Tag: jumping

  • Mid Week Philosophies

    —

    in , , ,

    Feels like it’s been a slow week. Training went well on Tuesday, and I continued to try and make a bigger point of properly rewarding Dylan. This is such a basic thing, but because Dylan is always happy to continue after a quick toy-throw or verbal positive reinforcement, I get lazy. Kim would not let…

  • Full Circle

    —

    in , , ,

    After last week’s bad training session, we had a great time this week. We had a fun set up for courses that involved a tight boxwork section, which then opened out into a huge loop of weaves-tunnel-jump-long jump. Made for lots of running! Both Dylan and I really enjoyed it, and we got a lot…

  • Lune Valley

    —

    in , ,

    I’m cautiously optimistic about saying that Dylan really likes working indoors. His runs at Lune were all smooth, fast and – at the end – slightly bonkers. I’m happy to roll with this! I’m normally at South Durham this weekend, but the classes weren’t as nice for Grade 4 dogs, and I’m not a huge…

  • Jumping

    —

    in , ,

    Still struggling on the jumping front. The more I watch, the more I find Dylan’s jumping issues somewhat bizarre. We usually have our jumps at training set at a variety of jump heights, so Dylan will work some sequences on Medium and Large over the evening. We also have some jumps at KC Large (26″)…

  • Jumping

    —

    in , ,

    Dylan was really rocking his jumping this week, I was a very happy bunny! Lovely and smooth, confident, and extended. I don’t think his take off points are right so we do have to do more work on that. Only one minor issue when he nearly backflipped over a jump, and I have genuinely no…

  • Lincoln Agility

    —

    in , , ,

    Started the weekend with a nice course for the Grade 3 Jumping, a little bit straightforward for my taste so I chose to take Dylan the long way around the pull thru, which gave me a chance to test his weave entry. He flicked out to it beautifully, nailed it, and then I steadied him…

  • Hare 'n' Hounds Easter Show

    —

    in , , ,

    Imagine a sea of mud, stretching as far as the eye can see … Well, it started ok on Friday. A little cold, a little damp, but nice. The weekend didn’t start all that fortuitously when I ran the Combined 1-3 Jumping, Dyl popped the last 2 weave poles (setting a trend for the weekend…

  • Jumping (Post 312)

    —

    in , ,

    Dyl was fantastic in training this week. I’d be dancing if I knew he was going to run like that in competition, because it really was brilliant! Super smooth, super fast, and just smoked everything. We played weaves and jumping, and left the contacts alone for another week. I know I’m going to regret that…

  • Getting a Kick

    —

    in ,

    There is nothing more exciting than planning and plotting and worrying, formulating a strict plan and 15minutes after finally taking the plunge and putting into action, seeing results. Well, maybe it wasn’t quite so dramatic as that. I have been encouraging Dylan to stretch and extend into his jumping for months, but it does seem…

  • Dylan's Jumping Part 2

    —

    in , ,

    I take back what I said. It is pretty clear to me that as a rule, Dylan jumps with his hind legs tucked under him. I’m not sure this has gotten any worse since he’s started competing, and I’m not sure it’s a physical limitation or injury. I spent a lot of time after posting…