This week’s setup includes a pinwheel and lots of serpentine possibilities. Plan which side of the serpentine you want to be on when your dog exits it. Try to keep your dog moving smoothly throughout. Watch the slightly weird angles and adjust your path accordingly. Who will be there?– Betty (setup)– Sally (setup)– Barbara (Setup)– Heather (later)
6-15-22: Weavemania
Nancy Gyes offers a setup for testing your dog’s weave entries and some advice for dealing with pop-out dogs. Four options. Who’s signed up?Barbara & Rorie (4:00 playtime)
6-8-22: Looking for Patterns & Strategizing Crosses
The jumble of jumps in this sequence are tightly packed. It will be a challenge to negotiate a path among them and, for instance, get to the right tunnel entrance. Look at the paths and be clear about when and where you need to cross and which way you want to turn your dog. For baby dogs, try the two … Read More
6-1-22: Weaves after a double
This segment of a segment of AKC JWW course offers a head-on approach to the weaves (dogs often don’t see the line of poles, so be careful) from a double jump. You’ll also do a U-turn off the A-frame to the double. Who will be there? Betty, Barb, Heather, Sally
5-18-22: Building a Skill: Running behind a Tunnel
There are times when it makes sense to run “behind” a tunnel (around the outside). This may weird out your dog unless you specifically train for it. Following up on the Building a Skill workshop, these exercises show you step-by-step what to do to introduce this concept to your dog and hone his performance.