tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630214950743290025.post6792001711786438899..comments2022-04-07T10:55:51.925-07:00Comments on Going the Distance: So Happy to Be Able Get Out and PracticeRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06876637959835151427noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630214950743290025.post-4525879737908418022011-02-07T15:28:01.980-08:002011-02-07T15:28:01.980-08:00Thank you for sharing your video. It was interest...Thank you for sharing your video. It was interesting to see how the course was actually set by the judge. I think the distance between the panel and the triple on the trial course was at least a stride greater than it was set yesterday for our run-thru. I would think that made hanging on to the table even more difficult for the fast dogs.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06876637959835151427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630214950743290025.post-77503689270417744322011-02-07T12:16:56.632-08:002011-02-07T12:16:56.632-08:00Hey, I ran that course in person at the Parkersbur...Hey, I ran that course in person at the Parkersburg trial -<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zcBmAmHXBs<br /><br />My Sheltie is a lot slower than your Belle but it was a fun course. The video starts at the teeter. I was on the wrong side and caused Ricky to slice the triple and he knocked the top bar. Lots of people running fast dogs had trouble with the course in general.Chris and Rickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052668808100244423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630214950743290025.post-24023217523740570712011-02-07T12:01:34.338-08:002011-02-07T12:01:34.338-08:00I think my error when I tried the rear cross was p...I think my error when I tried the rear cross was paralleling Belle's path too closely so that my rear cross ended up being too abrupt for her to realize I had changed sides--she looked for me on the right side of the A-frame first. Running on a diagonal from the weaves to the tunnel would have given her more information re: my intended path.<br /><br />I always feel it's a rather cruel joke when handling a closing sequence calls for maximum speed from the handler--it's more of a challenge to the handler's conditioning than to the handler's ability to handle. The ending of this course left quite a few of us gasping for air. Luckily, I usually can find a way to use distance to solve the problem.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06876637959835151427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630214950743290025.post-74727611643536570742011-02-07T11:35:36.452-08:002011-02-07T11:35:36.452-08:00We ran this exact course at our practice last week...We ran this exact course at our practice last week, and it was interesting to read how you handled the weave poles to the finish. I have a fast BC, and I ran just slightly ahead of her in the poles and then ran a diagonal line to the tunnel so that I was pushing on her path while telling her out tunnel. I continued to run diagonally, doing a rear cross, as she went in the tunnel so that she knew where I was coming out of the tunnel. I also called go on jump when she was about to come out of the tunnel to keep her in a straight line.<br /><br />On jump 6 to the table, she had a lot of momentum as well, but I called right table as she was taking the triple so that she really collected after taking the jump.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com