Week 3, Exam 1

 Here it is flaws and all!! I may post another one tomorrow morning. I forgot so much!

Week 3 EXAM # 1: Body Bend Readiness Test

Link to a Week 3 EXAM # 1 warm-up practice 

And here's the actual Link to Week 3 EXAM # 1: Body Bend Readiness Test

Week 3 heeling post

Week 2 Exam

 It’s still a struggle to remember everything but not like it was at first.

Here’s the exam for week 2

I had trouble uploading the second video. Hopefully it will post.

Here ya be - Week 2 EXAM Tunnel of Love

Link to Week 2 EXAM 

Ruth at 14 weeks old is my 'Demo Dog'.

 

Ruth goes to one of my obedience classes. Like all my other personal puppies, at 13-14 weeks old, they are my Demo Dog for basic heeling. These videos were her first time ever doing this work. Sometimes it helps my students to observe what the training looks like with a totally untrained dog. Ruth certainly qualifies as 'totally untrained' for these exercises.  

 Ruth then does Right Turn to AS (Auto Sit)  

 Finally, Ruth demo's all of the Week 2 material. =========================================================================================================================================

Practice, Practice, Practice! The “Silent” Sit, Days 1 & 2

After an afternoon of practicing the silent sit in the basement with Fido on a rainy day, I headed out with Molly the next morning to practice. Watching the videos helped me see I still need a bit of work. Well, a lot of work! Just a few things I notice are: my footwork and timing on the sits is off, my hand is too high on her back when I shape the sit, I’m not taking half steps during the right about training turn or the right turn, then I often pet Molly a little too vigorously on the left side of her head which puts her out of position.

Sometimes I feel I’m never going to get this but I’m not discouraged. Yet. 😂 I just keep practicing!