Comments on: Weaving In Washington http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2009/07/weaving-in-washington.html Agility training for all dogs of all breeds Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:54:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Stephanie Morris http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2009/07/weaving-in-washington.html/comment-page-1#comment-1771 Stephanie Morris Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:53:57 +0000 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=1348#comment-1771 I took the seminar with Susan in Washington with my little Border Collie Express. I am so absolutely impressed with the understanding the dog gets from FAILING and working through it. We were working 4 poles at 7 and 1 and now are weaving 4 straight and doing a jump prior to. It is almost impossible now to get her to fail.... RC's are her weak spot but after 4 or so failures...she fixes it! I LOVE THE 2 x 2 's !!! Thank you Susan! I took the seminar with Susan in Washington with my little Border Collie Express. I am so absolutely impressed with the understanding the dog gets from FAILING and working through it. We were working 4 poles at 7 and 1 and now are weaving 4 straight and doing a jump prior to. It is almost impossible now to get her to fail…. RC’s are her weak spot but after 4 or so failures…she fixes it! I LOVE THE 2 x 2 ’s !!! Thank you Susan!

]]> By: Patti http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2009/07/weaving-in-washington.html/comment-page-1#comment-1770 Patti Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:55:25 +0000 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=1348#comment-1770 Out of curiosity, what is the typical handler path for this weave entry evaluation? Did handlers try to send their dogs, or go with them? What are the distances between jump-DW and DW-WP? Out of curiosity, what is the typical handler path for this weave entry evaluation? Did handlers try to send their dogs, or go with them? What are the distances between jump-DW and DW-WP?

]]> By: Linda Harbury http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2009/07/weaving-in-washington.html/comment-page-1#comment-1769 Linda Harbury Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:41:23 +0000 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=1348#comment-1769 Just a comment about Weaving in Washington. I would very much have appreciated hearing some individual synopsis of our evaluation performances. Although my dog failed to perform the proofing drills, indicating a lack of understanding of criteria, it would have been instructive and fun to get constructive feedback. Just a comment about Weaving in Washington. I would very much have appreciated hearing some individual synopsis of our evaluation performances. Although my dog failed to perform the proofing drills, indicating a lack of understanding of criteria, it would have been instructive and fun to get constructive feedback.

]]> By: :Linda Kightley http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2009/07/weaving-in-washington.html/comment-page-1#comment-1768 :Linda Kightley Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:31:47 +0000 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=1348#comment-1768 Got the Dvd and it is so great. Thankyou Susan Garret one day I will visit you in America. We are All training them. Got the Dvd and it is so great. Thankyou Susan Garret one day I will visit you in America. We are All training them.

]]> By: Marilyn Spitz http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2009/07/weaving-in-washington.html/comment-page-1#comment-1765 Marilyn Spitz Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:26:32 +0000 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=1348#comment-1765 This information has been really helpful. I am training my first agility dog and am flying blind a lot. I have been afraid to get my 15 month old Aussie too excited. I want to be sure I have control of him. I have your 2X2 DVD and after reading these comments I'll go back to the beginning again. He does a set of six correctly but slow. We love the classes we go to and we love the back yard training. If I haven't started getting ready to train by 5pm Riley comes to find me. Thanks for your newsletter and all the information your site provides. I hope that we will be able to take a seminar sometime. This information has been really helpful. I am training my first agility dog and am flying blind a lot. I have been afraid to get my 15 month old Aussie too excited. I want to be sure I have control of him. I have your 2X2 DVD and after reading these comments I’ll go back to the beginning again. He does a set of six correctly but slow. We love the classes we go to and we love the back yard training. If I haven’t started getting ready to train by 5pm Riley comes to find me. Thanks for your newsletter and all the information your site provides. I hope that we will be able to take a seminar sometime.

]]> By: Karen in Santa Clarita http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2009/07/weaving-in-washington.html/comment-page-1#comment-1762 Karen in Santa Clarita Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:39:47 +0000 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=1348#comment-1762 Great to review your Weaves in WA comments. Re-trained my aussie Max on 2x2 weaves in March and your comments were reassuring that we are on track--Max now DIVES in between the first two poles, our times are faster, and he is single-stepping about 4-6 of the poles in a trial and STILL improving. Your comment about letting your dog fail is very reassuring--when Max fails in practice I always remember it's good we found an area to strengthen. Saw your world's video with the awesome independent dog walk contact--that was great! Glad you commented on independent contacts in your post--and provided exercises to work on them. Great to review your Weaves in WA comments. Re-trained my aussie Max on 2×2 weaves in March and your comments were reassuring that we are on track–Max now DIVES in between the first two poles, our times are faster, and he is single-stepping about 4-6 of the poles in a trial and STILL improving. Your comment about letting your dog fail is very reassuring–when Max fails in practice I always remember it’s good we found an area to strengthen.

