I'm wondering if the heat is affecting Yoshi at all....hes not as fast as I think he was a couple of months ago. Maybe I am worrying too early, he is not even a year old yet so I know we have lots of time to get ready for competitions and get more speedy. My first dog (large mixed breed) I "trained" in agility was so slow and laidback that there was no chance to compete in a trial ever... now 10 years later I have a dog that will probably be able to compete and I guess I am just too worried too early because I want to get that chance that I didnt get when I was younger.
I cant wait to get the check from the insurance so I can buy the rest of my equipment (I have some stuff ready for building some equipment) I even have the paint (PINK) and planks/lumber ready for my dog walk and table. Hahaha
Earlier we worked on the jumps again (thats all I have to work with right now) he did fairly decent. I tried to work on setting him up and getting him to come over a jump and then going over a couple jumps afterwards as well. The only really thing that I could nitpick was his speed. Everything else he did fine... hes starting to look more at where I am directing him than just jumping wherever he wants to go.
Later this afternoon I will probably work on the basic work and give him a break from jumps.. He LOVES jumping and when we go for lessons that is normally what he wants to do the most but I am wondering if he is getting tired of the jumps at home..... lots to try to figure out I guess.
As for me, I think I need to finetune my handling skills..maybe I am just being sloppy when I am training him alone here and hes picking up on my actions.
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You know, I notice the same with Derby lately - he was a WILD CHILD at class several months ago and he has slowed down a lot (though it seems only I notice it!). I am pretty sure it is the heat, he's not "slow" by any means, but he doesn't have the psycho edge that he used to that I actually like in my agility dogs. *grin*
My older dog runs like crap in the heat, I'm sure without a doubt it slows them down.
I have noticed that when Derby is working for toys instead of food he has a bit higher drive, does Yoshi like to play tug or ball or anything like that?
We look forward to meeting you someday at a trial! When does Yoshi turn 15-18 months?
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