Happy Birthday Lyra!

by Denise Fenzi | Aug 6, 2012 | Lyra | 5 comments

It's Lyra's birthday! In honor of Lyra, this is not a training blog; it is simply a training session to show where were at in terms of skills, play and drive when she trains at home. There are five videos here; they start as I take her out of the yard to begin our session and they end when we're done.  You'll get an idea of how I introduce small bits of formality and work with a whole lot of play. If you watch carefully, you can see that she has many skills but no completed exercises. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDX_XEURQEo (video 1 - getting to training field) video 2 - removed because it is too blurry http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seY8-T2tCpg (video 3 - directed jumping, heeling, broad jump) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAld7s2l328 (video 4 - fronts, finishes, heeling and retrieve) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjRQ5bihOjw (video 5 - retrieve, high jump, heeling and glove) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2EBV46kGJQ (video 6 - down; end of session) In the next month or so, I'll try to get another video to show where she is at "in public" - different story but continually improving.

5 Comments

  1. Linda Groff

    so how do eventually stop the jumping up on you when she returns from a retrieve?

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  2. Amy G

    She’s really growing into herself, Denise! She doesnt look like a baby dog with skills like that. Absolutely love her sweet attitude. Great fronts. Have blogged about how you shaped this?

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  3. Joanna

    Happy birthday Miss Lyra!

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  4. Kathy

    Delightful! I smiled through them all, but laughed out loud at the beginning–the girl knew which toy to go for!

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  5. Kellie Ford

    Excellent video clips! Thanks for sharing! It is really fun to see her in action 🙂 She looks awesome!!! And now I have a few new ideas….yay!

    Reply

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