Beginning Agility Class #1

I'm glad Angie taught me what recall to heel was because that is what we started out with last night. We also did some work on the A-Frame with stride regulators. Juice didn't do well with the 2 on 2 off. We need work on that. She did really well with the sequence of table, tire, and weave. I liked the look on the weaves. I practiced 2 on and 2 off with her on the dog walk while Jennifer was working with others. She did well even when I ran away from her. All in all it was fun but we have a long way to go. I am starting to enjoy the ride. I am really liking agility more than flyball. It is much easier when it is just me and my dog.

Susan Galo Grid Work

I did grid work with Juice after flyball class on Sunday and she was very successful. She did straight line grid with no height and then with height. She also did variable distance from 9 ft. to 13 ft. and then back to 9. She was successful every time but one. When I did this last with her we were out at WOOF and she could not figure out what I wanted. Linda, Denise, and I couldn't figure out how to help her. I think she will mess up when I start to put motion in so I will reinforce this for awhile.

I did some push throughs with her this morning before coming to work.

Always Working

This agility stuff is a major blast! I am totally psyched by it. J-dawg and I are still working at home with the one jump and set point. I have included the bend and slice work. She was having trouble with the slice as the jump height went higher but last night she was very successful. I'm doing the pull and push through just like I am for Annie and it seems to be going well. I am looking forward to beginning agility class starting on February 22.

I like the piece work. Imagine that!

Set Point

I've been doing one jump work at home with Juice. I have used the stride regular for straight on, bend, and slice practice. The slice was difficult for Juice as the height raised so I will continue to mix it in. I am liking the agility more than I thought I would. There are so many different things to work on. I'm glad I knew Juice had stride issues previously with flyball so I can work on them now and not realize it when it is too late.

Juice and I will be taking an agility class starting the end of this month. I'm looking forward to learning more about how Juice and I can work together effectively. We are a work in progress. Just wait to be impressed when we start competing.