Saw your world’s video with the awesome independent dog walk contact–that was great! Glad you commented on independent contacts in your post–and provided exercises to work on them.

]]> By: connie wilson http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2009/07/weaving-in-washington.html/comment-page-1#comment-1761 connie wilson Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:54:04 +0000 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=1348#comment-1761 I taught my year old with the 2+2 in a very short time. I tested him on the 90% weave entry and HE NAILED IT!!! That is one great thing about the 2+2, it definitely teaches the dog entries. It took my older dog quite a while to learn using the channel method. The 2+2 is so much easier and alot more fun. THANKS Sharon for a great way to learn weaves! Connie I taught my year old with the 2+2 in a very short time. I tested him on the 90% weave entry and HE NAILED IT!!! That is one great thing about the 2+2, it definitely teaches the dog entries. It took my older dog quite a while to learn using the channel method. The 2+2 is so much easier and alot more fun. THANKS Sharon for a great way to learn weaves! Connie

]]> By: Gillian Self http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2009/07/weaving-in-washington.html/comment-page-1#comment-1760 Gillian Self Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:15:12 +0000 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=1348#comment-1760 I'm always interested to read about the 2x2's as I am currently going through the process with my young dog. I am interested to be reminded about arousal of the dog. My dog is easily aroused by tugging and just playing and I was actually considering to tone it down as when he is so aroused he focusses on me, barks a lot and doesn't even see the poles. Am I approaching this incorrectly?? PS: Wanted to mention great post! I’m always interested to read about the 2×2’s as I am currently going through the process with my young dog. I am interested to be reminded about arousal of the dog. My dog is easily aroused by tugging and just playing and I was actually considering to tone it down as when he is so aroused he focusses on me, barks a lot and doesn’t even see the poles. Am I approaching this incorrectly??
PS: Wanted to mention great post!

]]> By: Gillian Self http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2009/07/weaving-in-washington.html/comment-page-1#comment-1757 Gillian Self Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:42:38 +0000 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=1348#comment-1757 I'm always interested to read about the 2x2's as I am currently going through the process with my young dog. I am interested to be reminded about arousal of the dog. My dog is easily aroused by tugging and just playing and I was actually considering to tone it down as when he is so aroused he focusses on me, barks a lot and doesn't even see the poles. Am I approaching this incorrectly?? I’m always interested to read about the 2×2’s as I am currently going through the process with my young dog. I am interested to be reminded about arousal of the dog. My dog is easily aroused by tugging and just playing and I was actually considering to tone it down as when he is so aroused he focusses on me, barks a lot and doesn’t even see the poles. Am I approaching this incorrectly??

]]> By: Shannon http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2009/07/weaving-in-washington.html/comment-page-1#comment-1756 Shannon Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:23:30 +0000 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=1348#comment-1756 I see so much advice to rev the dog up, rev dog up, rev the dog up...... I am finding I am having fall out from this practice of getting my dog, Jessie, reved up and excited by tugging and voice. I have been getting a dog that can go from calm to high in a second with any rewarding activity and fall out of spinning. This dog is a sheltie. Another sheltie, Susie, who lived with me for training and titling until recently, not related to my current sheltie, developed this same behavior and I am now thinking this has something to do with me rather than the dog. Thoughts about this phenomenon would be most appreciated. Thanks. I see so much advice to rev the dog up, rev dog up, rev the dog up…… I am finding I am having fall out from this practice of getting my dog, Jessie, reved up and excited by tugging and voice. I have been getting a dog that can go from calm to high in a second with any rewarding activity and fall out of spinning. This dog is a sheltie. Another sheltie, Susie, who lived with me for training and titling until recently, not related to my current sheltie, developed this same behavior and I am now thinking this has something to do with me rather than the dog. Thoughts about this phenomenon would be most appreciated. Thanks.

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