Comments on: Just Doodling http://resqtails.com/2010/01/25/just-doodling/ The trials and triumphs of rescued dogs Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:03:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marie http://resqtails.com/2010/01/25/just-doodling/comment-page-1/#comment-6182 Marie Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:08:59 +0000 http://resqtails.com/?p=740#comment-6182 Amanda!!! Nice to hear from you. Glad you like the video and the pictures. I hope Shawna keeps making progress with the PT. It'd be great to have her finish that CD and be able to do agility again. :-) Amanda!!!

Nice to hear from you. Glad you like the video and the pictures. I hope Shawna keeps making progress with the PT. It’d be great to have her finish that CD and be able to do agility again. :-)

]]> By: Amanda http://resqtails.com/2010/01/25/just-doodling/comment-page-1/#comment-6181 Amanda Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:49:51 +0000 http://resqtails.com/?p=740#comment-6181 Dare's looking amazing! And growing up so much! Love your 'last month' pictures, and Twist distracted?? NEVER! lol. The dogs all look great, really brightened my day...as for weaving through legs that is Shawna's favorite trick right next to playing dead. :-) You'll have to let me know how the trial goes. I keep saying I'm going to enter Shawna in another Obedience trial to finish her title (need one more leg) but I've yet to do it. sigh. Started taking her to her 'physical therapy' for LS disease a few weeks a go. Seems to help some but than wears off, hope the results keep getting better as we go, I'd love to get her back into Agility. Anyway I'll stop rambling on your page for now. Just wanted to tell you I loved watching the clip of Dare and the pics are awesome! Dare’s looking amazing! And growing up so much! Love your ‘last month’ pictures, and Twist distracted?? NEVER! lol. The dogs all look great, really brightened my day…as for weaving through legs that is Shawna’s favorite trick right next to playing dead. :-) You’ll have to let me know how the trial goes. I keep saying I’m going to enter Shawna in another Obedience trial to finish her title (need one more leg) but I’ve yet to do it. sigh. Started taking her to her ‘physical therapy’ for LS disease a few weeks a go. Seems to help some but than wears off, hope the results keep getting better as we go, I’d love to get her back into Agility. Anyway I’ll stop rambling on your page for now. Just wanted to tell you I loved watching the clip of Dare and the pics are awesome!

]]> By: Marie http://resqtails.com/2010/01/25/just-doodling/comment-page-1/#comment-6178 Marie Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:47:48 +0000 http://resqtails.com/?p=740#comment-6178 Ok, Ricky and Dawn... I'll go out and get some video showing how I taught that pivoting thing. I don't guarantee that it's the best way to do it, but it works for us. Ok, Ricky and Dawn…

I’ll go out and get some video showing how I taught that pivoting thing. I don’t guarantee that it’s the best way to do it, but it works for us.

]]> By: Dawn http://resqtails.com/2010/01/25/just-doodling/comment-page-1/#comment-6176 Dawn Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:16:28 +0000 http://resqtails.com/?p=740#comment-6176 Thanks Marie, I'll go watch the "in" video! :) Thanks Marie, I’ll go watch the “in” video! :)

]]> By: Ricky http://resqtails.com/2010/01/25/just-doodling/comment-page-1/#comment-6173 Ricky Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:31:03 +0000 http://resqtails.com/?p=740#comment-6173 Thanks for writing out all that advice! You have tons of obedience training knowledge (and agility too) and I could ask you questions about "how to" for days! LOL! I think I actually meant the pivot backwards? I'm not sure - but I know I can do the finish on the left side but can't get the other move so I know they are two different things. Any way - thanks! Thanks for writing out all that advice! You have tons of obedience training knowledge (and agility too) and I could ask you questions about “how to” for days! LOL! I think I actually meant the pivot backwards? I’m not sure – but I know I can do the finish on the left side but can’t get the other move so I know they are two different things. Any way – thanks!

]]> By: Marie http://resqtails.com/2010/01/25/just-doodling/comment-page-1/#comment-6166 Marie Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:21:38 +0000 http://resqtails.com/?p=740#comment-6166 Thanks Julie! I just watched Rift's video. He looks great. Thanks for sharing it with me. :-) Thanks Julie!

