Tonight we worked on Gus' focus and self control. He ran with a buckle collar on and a small thin rope that would not pull down the jump bars. Gus did OK, but he still had his moments. We worked on him focusing on me when other dogs are running and getting lots of yummy cookies for doing so. His out of control crazy man act is no longer tolerated. By the end of the night he would look at other dogs for short periods and then immediately look back at me for his treat. This is huge progress for him. The set numbers start in the lower right hand side of the screen and rotate clockwise around the diagram.
Set 1: For the most part Gus did well on this set. The object was for the instructor to call out a random off course obstacle and the team was to find a way to recover and finish the course after this unexpected issue. I focused on his start line stay for this exercise and his focus on me. He was able to have all of his turns because he did not ignore me once.
Set 2: The object of this lesson was to have the dog complete the DW independently and for the handler to get into proper position to handle the serpentine of jumps that came next. Again, I worked on his focus and stays which he did very well with. I lead out enough so that I could baby sit his down contact on the DW because he does NOT yet have an independent performance on this this obstacle.
Set 3: Again I worked with Gussie on his focus. I ran him through the weaves only and rewarded him with the tunnel if he was successful.
Set 4: This exercise was from CR Nov 08. It was for practice on the FX and RX handling. As with the other sets from the night we worked on stays and focus. He was able to have all of his turns. Gus knocked lots of bars but we were pretty successful in our communications and handling of these two exercises.
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