| Introduction | + |
| Lesson 1 |
A Note About This Course |
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| Lesson 2 |
Training Concepts |
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| Lesson 3 |
Building Up Behavior |
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| Lesson 4 |
Efficient Training Podcast |
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| Acceleration and Deceleration | - |
| Lesson 1 |
Introduction |
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| Lesson 2 |
Handling Exercise Diagrams |
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| Lesson 3 |
Fundamentals Exercise 1 - Stationary Deceleration |
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| Lesson 4 |
Fundamentals Exercise 2 - Adding Dog Motion |
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| Lesson 5 |
Fundamentals Exercise 3 - Adding Handler Motion |
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| Lesson 6 |
Fundamentals Exercise 4 - Adding a Jump Before the Turn |
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| Lesson 7 |
Fundamentals Exercise 5 - Adding an Off Course Trap Jump After the Turn |
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| Lesson 8 |
Fundamentals Exercise 6 - Alternating Acceleration and Deceleration |
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| Lesson 9 |
Advanced Exercises 7-9 |
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| Lesson 10 |
Advanced Exercises 10-12 |
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| Lesson 11 |
Using Food Rewards on Acceleration/Deceleration Exercises |
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| Lesson 12 |
Decel From a Distance/From Behind |
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| Tunnels and Chutes | + |
| Lesson 1 |
Introduction |
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| Lesson 2 |
Handling Exercise Diagrams |
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| Lesson 3 |
Exercise 1 - Short Tunnel, Acceleration and Deceleration |
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| Lesson 4 |
Exercise 2 - Short Tunnel, Adding a Jump Before |
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| Lesson 5 |
Exercise 3 - Short Tunnel, Adding a Jump After |
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| Lesson 6 |
Exercise 4 - Lengthen the Tunnel |
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| Lesson 7 |
Exercise 5 - Acceleration and Deceleration with a Chute |
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| Lesson 8 |
Exercises 6-8 - Advanced Acceleration/Deceleration |
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| Lesson 9 |
Exercises 9-10 - Advanced Deceleration from FCI AWC |
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| Front Crosses | + |
| Lesson 1 |
Front Cross Introcution |
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| Lesson 2 |
Footwork |
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| Lesson 3 |
Position and Timing |
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| Lesson 4 |
Using Deceleration Before Your Front Cross |
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| Lesson 5 |
Where Do I Draw The Front Cross Line? |
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| Lesson 6 |
Using Your Front Cross to Cover Distance |
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| Lesson 7 |
5 Minute Front Cross Summary |
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| Lesson 8 |
Handling Exercise Diagrams |
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| Lesson 9 |
Exercises 1-4 - Teaching the Fundamentals |
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| Lesson 10 |
Exercise 5 - Advanced Front Cross |
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| Lesson 11 |
Exercises 6-7 - Combining with Acceleration and Deceleration |
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| Rear Crosses | + |
| Lesson 1 |
Introduction |
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| Lesson 2 |
Rear Cross or Front Cross? |
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| Lesson 3 |
Driving the Diagonal |
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| Lesson 4 |
Where to Put the Rear Cross |
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| Lesson 5 |
Rear Crosses: Slight Turns vs. Sharp Turns |
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| Lesson 6 |
The Pull and Flick |
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| Lesson 7 |
Handling Exercise Diagrams |
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| Lesson 8 |
Exercise 1 - Simple 3 Jump Rear Cross |
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| Lesson 9 |
Exercise 2 - Alternate 3 Jump Rear Cross and 3 Jump Acceleration |
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| Lesson 10 |
Exercise 3 - Proof Against the "Pull and Flick" |
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| Lesson 11 |
Exercises 4-5: Using a Rear Cross instead of a Front Cross |
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| Rear Cross Case Studies | + |
| Lesson 1 |
