Hi
I promised on a couple of postings to post some videos of training in Aussie UD which i do with my poodle Luci. Here it is
http://s587.photobucket.com/albums/ss311/deniscody100/LuciLuci%20UD%20training/
Here are some notes. The seekback is done with an article similar to the articles that are used for SD. The only criterea for the dog continuing the excercise is that it must be "working". They can cross ring ropes and yes there are some hassles for the dogs in the next ring. In this video Luci has to put up with a pretty stiff cross wind, and follows the air scent over the rope and then back again.
Directed Jumping. This excercise brings more trainers to their knees than nearly any other. The box is no help what so ever, stick to your marker!. Many of us actually teach to go to a marker and then put the ****** box around it.
Articles: The articles are quite different from the US dumb bells. They can be quite hard for the dog to pick up. The metal is a piece of aluminium tube. You have to do a metal, a leather and a wood. I proof for x winds, food smells on the steward, bottle top markers etc
Not all of our grounds are that crash hot, and indoor trials are very rare. You need to train on rough ground.
Against my better judgement i put in the signals video. It is not us at our best. I really stuffed a fair bit of it up. I find heeling very difficult. She loves to heel and offers it as a way of getitng a treat..
Luci is a multi sports dog who will be 4 in mid Feb. She is a tracking Champ and trains in agility. she could compete but we are hunting that UD title. My goal is scores of 190+ and a happy dog that is just keen to do her stuff. She is a very consistent performer at open level.
I am a positive trainer. I have used P- on two excercises, the seekback where she sometimes decides that the birds look interesting. and the box where she thought at one stage that once is enough and if i wanted her to do two then i should start walking.....
She is reliable in stays.
He name is modular. Normally Luci is short for Lucibelle, but sometimes she justifes the second option Luci (fer).
He nicknames are "the black flash", Madame, and Her Majesty. :) If you saw her outside the ring there would be no doubt how she earned the nicknames.
All the "rules" are broken. She sleeps on the bed, and i wish she would go out the door first. I let her win the tuggie quite often and she often sits on my lap at trails.