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Since Agility is kind of put on hold until I can find and instructor I decided to make a new thread for Rally, since we are actively working on it and taking a class.
For those that don't know, I just happened to be enrolled in rally advance with Aayla. I had planned on starting with novice, but as I am working as a trainer assistant, I started attending to help the tuesday classes, and rally advanced happened to be one of them. No one signed up for novice this round so its only advanced.
I knew nothing about rally before. For the most part I have already taught Aayla everything she needs to know for all the novice and advanced, then some of the excellent. The main thing that we need to work on is my handling and understanding of signs, then Aayla's focus. She has it on and off throughout the course, but I'm not overly concerned because she is still just 8 months. She seems engaged enough to only need a few reminders here and there. Overall the leash is just for in case she decides another dog looks more fun then the course, but as of now she has yet to break away from me.
Here is a video from tonight! I made the mistake of giving her cracker type cookies that crumbled and she was intent on getting every last crumb that I had to drag her away from. Her first run through was better, but overall I'm very happy with how she is doing! Any advice or anything is welcome! I have no idea what I am doing with my hands all curled up. Also you can't hear me talking (I'm not the one yelling leave it).
For those that don't know, I just happened to be enrolled in rally advance with Aayla. I had planned on starting with novice, but as I am working as a trainer assistant, I started attending to help the tuesday classes, and rally advanced happened to be one of them. No one signed up for novice this round so its only advanced.
I knew nothing about rally before. For the most part I have already taught Aayla everything she needs to know for all the novice and advanced, then some of the excellent. The main thing that we need to work on is my handling and understanding of signs, then Aayla's focus. She has it on and off throughout the course, but I'm not overly concerned because she is still just 8 months. She seems engaged enough to only need a few reminders here and there. Overall the leash is just for in case she decides another dog looks more fun then the course, but as of now she has yet to break away from me.
Here is a video from tonight! I made the mistake of giving her cracker type cookies that crumbled and she was intent on getting every last crumb that I had to drag her away from. Her first run through was better, but overall I'm very happy with how she is doing! Any advice or anything is welcome! I have no idea what I am doing with my hands all curled up. Also you can't hear me talking (I'm not the one yelling leave it).