Comments on: MAC Trial

By: Kym Williams

Kym Williams — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:22:03 +0000

Well, Susan, if you weren’t already an agility hero for my fourteen year old daughter, Morgan, your song choice “from the greatest band in the entire world” sure did put you over the top today! Great fun watching your runs too!
-Kym

By: Patty Worthington

Patty Worthington — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:15:50 +0000

Hey Susan…just watched the videos of your nice runs–well done! Especially baby Feature! I am curious about the tunnel/a frame discrimination…did you use a verbal cue only to signal the correct obstacle?

Patty

By: Susie

Susie — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:54:03 +0000

Awww, that makes since. I just couldn’t imagine that if you did require a 2o2o on the frame that you would let Encore get away with not doing the nose touch. (or should I say, multiple nose touches. lol)

Susie
Dallas, TX

By: sayyesdogs

sayyesdogs — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:57:26 +0000

Hi Susie, I teach a running A Frame to my dogs. I have a stop on the dw and seesaw but I have also taught DeCaff and Encore a separate running dw behaviour as well that I will use when I think the course calls for it.

By: Susie

Susie — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:02:12 +0000

Congrats on the GP wins.
I do have a question about the A-Frame. I have noticed in several videos that it LOOKS like you don’t require a 2o2o like you do on the DW & Teeter. It may be that you are releasing and I just can’t tell without hearing you.
Do you also train & require a 2o2o on the frame?

Susie

By: Suzanne Wesley

Suzanne Wesley — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:23:33 +0000

Hi Susan
I was commenting to someone in Vero Beach, where we saw you both last month, that I thought Encore had really put on some speed. She just looks off the charts fast since seeing her about 6 month prior.

Could it be that it is throwing off your timing just a tad? Even that extra burst of speed and really mess things up (yep… talking from experience)

Suzanne Wesley

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:03:53 +0000

I’m curious about the start lines. Do you use the CG’s alot for teaching them? I notice that Feature in video’s always appears to rock her weight back on her haunches just before she releases therefore getting more power straight off the start line. I think Encore does this also but due to her darker colouring less white factor in the hind area it’s not as noticeable.

The runs looked really nice. In response to Joyce above, the area that you mention was handled by a serpentine move. The dog was required to change it’s line twice off the dog walk. They had to turn right to the jump then left to the other jump therefore two front crosses could be done OR handle it with a positional cue with serp telling the dog to drive off the dog walk towards the jump, put in an extra stride before launching so they can turn nice and tightly left after the jump and take off again to the next obstacle. By the handling that was used it was very clear in my eyes for the dog to know where it is going next.

Were the times pretty close with the two girls?

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:48:39 +0000

Susan,

Despite winning these classes, I observed in the video that you weren’t really as in sync with your dogs as I have seen you in the past. It looked like you just weren’t all there. Like when one isn’t 100% physically and/or mentally. I know you will get it back together. And I watched the video before I read your blog. You seemed to feel the same way.

Amy

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:28:43 +0000

WOW…….can you spell CAT 2009!!!!!!!!!!!Go Fefe go!

By: joyce

joyce — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:08:09 +0000

i thought it was interesting how you handled the dogs coming off the DW to the next obstacle, a jump.being fairly new to agility (relatively speaking!) , i wondered why you chose to do it that way. i’ll have to set something up and try handling it a couple of different ways.