Archive for August 1st, 2005
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Monday, August 1st, 2005
MacMonster and Jumps
Just a quick question about Mac and jump training. We
have started both dumbbell and jumps in his Novice
class (I like this instructor—he assumes everyone is
continuing to Open and probably Utility; last week
showed us the beginning of a retrieve training video
that was very good—turned out to be a TriTronics
tape, so I hadn’t seen it, and he turned it off when
they moved to the e-collar part, so this was just on
take and hold exercises). Anyway, he had the bigger
dogs in class starting with a 16″ jump. Mac had been
doing an occasional 20″ at home. But this morning I
forgot to change Rafe’s arrangement, and the Mac
cleared 24″ with no problems. I suspect he could do
the old 36″ requirement easily, but we don’t have to.
After his quick lesson (much too hot to keep going) we
did a little tennis ball, and now I have to take three
balls out there. For a while I could get by with two
and do the “trade” routine, but now he just carries
two at all times, so I need a third. And he has
absolutely no sense about stopping when he is getting
too hot.
Cheers!