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4 Week 12
objective Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3

Training week 12

Objective

w Complete 3 exercises in each direction
w Teach dog to enter the weaves and weave unaided
w Extra work on tunnel entry
w Complete dog walk and A frame unaided


4 Small pieces of the long jump were set up close together.
All the jumps and the tyre are set to 14"
The A frame was also set to 1 from top level.
The weave poles are still slightly staggered for some dogs but straight up for others.


Course
Three exercises were set up this week two easy flowing and one more demanding.

Exercise One
Recall the first jump and send into pipe tunnel move to next tunnel send in and pick up at the exit, complete the long jump and final jump sending to the toy. Complete this a few times and then switch the long jump and pipe around and repeat in the opposite direction.

Exercise Two
Start by guiding the dog into the weaves using a light hand in the collar half way through release and let the dog complete the weaves alone. Send over jump 2 and move into the gap whilst giving you right command call over jump and send onto dog walk encouraging along with your voice and stopping in the correct position. Leave on the touch point and walk to next jump call and send over, Finnish the course by sending to a toy. Repeat in both directions twice. Next start and end the exercise at jump 3 making sure you move right across behind the poles when you send in. Your dog should approach the weaves from behind the first pole to help them pick up the entry.

Exercise Three
This is the most demanding of this weeks courses start by recalling through the tyre onto the A frame leave the dog on the touch point and walk to next jump call and move on, complete jumps 5, 6, and 7 giving your "right" command wait until jump 7 is cleared and give your "left" command and cross behind. Encourage up the A frame and finish on the tyre (Guess what) SENDING TO TOY. Repeat twice more and then try 1,2,3,7,6,5,4,8,9,10 remember at jump 7 let the dog go passed and move behind whist giving your "left" command.

Surprising all our puppy's completed these 3 exercises with just the odd minor problem.

 

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