Shall we begin?
Playing tug thrice each session can get really tiring! I missed out on the instruction to keep the tugging at five seconds max, so I took my time on the first few tries. I had to suffer huge consequences because I had to speed up some parts of the raw videos. That really took a LOT of my editing time. See, I wouldn't really take the time and effort to edit with all the music and the captions and the works, but my sister started with that format during puppy class and I can't not follow it because all the videos in this blog should look the same way. I do not have OCD. Anyway, what really slowed us down the most was getting Odie to give the toy back in spite of all the tension I put on my body to keep the toy from moving. The only time I was able to speed up was when I kept a treat in my hand. Is that cheating? I hope not.
I was forced to keep our outdoor tugging to just three locations because Odie lost all interest in his tug toy this morning. I just got lucky that we got to tug by the clubhouse! I don't know, he usually loves to tug, but he seemed to not be in the mood and instead of forcing it on him, I just accepted that we won't be getting the maximum number of points for that exercise anymore. It was a bit of a benefit though in that last location because he gave the toy back to me VERY quickly. That saved a lot of time for us both. I hope his tug drive doesn't have anything to do with his hurt leg. Do dogs suddenly change their disposition when they experience trauma like that?
During the heeling exercise yesterday, teacher pointed out something really interesting about Odie's walk. Well, he has a normal gait during normal walks, but I also noticed that there's a spring in his step sometimes when we do heeling exercises. Teacher said it's called "prancing," and it's just too cute, I had to slow it down on certain parts of the video for a better look. I didn't know I had a Mr. Prissypants! I thought only poodles walked like that!
Odie has been such a joy to work with during the place exercise. He showed early signs of taking interest in the bed when he ran to approach teacher's bed during class orientation and now he's just on fire! When I tried getting him acquainted to his own bed, it took around five minutes for him to get all four paws on the bed. He even does sits and downs there on his own! It looks like he enjoys the softness and the bounce of the surface, it's actually hard for him to get off. It's also really adorable to look at him excitedly approach his bed and hypnotize me with that cutesy puppy face. Augh. I fall for that all the time. ALL THE TIME. Sometimes I wish Doc Marose didn't tell us to work on eye contact. Odie's wants suddenly become a thousand times harder to resist!
This set of homework was a lot easier said than done. I have to admit, I really had a difficulty managing my time this week. Work deadlines, Odie's strained leg, erratic weather, the whole nine yards. We're definitely going to rest for a few days before going back to being a homework factory. I can't wait to hit the sheets!
This set of homework was a lot easier said than done. I have to admit, I really had a difficulty managing my time this week. Work deadlines, Odie's strained leg, erratic weather, the whole nine yards. We're definitely going to rest for a few days before going back to being a homework factory. I can't wait to hit the sheets!
I really can't do off-property that much (except perhaps for heeling exercises?). So I don't know how I'll last 'til the final session. :))
ReplyDeleteThis week's homework--> midterm exams!!!??? :(( Ang dami! And Boo just can't sit still even at the lowest criteria. :)) When I rolled the ball, he pounced on it like it was a knee-jerk reaction. :))
No, Pauline, no! Don't give in to those cute, sad, puppy eyes! :( Huhuhu, they're just too irresistable! Their eyes are so expressive. :(
It was my first time to do legit cramming on a Sunday. We were able to do 4 locations then which is obvious in my videos. Pero heeling and place lang naman. No tugging dahil moody si Odie nun. I thought of changing shirts to make it less obvious, but on top of setting up a tripod, treats, and a bed, no thanks :))
DeleteI was finally going to rest from our submission when I saw that our new handout got uploaded na. GRABE. For next week's deadline we have 12 different exercises with 9 possible locations. 108 videos of 3-5 reps each, which is a potential 432 points excluding bonuses. Feeling ko it's not meant to be completed talaga :( Better to prioritize doing all the exercises now than covering locations. I can walk around Odie, but the ball is never going to be uninteresting :(
Sometimes Odie looks at me while panting so it looks like a smile, then he suddenly stops and shows me puppy eyes. What a strategy :|