In case anyone is interested...
These videos are long and not nearly as exciting as agility.
Here is the video from our run thru. We did great until directed jumping.
I was very happy with his heeling because his heeling is so-so, but we've really been working on it. His heeling was good in both utlity runs and in open. Scent articles good, directed retrieve, good, moving stand for exam good. Then he had major confusion on the run out.
Our second run thru went better. I think I figured out what the problem with the run out was. We did glove number 1. I have been using the numbers for the directed retrieve so I said "one". My word for go out is "Run". Perhaps Run sounded too much like One to him so he went to that the spot for "one" and sat. He sure looks pretty confident he did what he was supposed to do.
Our second run thru we did glove #3. I said "three". Then in our go out, which we did full length of the ring, he went center both times (got cookies for it too). I really think One and Run sound too much alike.
Now I have to figure out which to change, my directed retrieve word for glove #1 or the go out word. I am thinking I should just change the name of glove #1 to something else. Four or take it (or doofus for that matter). Just change the one thing that there is only a one in three chance we'll have to use. I hate to change my go out word because I have been using that for a few years now.
YouTube - Utility Run Thru 10-24-2010
Anyway, we'll see what happens!
These videos are long and not nearly as exciting as agility.
Here is the video from our run thru. We did great until directed jumping.
I was very happy with his heeling because his heeling is so-so, but we've really been working on it. His heeling was good in both utlity runs and in open. Scent articles good, directed retrieve, good, moving stand for exam good. Then he had major confusion on the run out.
Our second run thru went better. I think I figured out what the problem with the run out was. We did glove number 1. I have been using the numbers for the directed retrieve so I said "one". My word for go out is "Run". Perhaps Run sounded too much like One to him so he went to that the spot for "one" and sat. He sure looks pretty confident he did what he was supposed to do.
Our second run thru we did glove #3. I said "three". Then in our go out, which we did full length of the ring, he went center both times (got cookies for it too). I really think One and Run sound too much alike.
Now I have to figure out which to change, my directed retrieve word for glove #1 or the go out word. I am thinking I should just change the name of glove #1 to something else. Four or take it (or doofus for that matter). Just change the one thing that there is only a one in three chance we'll have to use. I hate to change my go out word because I have been using that for a few years now.
YouTube - Utility Run Thru 10-24-2010
Anyway, we'll see what happens!