behaviors). He has also added shake but I forgot to have him show it off. I am also trying to build his toy and tug drive. He tugs great in some spots but outside I have to click him to encourage it. We also started working on hs retrieve with a squeaky ball. Hope to get that on video when he gets better.

2x2 Weave Training Shayla Session 4

We have finally moved to 2 sets of poles and Shayla did so well!!! I did another session with her (not taped) and she was thinking it through and working some pretty extreme entries, she would circle and go through only one set and then quickly correct herself. I LOVE this method!!!! It's so easy! Im moving her to the next phase, rotating the two sets. My only downfall was I got lazy and did not make sure she wasn't come back through the weaves.

2X2 Weave Training Saavy Session 3

Worked Saavy with two poles at 8 and 2'o clock. he seemed distracted and would not really finish a retrieve at the end so I was running to the toy and then tugging it. I worked with him again twice later, once with a toy and once with food and he was much more motivated so we will go to 2 sets of poles next session. He seems to really drive inside with one toy but outside did better with food.
I'm going to work his retrieve seperately to keep him motivated and making less work for me!!

2X2 Weave Poles Shayla Session 3

Worked with Shayla a little more with just 2 poles, moving around the arc. She did well, she really seems to be enjoying this method.

Sneak's Extra Credit Trick

We do trick contests in Sneak's beginning agility classes and this last round she won. Her first trick was to push a ball through a set of goals and do a victory jump, second trick was I had Saavy do a down stay and Sneak distracted him by jumping around barking and tuggin on his leash while he remained in a stay position and this last winning trick was a beginning freestyle dance. here's the video, it was FREEZING this night and very windy. If you turn up the volume you can hear her turn on the CD player and the music play while she danced. She gets so excited!!

Eraine and Sneak

2X2 Weaves Sessions Two

1/1/09
Shayla is driving to the poles so hard I couldn't continue to work her on the un-weighted PVC poles, she was knocking them down. I switched to the stick in the ground and rotated them to 8 and 2 o'clock. Then we worked entries all around the arc. Two funny things happend, at 3:40 I seem to be doing a dance, but really Im just trying to get the rock out of my clogs! Then at 4:50 I throw the tug and it lands on Shayla's head. She's doing well so we will stay here for a while until she is getting the reward line 100%



Saavy seemed to do well..I switched toys though so I could aim better and we could tug better. You can see his hesitation at the beginning so I babied him and walked to the toy. I think my over zealousness and shreaks of joy scared him so I will try and just shut up...let him work next time! He is very happy still about weaving. At 1:10 I click and he runs around the poles, I let him get the toy but I did not tug, bad trainer!



My session with Sneak lasted much too long. Forgot that you can't hear the kithen timer outside! = ) She seems to understand the concept that her reward is in the bait bag. I weighed the bag down with a tennis ball and stuffed it full of Bil Jac, this seemed to improve my aim. I was able to get further away from the poles this session.