Agility Handling Class

TaraM1285 · 04-12-2011, 10:27 PM

One of the girls at agility class last night got some great video of Tara and I working, so I thought I'd share a few clips here. I haven't gotten to watch us do much handling before and it was really fun seeing how well she was following my cues! Now I just need to learn to trust her!

You can probably tell we are struggling a little bit with tunnels, so that's something I need to work on reinforcing more in the future.

YouTube - Tara - Handling 2 - 04-11-2011

Thanks for watching!

wildo · 04-12-2011, 11:06 PM

Those are serpentines, correct? Very nice! And it looks like sequence 3 has a blind (or even more than blind) entrance on the fourth jump of the serpentine. Very nice, indeed! I find it so difficult to get someone to take video during class. It is always cool when you get to see yourself...

[EDIT]- I meant the third jump of the serpentine of sequence 3. But now I realize that was a really dumb thing to say... ALL jumps on a serpentine are blind entries! haha... that's what makes it a serpentine :eyeroll:

TaraM1285 · 04-12-2011, 11:19 PM

Yep, there's serpentines in the 2nd and 3rd sequences. In sequence 3, jump 4 was the hardest jump to hit because of the angle coming off of jump 3. Not sure what you mean by "blind entry" though?

wildo · 04-12-2011, 11:31 PM

If the dog is entering a jump orthogonal to the jump like this:

--dog-----> |

then that is a normal entry. But if the dog is entering the jump parallel to the jump like this:

--dog-----> ______

then I thought that was called a blind entry. At least that's what my instructor calls it. Maybe that is her own term. But it was a dumb comment because a serpentine will always be a blind entry.

TaraM1285 · 04-13-2011, 07:49 AM

Ah, ok that makes sense. I've just never heard them called that before.

**JakodaCD OA** · 04-13-2011, 07:55 AM

GOOD JOB! and yes those serpentines looked good!! I also think the tunnel was much better in the 3rd sequence...Just an observation from the peanut gallery,,if your having tunnel issues,,,like the first two sequences,,you may have to really HUG those tunnels to keep her going,,you look to be "just" about a foot or soo away from the entry, so maybe try really babysitting that tunnel until you get a more solid entry,,looks like in the 3rd sequence you were closer to the entry than the other 2, thus she went right in,, but GOOD JOB,,she's a nice jumper

krystyne73 · 04-13-2011, 09:18 AM

very cool to watch...music was funny ha ha

Sasha starts agility soon, I hope she looks as good as your pup.
How long have you been doing it?

wildo · 04-13-2011, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krystyne73

very cool to watch...music was funny ha ha

Kristin is known for her awesome bluegrass music in her videos! It's the greatest...

krystyne73 · 04-13-2011, 10:12 AM

Yeah all I could think about was The movie Deliverance

jkscandi50 · 04-13-2011, 10:33 AM

You both look like you are having so much fun !! Great video!

04-12-2011, 11:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
wildo Knighted Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 3,229	Those are serpentines, correct? Very nice! And it looks like sequence 3 has a blind (or even more than blind) entrance on the fourth jump of the serpentine. Very nice, indeed! I find it so difficult to get someone to take video during class. It is always cool when you get to see yourself... [EDIT]- I meant the third jump of the serpentine of sequence 3. But now I realize that was a really dumb thing to say... ALL jumps on a serpentine are blind entries! haha... that's what makes it a serpentine :eyeroll: __________________ Willy Pimg - DOB: 2/06, CL1-R, CL1-S, CL1-F, CGC Last edited by wildo; 04-12-2011 at 11:08 PM.

04-12-2011, 11:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
TaraM1285 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 355	Yep, there's serpentines in the 2nd and 3rd sequences. In sequence 3, jump 4 was the hardest jump to hit because of the angle coming off of jump 3. Not sure what you mean by "blind entry" though? __________________ Kristin Tara CGC - GSD 2008 Suli - Blue Kitty 2006

04-12-2011, 11:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
wildo Knighted Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 3,229	If the dog is entering a jump orthogonal to the jump like this: --dog-----> \| then that is a normal entry. But if the dog is entering the jump parallel to the jump like this: --dog-----> ______ then I thought that was called a blind entry. At least that's what my instructor calls it. Maybe that is her own term. But it was a dumb comment because a serpentine will always be a blind entry. __________________ Willy Pimg - DOB: 2/06, CL1-R, CL1-S, CL1-F, CGC

04-13-2011, 07:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
TaraM1285 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 355	Ah, ok that makes sense. I've just never heard them called that before. __________________ Kristin Tara CGC - GSD 2008 Suli - Blue Kitty 2006

04-13-2011, 07:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
JakodaCD OA Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Old Lyme, CT USA Posts: 14,236	GOOD JOB! and yes those serpentines looked good!! I also think the tunnel was much better in the 3rd sequence...Just an observation from the peanut gallery,,if your having tunnel issues,,,like the first two sequences,,you may have to really HUG those tunnels to keep her going,,you look to be "just" about a foot or soo away from the entry, so maybe try really babysitting that tunnel until you get a more solid entry,,looks like in the 3rd sequence you were closer to the entry than the other 2, thus she went right in,, but GOOD JOB,,she's a nice jumper __________________ Diane Danger Danger vom Kleinen Hain aka Masi "Angel" Jakoda's Bewitchen Sami CD OA OAJ OAC NGC OJC RS-O GS-N JS-O TT HIC CGC "Angel" Steinwald's Four x Four CGC HIC TT Harmonyhill's Hy Jynx NA NAJ NAC NJC RS-N JS-N HIC Jakoda's Jagged Edge

04-13-2011, 09:18 AM	#7 (permalink)
krystyne73 Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Edmond/Guthrie, Oklahoma Posts: 1,339	very cool to watch...music was funny ha ha Sasha starts agility soon, I hope she looks as good as your pup. How long have you been doing it? __________________ Meika, GSD B. 1/05 Macy, Golden X, B. 10/06 Goliath, Sulcata Tortoise, B. 2/02 Kitty, Siamese, B.10/11 MoJo, Aussie, B.2/12 Max, Great Dane, B. 12/01 RIP

04-13-2011, 10:12 AM	#9 (permalink)
krystyne73 Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Edmond/Guthrie, Oklahoma Posts: 1,339	Yeah all I could think about was The movie Deliverance __________________ Meika, GSD B. 1/05 Macy, Golden X, B. 10/06 Goliath, Sulcata Tortoise, B. 2/02 Kitty, Siamese, B.10/11 MoJo, Aussie, B.2/12 Max, Great Dane, B. 12/01 RIP

04-13-2011, 10:33 AM	#10 (permalink)
jkscandi50 Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 194	You both look like you are having so much fun !! Great video!

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