tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860110177277868021.post9051365408607060632..comments2024-03-20T03:53:01.162-07:00Comments on <b>So Fly<br></b>: Flyball PracticeK-Koirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01933780350863090595noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860110177277868021.post-52990809014099824622013-01-27T18:54:04.866-08:002013-01-27T18:54:04.866-08:00Not really a box turn command. When I release Koir...Not really a box turn command. When I release Koira to the box, I say "ready, set, go get your ball". But I only do that sequence if we are doing full runs. Otherwise, I just ask her ready, and release her.K-Koirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933780350863090595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860110177277868021.post-68348942213828735862013-01-27T18:05:33.959-08:002013-01-27T18:05:33.959-08:00I am also retraining my dog's turn. Do you hav...I am also retraining my dog's turn. Do you have a command for the box turn? Mine has been changed to "on" (we changed the command when we decided to retrain the turn to try to make it a "new" trick). <br />I then pair it with "go" (from agility- this sends her away from me) to get her to run to the box as we back up little by little. <br /><br />I'm doing the same things as you are with my props. I've decided retraining the box turn is not so much fun... *sigh* but it will be worth itSpeedDemon303https://www.blogger.com/profile/18258047717476436475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860110177277868021.post-55569123339347768082013-01-26T05:41:50.292-08:002013-01-26T05:41:50.292-08:00I forget that we're on opposite sides of the c...I forget that we're on opposite sides of the continent. I'm at Rocket Relay's tournament in Ancaster, ON the second or third weekend of February. Ci Dahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193590359905966556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860110177277868021.post-34147162065406477102013-01-25T13:51:34.559-08:002013-01-25T13:51:34.559-08:00Where is the tournament in February? I wonder if i...Where is the tournament in February? I wonder if it's the one I'm going to. Ci Dahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193590359905966556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860110177277868021.post-85946909352953309882013-01-25T11:45:17.144-08:002013-01-25T11:45:17.144-08:00Your question poses something similar to what Elli...Your question poses something similar to what Elli and I are working on in Nose Work. The sports are totally different, yeah, but the behaviors are very closely related. <br /><br />I want a duration nose-touch no matter what I might be doing. I might even be resisting the nose-touch by pulling her away from it. I might be walking in arcs around her. I might squat. I might be jumping. I want the nose-touch no matter what. <br /><br />Yours sounds similar: you want the high turn no matter where you are. So practice segments of each position. Establish the boundaries: where does she fail - precisely. Where does she succeed - precisely? Work between the thresholds. Can she successfully do a high turn with you standing between her boundaries? If not, split that even further. <br /><br /><br />For Elli: I might just hop in place. Can she keep a nose touch? If not, I might pretend to jump or bend my knees. If yes, then a bigger hop is next. Etc, etc. <br /><br />You might also factor in distance. Don't work on both things at the same time until she's 80% successful at each "new" handler position.Ximenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15149363758149608097noreply@blogger.com