I know I have said it before, but this dog is just so wonderful. Tonight was our first class of flyball 3 - a big step in training. A new group of dogs, no more barrier between the lanes and practice involving more than one dog at a time. Tonight for the first time, we did recalls over the jumps going toward the box- simultaneously in both lanes. We did box turn work, incorporating a jump on the way to the box (new) we worked up to the ball being in the hole, and with the box triggered so it would make the noise also new. We did a passing drill where the dogs were not in the same lane but the jumps were side by side and the release was staggered so the dog going the finishing direction was crossing the line as the one leaving was starting. So although not actually in the same lane they were very close. No hesitation or concern from Magic at all.
Tonight he made his first bobble with the ball actually dropping it before he reached the jump, but he picked it back up and continued on. The other thing that I thought was pretty good was on one of his first times going over a jump to get the ball another dog was running in the other lane, he swerved away like he was going to run over there, but then he remembered what he was doing and came back and self corrected and went over the jump. I am so tickled with how well he is doing. Such a good little guy.
Sadly though, an hour of flyball is apparently not enough. All night tonight he has been bringing me the ball begging me to throw it.
2 comments:
That sounds like some wonderful progress, and a lot of new stuff to learn. Hope it stays new, exciting, and fun for both of you!
fantastic progress, what a good corgi!
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