I just watched Rift’s video. He looks great. Thanks for sharing it with me. :-)

]]> By: Julie Stokes http://resqtails.com/2010/01/25/just-doodling/comment-page-1/#comment-6165 Julie Stokes Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:54:41 +0000 http://resqtails.com/?p=740#comment-6165 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9G6V57mlmo Here is the link if you want to see it :-) .-= Julie Stokes´s last blog ..<a href="http://theriftreport.blogspot.com/2010/01/decisions.html" rel="nofollow">Decisions!</a> =-. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9G6V57mlmo
Here is the link if you want to see it :-)
Julie Stokes´s last blog ..Decisions! My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Julie Stokes http://resqtails.com/2010/01/25/just-doodling/comment-page-1/#comment-6164 Julie Stokes Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:53:42 +0000 http://resqtails.com/?p=740#comment-6164 Nice job Marie. Rift has a youtube video of him doing some of the same things. Doodling is a lot of fun. .-= Julie Stokes´s last blog ..<a href="http://theriftreport.blogspot.com/2010/01/decisions.html" rel="nofollow">Decisions!</a> =-. Nice job Marie. Rift has a youtube video of him doing some of the same things. Doodling is a lot of fun.
Julie Stokes´s last blog ..Decisions! My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Marie http://resqtails.com/2010/01/25/just-doodling/comment-page-1/#comment-6162 Marie Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:35:01 +0000 http://resqtails.com/?p=740#comment-6162 Thanks Diana, Dare is so much fun to work with. I'm just thrilled with her. :-) Thanks Diana,

Dare is so much fun to work with. I’m just thrilled with her. :-)

]]> By: Marie http://resqtails.com/2010/01/25/just-doodling/comment-page-1/#comment-6161 Marie Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:34:16 +0000 http://resqtails.com/?p=740#comment-6161 Ricky, Isn't food the key to getting a Sheltie to do just about anything? LOL Glad you liked Dare's watching game. I just think she was such an adorable bundle of fur. When you work on heeling, I've found that using a hand touch is a way to fade out the treats. If you ask for a hand touch before they get the treat, then you can still ask for a hand touch without the treat in the hand and then you can run and get the treat bag, or you can get it out of your pocket or whatever. At least the hand touch is an immediate kind of a marker for them that the treat is coming, even if it's not right there. Hope that makes sense. Ok, for the finish. Do you mean the finish to the left? Rather than the finish where she goes all the way around? If that's the one then I teach it using a hand touch and treats as well. I start by telling the dog to "get it" which is their cue to get a treat. As I say it I move my hand backwards. I will treat them when they pass my body and then I will move my hand back up into heel position and it's usually enough of a lure to get themgive them to turn back and get into heel position (the "ready" part of the skill). Pretty soon, I combine it to "get ready". and wait to reward until both parts are finished. A lot of times I work on this next to a wall, so that they give me a quick tight turn. I wasn't sure if that was the one you were talking about or if you were talking about the pivot where you do a quarter turn and the dog adjusts to get back into heel position. If it's the pivot, I still use the "in" anytime I want them to think about having to use their rear to stay in position. I hope I haven't just confused you more. LOL I am not really skilled at putting down in writing what's running through my head. Sorry! Ricky,

Isn’t food the key to getting a Sheltie to do just about anything? LOL Glad you liked Dare’s watching game. I just think she was such an adorable bundle of fur.

When you work on heeling, I’ve found that using a hand touch is a way to fade out the treats. If you ask for a hand touch before they get the treat, then you can still ask for a hand touch without the treat in the hand and then you can run and get the treat bag, or you can get it out of your pocket or whatever. At least the hand touch is an immediate kind of a marker for them that the treat is coming, even if it’s not right there. Hope that makes sense.

Ok, for the finish. Do you mean the finish to the left? Rather than the finish where she goes all the way around? If that’s the one then I teach it using a hand touch and treats as well. I start by telling the dog to “get it” which is their cue to get a treat. As I say it I move my hand backwards. I will treat them when they pass my body and then I will move my hand back up into heel position and it’s usually enough of a lure to get themgive them to turn back and get into heel position (the “ready” part of the skill). Pretty soon, I combine it to “get ready”. and wait to reward until both parts are finished. A lot of times I work on this next to a wall, so that they give me a quick tight turn.

I wasn’t sure if that was the one you were talking about or if you were talking about the pivot where you do a quarter turn and the dog adjusts to get back into heel position. If it’s the pivot, I still use the “in” anytime I want them to think about having to use their rear to stay in position.

I hope I haven’t just confused you more. LOL I am not really skilled at putting down in writing what’s running through my head. Sorry!

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