Notes: Day 102 – Bad Dog Agility Academy

Notes: Day 102

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  • cynthia says:
    May 14, 2019 at 4:35 am

    Hi Sarah, I don’t understand this situation : “figure 8 front cross work (making sure he was walking, not pivoting through the turns”. Do you mean he needed to keep moving, independent of your front cross? So was he thinking it was “heeling” and he should stay with you?

    • Sarah Baker says:
      May 14, 2019 at 11:00 am

      This is a heeling exercise. We walk in a figure 8 pattern, with the handler doing a front cross at each end to keep the dog heeling on the “inside” of each turn. Walking not pivoting means when we make each corner, we want the dog to walk the turn, not just pivot on their back feet to make the turn. Walking a wider turn or having a cone or something to turn around can help dogs walk instead of pivot.

      • cynthia says:
        May 14, 2019 at 3:33 pm

        Did he get confused between “heeling” and “not heeling” ? When I step in front of my dogs for the front cross, they pause “like what???” and then resume heeling. Moving quicker (not in heel) no problem. What are the benefits to doing this exercise? Thank you!

        • Sarah Baker says:
          May 15, 2019 at 1:19 am

          The dog is always heeling in this exercise. I am not stepping in front of my dog causing him to pause, I am stepping away from him. I will try to put a video together tomorrow. This helps with body awareness, following and being able to move their back feet around wings without hitting them.

          • sharon says:
            May 13, 2020 at 12:35 am

            Did you Post a video of the exercise mentioned above regarding a figure 8 heeling?

          • Sarah Fernandezlopez says:
            May 15, 2020 at 11:34 am

            Here’s a video from Sarah: https://youtu.be/5OYhJL-nwHs

          • Sarah Baker says:
            May 15, 2020 at 11:51 am

            I should have read your question again! So sorry I forgot about the video. I did not do the front crosses but the main thing I am looking for is as we turn, my dog is not pivoting their back feet. I will try to get another video to you…

          • sharon says:
            May 15, 2020 at 1:21 pm

            Thank you for the video. I see, from the video above, what you are talking about with figure 8 heeling. I am still unclear as to where the front cross comes in. Do you have a video showing that part?

          • Sarah Baker says:
            May 16, 2020 at 4:01 pm

            Okay I just gave Sarah F. the correct video to post! Coming soon, thanks for your patience!

          • Sarah Baker says:
            May 16, 2020 at 4:51 pm

            In the exercise, I am looking for my dog’s back legs to step around the turns, not pivot. I had him do the last 2 reps incorrectly so you can see the difference.

          • Sarah Fernandezlopez says:
            May 17, 2020 at 10:57 am

            Here’s the video with front crosses: https://youtu.be/n1laLHvv5VE

          • Sarah Fernandezlopez says:
            May 17, 2020 at 10:57 am

            Here’s the FC video Sharon: https://youtu.be/n1laLHvv5VE

          • sharon says:
            May 17, 2020 at 11:24 pm

            Thanks, this video really clears up what I wasn’t getting. I can see where the front cross comes in. I didn’t know there was a “drill” for that.

          • Sarah Baker says:
            May 18, 2020 at 12:04 pm

            You are very welcome! You can also do this exercise with 2 wing sends and front crosses in the middle.

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