Introduction |
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| Lesson 2 |
Simple Turn Followed Immediately by a Rear Cross |
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| Lesson 3 |
Slice Rear Cross Combined with Deceleration |
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| Lesson 4 |
Rear Cross after Aframe; Rear Cross on Slice |
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| Lesson 5 |
Simple Turn Followed by Rear Cross; Rear Cross on Slice |
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| Lesson 6 |
3 Examples of Handler Paths |
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| Lesson 7 |
Difficult Slice Rear Cross; Rear Cross on the Flat |
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| Lesson 8 |
Extreme Deceleration During a Rear Cross |
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| Lesson 9 |
Rear Cross in the Box |
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| Lesson 10 |
"Half" Rear Cross Maneuver |
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| Lesson 11 |
How to Rear Cross on Angled Approaches |
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Pyro more tune up stuff
https://youtu.be/GBVCBaQUgqA
Super awesome!! More discussion here: https://link.getonform.com/view?id=qPPhWfZenJgRzGXmSG9k
This is a long video, but you don’t need to watch the whole thing, I was just videoing for me to watch later. But I was so BLOWN AWAY by how following each of the steps in this module as close as I could lead to that moment of brilliance in my second rep, so wanted to share our success. Her instinct was to get to that platform – she loves doing it and I built a ton of value before it waaaay before I ever thought about trying agility. She powered towards it for a split second, but you could see her wheels turning as she processed the decel cue mid-jump and finally did the wrap.
We have a long way to go (okay, *I* have a long way to go, she’s nailing it!), but I’m feeling so much more confident in what we’re doing with this plan laid out for us… and already seeing such a difference in our teamwork!
https://youtu.be/IHYA4JK2lVM
Great job!! The accel/decel work was excellent! I have some feedback and tips for you here to take your general training to the next level. https://youtu.be/kB-d-PyOJpk
First video, front cross at the deceleration jump: would you do the front cross when the dog is in the air, or is it better to teach the dog that you may do the front cross and start running in the opposite direction before the dog takes off?
This depends on the dog. Some dogs will turn tightly only when you run against them (early front cross) but will turn wide if you are standing in place and don’t cross. Other dogs will turn tightly in both situations. Eventually, a dog will learn to turn as tightly as possible with earlier front crosses (or running against them) and turn less tightly when stationary, in anticipation of a 90 degree turn for example, rather than a full wrap back the direction they came from. Does this answer your question?
Yes, thank you.
As an older handler, I am often behind my dog trying to catch up. How do I cue the correct jump for the dog to wrap, while I am behind maybe one or two jumps? With the straight tunnel in the second video, I am always going to be behind my dog as it comes out of the tunnel.
You can cue the wrap from behind, or laterally. Your body language will be the same, and your verbal cue will become more important. Your timing will be the same even if you are far away. A stride or two before take off point, you should be stopped, even if you are two jumps behind and out of the picture. With training the dog can wrap even if you are moving forward, where the verbal cue provides all of the info and the move is independent of your position and motion. But usually, I keep the same body language, even if you are lateral or behind. Does this answer your question?
Is the dog’s desire to turn toward the handler in these videos perhaps increased by seeing the solid fence after the jump? Was that a deliberate part of the exercise? If my Shelties see a wall or ring gate after an obstacle, they KNOW they will be turning and don’t need to be cued as they would in an open area.
It’s possible, but we did not set up the exercises to do that. I find that dogs are so focused on handler motion that they prioritize that over the ring gating. Sure, dogs know not to go straight and run into a wall or gate, but our rottweiler once jumped a gate like it was a jump, right out of the ring. Dogs will also turn, yes, but should they turn wide or tight? That depends on how it was cued, and not the presence of a wall. Great question!
Thanks! These short exercises really show the dogs thinking thru problems. It’s a great look into how their minds work.
Need to be sure about distance between jumps… I’d guess 10-15 ‘
Thanks
I would work 18′-20′ if you have space. 18′ is the minimum spacing in AKC. We are much more careful about this spacing now, we didn’t measure everything a few years back and once we did we found we tended to have things closer than we should.