Nika continues to be brilliant. She's the star of her class for sure. Now she does all the regulars very well (obedience things, heeling, etc) and we're teaching some other tricks. She targets at 25' distance, she backs up, we've done some hind leg awareness exercises, and we're learning "jump" and "off" to have a command for when she jumps on people--that's our weakest thing right now. She's so friendly, but people don't always like being jumped on.
As for agility, she's doing awesome with her pre-agility exercises. She's great with running heeling and does very well with transitioning from handler to obstacle focus. She has excellent table performance, jumps her jump at many angles including backside, lets me put front crosses in, does obstacles from distance, etc. Rear crosses are difficult. I started teaching her rear crosses, and it's going a little slowly, but it's good to have work to do. She's a great girl.
Jonah is awesome, too. At class this week we did one course where I worked at really extended distance, not moving hardly at all. He weaved directly away from me, did a nice "right-tunnel" off the A-frame, and did lovely jump work with me barely moving. Everyone was super impressed (I heard "did he just...wow" at one point), and I very pleased. At one point Grace teased everyone that she would have me go first and then make everyone handle the way I did.
Fun times.
Today I'm going to move some agility equipment to the new house. We're working on the fence, and hopefully it will be done in the next week or so. That will be very exciting!
As for agility, she's doing awesome with her pre-agility exercises. She's great with running heeling and does very well with transitioning from handler to obstacle focus. She has excellent table performance, jumps her jump at many angles including backside, lets me put front crosses in, does obstacles from distance, etc. Rear crosses are difficult. I started teaching her rear crosses, and it's going a little slowly, but it's good to have work to do. She's a great girl.
Jonah is awesome, too. At class this week we did one course where I worked at really extended distance, not moving hardly at all. He weaved directly away from me, did a nice "right-tunnel" off the A-frame, and did lovely jump work with me barely moving. Everyone was super impressed (I heard "did he just...wow" at one point), and I very pleased. At one point Grace teased everyone that she would have me go first and then make everyone handle the way I did.
Fun times.
Today I'm going to move some agility equipment to the new house. We're working on the fence, and hopefully it will be done in the next week or so. That will be very exciting!
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