This video was from a few years ago; I always like to post it again at the time of year. I just love the kids laughter and you just have to smile when you hear Keegs and the kids.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Kiah, Keegan and me.
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Saturday, December 15, 2012
December-Keegs Christmas Serenade
It is a busy month and classes are now over until January. Probably won't get much training in but we may be able to make to a fun match on Monday and maybe a CPE trail at the end of the month.
This video was from a few years ago; I always like to post it again at the time of year. I just love the kids laughter and you just have to smile when you hear Keegs and the kids.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Kiah, Keegan and me.
This video was from a few years ago; I always like to post it again at the time of year. I just love the kids laughter and you just have to smile when you hear Keegs and the kids.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Kiah, Keegan and me.
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
Backyard Training
Today is another Dog Agility Blog Event Day - December 5, 2012; please visit all the blogs at: (http://dog-agility-blog-events.posterous.com/pages/backyard-training). Please leave comments, we all enjoy hearing what you have to say.
I don't have a lot of agility equipment at home or a lot of room in our backyard so a lot of our "backyard training" is working on focus or working with 4 jumps. My yard is not fenced either so working a small area makes it easier to keep the dogs in my yard. I do have a set of 12 weaves loaned to me from a friend and will have them until her puppy is ready to start training on them later next spring. I leave them in the basement since they are metal and too heavy to move back and forth. If the weather is bad I have an option to get some practice in on weaves and can still work on focus.
So what can I do with just focus and 4 jumps, a lot!!!!! I can set up small sequences to practice treadles, serpentine's, go outs, 270's, 90's, front crosses, rear crosses, obstacle discrimination, pull and pushes just to name a few. Where do I get these sequences? If we have a particular problem in a class I can pull a short sequence from our problem area; for example, if we have a problem on obstacle discrimination even though it was not a jump, I can put a jump where the obstacle was and practice the correct sequence. Another source is Steve Schwarz's (http://agilitynerd.com/blog/agility/courses/steve/BoxDrills.html) jump box drills. Steve also has a course box jump generator you can use to create a course you want to work on or you can create your own course from the "blank" course generator (http://agilitycourses.com/courses/box/create/).
In the winter we do our "backyard training" with classes plus I am lucky that our club allows the members to have a key to the building so we can train when no classes are being held at the facility. We also do some short sequence work there along with full courses if they are setup. My basement is not finished and has a very smooth concrete floor so I don't do any jumps there in the winter. Someday I would like to put some matting in the basement so I could do more at home. I do have rugs under the weaves so the dogs can get a grip or it would be too dangerous to let them weave.
I know that I will get some great ideas from the other bloggers participating in this topic and hope you will check out all their blogs too.
Run clean, run fast :-)
Barb
I don't have a lot of agility equipment at home or a lot of room in our backyard so a lot of our "backyard training" is working on focus or working with 4 jumps. My yard is not fenced either so working a small area makes it easier to keep the dogs in my yard. I do have a set of 12 weaves loaned to me from a friend and will have them until her puppy is ready to start training on them later next spring. I leave them in the basement since they are metal and too heavy to move back and forth. If the weather is bad I have an option to get some practice in on weaves and can still work on focus.
So what can I do with just focus and 4 jumps, a lot!!!!! I can set up small sequences to practice treadles, serpentine's, go outs, 270's, 90's, front crosses, rear crosses, obstacle discrimination, pull and pushes just to name a few. Where do I get these sequences? If we have a particular problem in a class I can pull a short sequence from our problem area; for example, if we have a problem on obstacle discrimination even though it was not a jump, I can put a jump where the obstacle was and practice the correct sequence. Another source is Steve Schwarz's (http://agilitynerd.com/blog/agility/courses/steve/BoxDrills.html) jump box drills. Steve also has a course box jump generator you can use to create a course you want to work on or you can create your own course from the "blank" course generator (http://agilitycourses.com/courses/box/create/).
In the winter we do our "backyard training" with classes plus I am lucky that our club allows the members to have a key to the building so we can train when no classes are being held at the facility. We also do some short sequence work there along with full courses if they are setup. My basement is not finished and has a very smooth concrete floor so I don't do any jumps there in the winter. Someday I would like to put some matting in the basement so I could do more at home. I do have rugs under the weaves so the dogs can get a grip or it would be too dangerous to let them weave.
I know that I will get some great ideas from the other bloggers participating in this topic and hope you will check out all their blogs too.
Run clean, run fast :-)
Barb
Monday, December 03, 2012
Forest City Nov-Dec Trial
It was a wonderful long weekend; the trial was so much fun and our club workers make it such a good experience. I worked in the office this year helping enter sheets, getting info ready for the judge to review, got results filed in the books and labels out to those who had Q'd. I have to give so much credit to trial secretaries, can't believe how much work they do in preparing, working during the trial and the post work that makes a trial run so well. Renee Fulcer is our trial secretary and she is just awesome so if you are looking for a great person to run your trial check her out at her event page http://www.fulcerevents.com/
Kiah and Keegs did well this weekend, Kiah got her Open title in standard and her first leg in Ex A jumpers. Keegs got a leg each in his Open Jumpers and Open Standard. I really have to work on moving, keeping ahead of them and my front crosses (UGH!!!!). I really need to work on distance with Keegs, teach him to go out and work direction better. Kiah and I need to work more on communication, she sometimes anticipates what she thinks the next jump will be and takes it without checking or listening to me. I also have to work on queuing her faster.
I will post their scores once they are published.
Kiah and Keegs did well this weekend, Kiah got her Open title in standard and her first leg in Ex A jumpers. Keegs got a leg each in his Open Jumpers and Open Standard. I really have to work on moving, keeping ahead of them and my front crosses (UGH!!!!). I really need to work on distance with Keegs, teach him to go out and work direction better. Kiah and I need to work more on communication, she sometimes anticipates what she thinks the next jump will be and takes it without checking or listening to me. I also have to work on queuing her faster.
I will post their scores once they are published.
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