tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post7169608603998663282..comments2023-12-31T17:47:27.217-08:00Comments on Taj MuttHall Dog Diary: Boost's TrainingElfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-64496647826777311172007-01-17T17:05:00.000-08:002007-01-17T17:05:00.000-08:00The diagrams really helped. I think you are right ...The diagrams really helped. I think you are right that it might be her preference to turn one way. So the thing to think about is to teach her to be comfortable turning the other way. The best advice I've ever had in that regard is a traffic cone and get her turning, comfortable around it in either direction, digging in for the turn. <br /><br />AmyAmy Siegelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08243610775853872002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-55081245002950598442007-01-17T09:52:00.000-08:002007-01-17T09:52:00.000-08:00I've posted diagrams in today's post. Sunday was ...I've posted diagrams in today's post. Sunday was mostly an experiment to see how far we could go with all the various types of sends. These were the ones that surprised me. I'll go back and work on them, finding the point where it stops working the way I want it and starts being odd, and work from there. Thanks for the notes. <br /><br />-ellenElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-75235174700824015322007-01-17T06:54:00.000-08:002007-01-17T06:54:00.000-08:00I am going to throw this out there just for the po...I am going to throw this out there just for the possibility that it might be relevant...<br /><br />#1 practice item. I am reading this like it is a lateral send. I hope that is correct. And Boost does okay when you do it with dog on right, but not dog on left. When she is on your left, she starts to cross to the right and then sees the jump and takes it. <br /><br />Put the toy out beyond the jump in the middle and start closer alternating sides everytime until she starts to go straight to the jump and then take a step back. Also, consider taking a step diagonally toward the jump when you send her to give her more directional information. <br /><br />#2 I think you will have better results with this if Boost is directly in the middle of the jump and not you. Since you are in the middle of the jump and she is on your left, you are only giving her the left 1/3 of the jump to take and it is easier for her to turn left off the jump than right. I would start so you opposite the standard and then you can work on crowding her. She's responding to your initial pressure on the jump since she has so little room. <br /><br />All this of course is simply speculation since I can't see what is going on. But it just some thoughts that might help. <br /><br />AmyAmy Siegelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08243610775853872002noreply@blogger.com