Lilly and I skipped class this week for several reasons. We’ve had a
rough few Sundays lately. Class was at a dog park that Lilly doesn’t
particularly like and is a LONG drive from our house. With gas prices
as they are, I chose to stay home. And, I promised to attend my
7-year-old niece’s dance recital in the afternoon, and I didn’t feel
like going up and down the canyon twice. So, this week’s training
update is all one-on-one work. In particular, a new trick!
As part of my quest to teach Lilly the joys of the Frisbee, I decided to teach her to jump over my knee. Eventually, I’ll add the Frisbee toss too, but the first step is getting her to see my knee as an obstacle, like in agility. Lilly already jumps over all manner of things — agility jumps, agility tires, the creek, the sofa, etc. So, it’s not like this is a brand new thing.
I used a clicker, of course, so I had her hopping over my knee pretty consistently in about 2 minutes. We’re still working on transferring the behavior to other rooms in the house or outside since I had to place myself near a wall to make the path more clear to her.
But, she’s getting it. Here’s a video Tom shot for me.
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