Fundamentals Exercise 3 – Adding Handler Motion – Bad Dog Agility Academy

Fundamentals Exercise 3 – Adding Handler Motion

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  • janetandzinnie says:
    June 6, 2022 at 8:56 am

    We have done wraps, mainly straight on and with a verbal cue. I wanted try angles, and i didn’t use a verbal cue. I think I should have – I think it was confusing to her. This is our first video as we work our way through the tune up, so it is longer because I want you to see what I do when I don’t get the behavior i am looking for. Did she come back over the jump because I am looking at her over the jump instead of around the wing?
    https://youtu.be/QMvfJzonia8

  • cBiscuit says:
    May 20, 2022 at 10:29 pm

    The Biscuits is more experienced so we did stationary thru handler motion tonight

    https://youtu.be/zJz63o37Hcw

    This is Pyro’s handler motion

    https://youtu.be/fwS6vA2Y8RA

  • tgarton@ix.netcom.com says:
    February 13, 2022 at 7:39 pm

    Hopefully this is good enough to advance. 😉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_8bc1Kgh8E

  • Jo Wallace says:
    August 9, 2021 at 7:56 am

    Can I please have some advice about max and his wing wraps. he knows how to wrap, so I am obviously doing something wrong, he often barks at me like this when we are wrapping something.
    Thanks, Jo

  • Susan Staffeld says:
    June 22, 2021 at 11:47 am

    We have been moving ahead – as we moved to each new lesson I kept doing all of the past ones at least at the beginning of the session to work up to the new material. This is the first snag we hit. Not a big deal as it was only on a few of the reps, but I still am so unsure of what I’m doing that I’m sure it was something with my body language that caused Pickle to refuse a couple of the jumps? Was it that I backed up instead of remaining stationary? I’m so used to doing come-fores that I think I just automatically did that, which I could totally see sending a completely different message. Thank you again for the help!

    (The agility field was soaking wet but the temp in Arkansas DROPPED yesterday evening, so I hated to waste the opportunity to train in the cool, comfortable weather while we were there for obedience class anyway!)

    • Esteban Fernandezlopez says:
      June 22, 2021 at 1:24 pm

      Great job! I detail several possible issues/fixes but when dogs refuse, you can place the toy on the landing side of the jump or you can throw it as they approach a few times so they get some drive for taking the jump. Feedback: https://youtu.be/6lWwRWj3-NE

      • susan.staffeld@gmail.com says:
        June 28, 2021 at 1:40 pm

        Holy. Cow. In rewatching my videos I had noticed before the inconsistencies in my arms, but blown away by all the extra info you provided on where I was blocking my dog’s view of the inner pole, I didn’t realize I should be staying so far back. And angle of my body is SUPER DUPER strong cue for this dog since we have mostly done obedience work at this point and I’ve taught her to key off of super minor upper body changes to look for turns, pivots, change of pace, etc. It makes sense that these tiny things would be just as apparent and important in agility!

        Thank you SO SO much for the time you spent on this, it is much appreciated and I will start working on implementing these changes tonight!

  • Barbara Lewis says:
    July 13, 2020 at 1:24 pm

    Re verbal cue timing and verbal: I would guess that verbal would begin as Handler begins decel cue with body. (really all one execution) Is that right? (yes for me, glad I can keep my body almost upright, or perhaps a bit bent forward) As for verbal cue: I am thinking of “Whoa” as it’s sound can be extended long enough and “feels” like a slow down and is not urgent like “Go on Go on”

    Thanks for the help!

    • Esteban Fernandezlopez says:
      July 13, 2020 at 3:15 pm

      It’s ideal if the verbal comes right BEFORE the physical cues start, this way it’s predictive. Otherwise, the verbal is more of a confirmation, rather than a cue.

    • Lynne Bockelman says:
      August 15, 2020 at 5:14 am

      I wouldn’t use a decel word that rhymes with your “go” on cue, and some folks still use “no” as in “bad dog”. Dogs rely heavily on tones, rather than the actual words. I use “easy” or “careful” which are words I teach my pups when they are little and need to slow their roll! “Easy” actually became my collect-and-weave command by accident.

  • joanmskinner@gmail.com says:
    July 13, 2020 at 12:17 pm

    I train alone and don’t have anyone around to be a helper – and don’t want them to break their stay. Any ideas?

    • Esteban Fernandezlopez says:
      July 13, 2020 at 3:17 pm

      Yes, you can send your dog on a wrap around a cone, or you can use a tunnel as a starting point, or you can wrap around a jump, or do a backside. This is for dog’s with start line problems, or are retraining start lines, or get demotivated when you do too many start line stays and prefer running starts.

  • Barbara Lewis says:
    July 11, 2020 at 9:54 pm

    The decel handler cue must vary as Esteban uses kind of a lean back and Sarah Baker seems to use quite a significant bend at the waist. Since I need to decide on a cue could someone email me a brief discussion with enough information to get me to the decision point. Thanks Barbara

    • Esteban Fernandezlopez says:
      July 11, 2020 at 11:33 pm

      Personal preference. I prefer to be more upright since it’s more comfortable for my back. I don’t think it matters much to most dogs–try whatever you feel comfortable with, but you want to be able to move quickly without risking injury, while keeping your balance.

  • Michelle says:
    August 19, 2019 at 7:11 pm

    Here is our attempt at adding handler motion. https://youtu.be/HWrXNgzjmUI

  • montanak9pt@gmail.com says:
    July 31, 2019 at 2:45 pm

    do you use any type of verbal cue to help the dog “read” or expect to see the decel cue?

    • Sarah Fernandezlopez says:
      July 31, 2019 at 8:16 pm

      I do use a cue to support my decel. I use my dog’s name “ven ven ven”, Esteban uses “mir mir mir” for Miriya. And “dig dig dig” is a popular choice.

  • bronwyn.prytz@gmail.com says:
    July 21, 2019 at 3:16 am

    https://youtu.be/UCW0DEZm1zA

    Here’s some of our attempt at this exercise – the camera gave up half way – the rest of Fable’s training and all of Presto’s wasn’t on video, but I was happy that they were consistent with what you see in this video.

    • Sarah Fernandezlopez says:
      July 21, 2019 at 7:20 pm

      That was absolutely picture perfect. I also 100% agreed with your comments on the ones that were extra good – especially right after average performance. You’re very good at marking, rewarding, and recognizing in the moment. Great job!

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