Kane's retrieves are looking really good now. We just have a little bit of fine-tuning to do such as:
My throwing technique - overhand or underhand? What makes the dumbbell stick the best? (i.e. not hit the ground and roll.)
Kane coming to sit straight in front of me (as opposed to one side or the other.)
Kane sitting while I throw the dumbbell, and only leave on command.
In this video I was handler AND camerawoman. So I know my reward markers are a bit off (i.e. late!), but I wanted to show how good he really is. The schutzhund jump is 1 m tall, that is a little more than 3 ft 3 inches. Sorry for all the bouncing around during the video, hope you don't get seasick!
Schutzhund 1 Title - July trial at North Myrtle Beach Schutzhund 2 Title - November trial at homegrounds (Piedmonth Schutzhund Club)
Let the training begin! (well, it already has started, but I thought I'd post my goals here!)
Hopefully this "post it to the world" mentality will make sure I really get this done.We're close in many ways - now that we have more daylight, we've been training obedience every day at home. I will start slipping in some tracking as well.Hooray! I'm excited! (secretly I think Kane is too!)
