Had a good class tonight. We worked some distance exercises
First we did 3 jumps on an arc. Elizabeth showed us how we need to use our body to direct the dog. For example on the arc we want to turn the way we want our dog to go.
Next we did a layering exercise:
The trick to this was not running straight to the dog walk but waiting for the dog to come out of the tunnel to press forward. IF you stand at the dog walk, what does the dog see when it comes out? You standing in front of the dog walk....
Lastly we did a serpentine exercise which Annie did nicely. Elizabeth suggested to handle the serp with the rest of the course in mind ie if you want to end up on the far side, handle on that side, if you want to end up on the starting side..handle it on that side...be aware of where you'll want to end up...
Looks like fun - I finished my USDAA APD title with a Gamblers run with a layered dogwalk! You never know when you might need that skill.
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