tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101438868458660054.post6134645659033833360..comments2024-03-04T06:54:50.622-06:00Comments on Reactive Champion: Magical HeelingCrystal (Thompson) Barrerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01738188430244886019noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101438868458660054.post-56698992492579331642010-08-23T18:24:55.781-05:002010-08-23T18:24:55.781-05:00Hmmm, that's a good point Robin. Walking in a ...Hmmm, that's a good point Robin. Walking in a straight line is a pretty important part! :)Crystal (Thompson) Barrerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01738188430244886019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101438868458660054.post-86445879014049928042010-08-23T16:58:36.110-05:002010-08-23T16:58:36.110-05:00Crystal, You forgot to tell them that you had to l...Crystal, You forgot to tell them that you had to learn to walk in a straight line.Robin Salliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683091556614710176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101438868458660054.post-15141059812319609092010-05-14T16:38:06.602-05:002010-05-14T16:38:06.602-05:00Bea, it's funny you should post about the figu...Bea, it's funny you should post about the figure 8s- I was just wondering last night what kind of footwork would work best for them. I'll have to try the "single file" method.Crystal (Thompson) Barrerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01738188430244886019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101438868458660054.post-60008124902380118392010-05-14T09:43:08.799-05:002010-05-14T09:43:08.799-05:00Hi Crystal. Right turns...I lead with my left shou...Hi Crystal. Right turns...I lead with my left shoulder and left foot. Sounds awkward, but actually works pretty well. Thanks for breaking down all those moves. I used to be pretty unaware of my body placement until I had a great instructor who broke things down like that. She also suggested foot work for figure 8s: on the curves walk "single file" with each foot fall in line. I had to practice it alone a lot!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13362077822300440601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101438868458660054.post-52063098785637236552010-05-14T06:24:51.135-05:002010-05-14T06:24:51.135-05:00The pointing is actually a refinement of what I us...The pointing is actually a refinement of what I used to do: it used to be that my hand would make a HUGE sweeping gesture backwards. I mean huge and awkward, and my shoulder would drop WAAAAY backwards, too. So... yeah, I'm hoping to continue to refine those exaggerated motions, we're just not quite there yet.<br /><br />I think the hardest thing I've faced is not quite understanding the competition behaviors, and constantly readjusting my handling as I better understand how they <i>should</i> look... it's part of why I want to do a lot of reading before I actually start doing agility.Crystal (Thompson) Barrerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01738188430244886019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101438868458660054.post-10976989404443140912010-05-13T23:18:53.898-05:002010-05-13T23:18:53.898-05:00why do you point on pivots and left turn? I know ...why do you point on pivots and left turn? I know that pivots don't show up in the obedience ring, but I still try to train all my heeling moves with as little extra cues a possible. <br /><br />I don't have foot work for moving stands or moving downs as I want my verbal cue (down) or hand signal (stand) to be the only relevant cue. I aim for really fast and really precise downs and stands and want the dog to be ready to drop/stay at any moment. I really do a ton of baby steps with these two behaviors and actually the moving down and stand are the two things I am the most proud of with my dogs!<br /><br />I think everything sounds really good though!Laura and The Corgi, Toller, & Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06437492165453445126noreply@blogger.com