Halo practicing box work-video

**Cassidy's Mom** · 09-17-2011, 10:01 PM

Halo has been doing well in flyball class, so I decided to video some of our practice today. She's jumping on the board with confidence and will grab the ball off the velcro, bring it back, and drop it at my feet:

Halo Flyball Box Work 9/17/11 - YouTube

**Cassidy's Mom** · 09-18-2011, 11:04 PM

No flyball fans?!?!?!

People, you do NOT know what you're missing!

wildo · 09-18-2011, 11:13 PM

I just watched the video (for the first time- been a BUSY weekend!) and think it looks great! Then again, I know very little about flyball. I can see you've built really good value in the box and that's super cool. I also didn't realize Halo was female.

**Cassidy's Mom** · 09-18-2011, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by wildo

I also didn't realize Halo was female.

It's okay, she gets mistaken for a boy all the time, lol! For class I dress her in a pink and black flyball harness and she has a custom matching pink and black tug with 3 tennis balls on in, but she's STILL sometimes called "he"!

**Castlemaid** · 09-18-2011, 11:38 PM

I just saw this posted now. Very nice! She looks like she could do this all day! Do you train them to hit the board with all four feet?

**Cassidy's Mom** · 09-18-2011, 11:46 PM

Lucia, we start by teaching the jump over and back with just the gutters (VERY low tech!) using a target stick. Then we add the board, but flat on the ground, and gradually raise it to steeper angles. At first she would jump on the board but step off the right side, so I had to put something there to block her and prevent that.

The very first step is to determine if the dog is a natural right or left turner, and then we stand on that side - Halo turns right, so I was standing on the right side of the jump. As I raised the angle of the board, I also raised the gutters, which has helped keep her high on the board, with all four feet in the black. Now I don't need to be right next to the gutters, I can be further back and send her to the board. We're building muscle memory and working on tightening the radius of the turn at this point.

This is just one element of flyball training, but it's considered the most important by many people because a good swimmers turn is not only faster, it's easier on the dog's body as well. And if they don't learn it properly it's much harder to go back and fix later, so we go very slowly.

Caja's Mom · 09-19-2011, 05:13 PM

Looks good. Sorry the new firewall on our wireless at work blocks most video. As a handler I am stepping back from flyball right now and concentrating on schutzhund. Errow will continue to do flyball, with Kevin as a handler. Errow's box turn isn't very good it's something we are always working on in practice. He is just a body slam kinda dog, he just wants the ball no matter what and makes dumb sacrifices to his body.

CarrieJ · 09-19-2011, 05:56 PM

Ah! she looks like she's having fun. I'm a bit jealous Alice can't do turns too well---on grass or hard flooring. She falls down on gentle turns. Darned ataxia. We need water sports....

Sad thing is she is ball crazy;will do anything for the ball.

You need to post a pic with her pink harness.

**Cassidy's Mom** · 09-19-2011, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by CarrieJ

You need to post a pic with her pink harness.

Pink and black harness

Matching custom pink and black tug

Caja's Mom · 09-22-2011, 08:45 AM

I had a tug like that (not pink), but they just don't seem to last more than a weekend. Switched to a Bende jute one, and have been using it about a year now. I think for Errow's turn to get any better he needs to go back to the ramp for a few months.

09-18-2011, 11:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cassidy's Mom No Stinkin' Leashes Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 24,959	No flyball fans?!?!?! People, you do NOT know what you're missing! __________________ -Debbie- Dena 9/12/04-10/4/08 Forever would have been too short Keefer 8/25/05 Halo 11/9/08 Cassidy 6/8/00-10/4/04

09-18-2011, 11:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
wildo Knighted Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 3,230	I just watched the video (for the first time- been a BUSY weekend!) and think it looks great! Then again, I know very little about flyball. I can see you've built really good value in the box and that's super cool. I also didn't realize Halo was female. __________________ Willy Pimg - DOB: 2/06, CL1-R, CL1-S, CL1-F, CGC

09-18-2011, 11:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
Castlemaid Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Northern British Columbia Posts: 9,089	I just saw this posted now. Very nice! She looks like she could do this all day! Do you train them to hit the board with all four feet? __________________ Lucia Keeta BH, OB1, TR1, AD (HOT) Rottweiler/Hairy Dog mix?? Shelter rescue Gryffon Vom Wildhaus BH, OFA Good (HOT) "Bites Through the Sleeve" Cuddlebug, b: Mar 2009

09-18-2011, 11:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cassidy's Mom No Stinkin' Leashes Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 24,959	Lucia, we start by teaching the jump over and back with just the gutters (VERY low tech!) using a target stick. Then we add the board, but flat on the ground, and gradually raise it to steeper angles. At first she would jump on the board but step off the right side, so I had to put something there to block her and prevent that. The very first step is to determine if the dog is a natural right or left turner, and then we stand on that side - Halo turns right, so I was standing on the right side of the jump. As I raised the angle of the board, I also raised the gutters, which has helped keep her high on the board, with all four feet in the black. Now I don't need to be right next to the gutters, I can be further back and send her to the board. We're building muscle memory and working on tightening the radius of the turn at this point. This is just one element of flyball training, but it's considered the most important by many people because a good swimmers turn is not only faster, it's easier on the dog's body as well. And if they don't learn it properly it's much harder to go back and fix later, so we go very slowly. __________________ -Debbie- Dena 9/12/04-10/4/08 Forever would have been too short Keefer 8/25/05 Halo 11/9/08 Cassidy 6/8/00-10/4/04

09-19-2011, 05:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
Caja's Mom Master Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Buffalo, New York Posts: 708	Looks good. Sorry the new firewall on our wireless at work blocks most video. As a handler I am stepping back from flyball right now and concentrating on schutzhund. Errow will continue to do flyball, with Kevin as a handler. Errow's box turn isn't very good it's something we are always working on in practice. He is just a body slam kinda dog, he just wants the ball no matter what and makes dumb sacrifices to his body. __________________ ~Trish~ Caja v. d. bosen hohle SchH 1, TR2, OB2, WH, FDCH-S, CGC, TDI. SG Emir (Errow) van Klipgaarden BH, SchH 2, AD, KKL 1, FMX, CGC.

09-19-2011, 05:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
CarrieJ Knighted Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,428	Ah! she looks like she's having fun. I'm a bit jealous Alice can't do turns too well---on grass or hard flooring. She falls down on gentle turns. Darned ataxia. We need water sports.... Sad thing is she is ball crazy;will do anything for the ball. You need to post a pic with her pink harness.

09-22-2011, 08:45 AM	#10 (permalink)
Caja's Mom Master Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Buffalo, New York Posts: 708	I had a tug like that (not pink), but they just don't seem to last more than a weekend. Switched to a Bende jute one, and have been using it about a year now. I think for Errow's turn to get any better he needs to go back to the ramp for a few months. __________________ ~Trish~ Caja v. d. bosen hohle SchH 1, TR2, OB2, WH, FDCH-S, CGC, TDI. SG Emir (Errow) van Klipgaarden BH, SchH 2, AD, KKL 1, FMX, CGC.

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