My goals for today were:
1. If her sores have healed and I can have the halter on: yo-yo game, 2-3 steps at phase 1.
2. Friendly game: not moving when string touches her, relaxing more in zones 2-3
3. Porcupine at phase 1, everywhere I can(right now she needs phases 2-3)
4. Work on the disengage to solidify, I want it to become more dependable.
5. Circling game: 1 small circle and change directions. Practice disengage in circling game.
If the session goes super well, I'd like to try sideways.
I want to improve on the friendly game before trying the squeeze game.
Session progress:
I didn't attempt sideways today.
Her friendly game is really improving and I managed to toss the string over her back without her needing to move her feet.
We also practiced the s-pattern and got it to the point where Brandy would move with me just pointing her in the direction I wanted her to go.
The yo-yo game has improved and I finally got her to take four steps back at phase one with just a little hint (the carrot stick moving a tiny bit in the beginning).
The porcupine game still needs some practice as I did not spend very much time on that today.
Also Brandy is learning to play stick to me from her right side without falling behind and trying to position me on her left. I also managed to inch a little closer to zone two.
Her hindquarter disengage is coming along nicely. We had a break through: I asked her for a circle and after one lap I asked for a disengage. Brandy sped up but I kept asking and after two circles she had a light bulb moment and disengaged her hind quarters. Then she licked and chewed a lot about it.
1. If her sores have healed and I can have the halter on: yo-yo game, 2-3 steps at phase 1.
2. Friendly game: not moving when string touches her, relaxing more in zones 2-3
3. Porcupine at phase 1, everywhere I can(right now she needs phases 2-3)
4. Work on the disengage to solidify, I want it to become more dependable.
5. Circling game: 1 small circle and change directions. Practice disengage in circling game.
If the session goes super well, I'd like to try sideways.
I want to improve on the friendly game before trying the squeeze game.
Session progress:
I didn't attempt sideways today.
Her friendly game is really improving and I managed to toss the string over her back without her needing to move her feet.
We also practiced the s-pattern and got it to the point where Brandy would move with me just pointing her in the direction I wanted her to go.
The yo-yo game has improved and I finally got her to take four steps back at phase one with just a little hint (the carrot stick moving a tiny bit in the beginning).
The porcupine game still needs some practice as I did not spend very much time on that today.
Also Brandy is learning to play stick to me from her right side without falling behind and trying to position me on her left. I also managed to inch a little closer to zone two.
Her hindquarter disengage is coming along nicely. We had a break through: I asked her for a circle and after one lap I asked for a disengage. Brandy sped up but I kept asking and after two circles she had a light bulb moment and disengaged her hind quarters. Then she licked and chewed a lot about it.
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