That's it! Time to show off what you've learned in the class! Please post your graduation videos here. We'll make this page public so that others can see it too. Also, let me know which one of the training videos you would like to get as your graduation gift.
Puppy II graduation
 Silvia Trkman is known for bringing every dog, from her first dog on, to the very top of the sport. Her dogs are known for great speed, tight turns, running contacts and long and injury-free careers. Silvia is in agility since 1992 and is– 3x World Champion (with two different dogs)
– 5x European Open winner, with 4 different dogs (Lo, La, Bu, Le)!!!
– National Championships podium and World Team member with every dog she’s ever had – National Champion for 22-times (with 5 different dogs of 3 different breeds) – World Team member for 19-times (mostly with at least two dogs at the time – sometimes four 🙂 ) |
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FINALLY.. Here we come!!! 🙂
2 months late and I notice we are the last ones.. Has everyone else graduated?
Great job Cheryl and Summer!!! It’s amazing how well she is using her body, considering she is a big dog and even with bad hips! And she sure seems to have tons of fun too! 🙂 Let me know which video you want for graduation!
Can we have “tricks for better thinking skills” please! Thanks!! 🙂
Coming end of this week, can’t send it from this computer.
Great to see you & Summer again! The tricks look GREAT! Are you going to do the Advanced Tricks? Hope to see you there!
Kathy & Elsa
Hi can we still submit a graduation video?
Sure!
httpv://www.youtube.com/user/surfandturfdogsports#p/u/0/p4KE7VCeUCY
Here is the link to Fizz’s and my most recent work toward our graduation video.
Cool, getting there! Loved the putting the objects away! Good idea to use a plank on your legs for teaching a handstand to your legs too! For the heeling though, you need to stand more sideways to a target, not behind it. When you stand behind it, you practice wrong position, he is too far forward here: his paws should be where your heels are! If you see a target as a clock, don’t stand at 6, stand at either 3 for left side heeling or 9 for right side heeling! Also, the independent hug won’t work in stand position… Does he know the sit up?
I rewatced the heeling video and realized that I had been teaching it wrong from the beginning. I will work hard on this for the next week and then post another video. He did have a sit pretty but I allowed it to be shaped into a stand but I can just name my stand and then start shaping the sit pretty again. I also forgot a few tricks like his cik and cap and limping I will add these to my next video.
Yeap, definitely try to get sit up again (and name it too), we’ll need it for several tricks in this class!
When does the next puppy class start, I have a puppy coming the end of Nov she will be 10 weeks old.
Wow, congratulations on your puppy!!! Another kelpie? The next puppy class starts beginning of February, that’s a pretty good timing for your puppy!
Yes but this Kelpie is from Australia a little girl we will call her Rumble. I will start the class with her in February.
Looking forward to meet her! What a cool name!
Here is some more video of Fizz working on heeling, sitting pretty and cik and cap. It is coming along.
Try side approaches to cik&cap, no cheating and no figure 8s on one jump, that’s not a real turn! But hey, great progress with heeling!!! Very cute sit up too, slowly build the duration to work on his balance!
Hi Silvia,
Here’s my graduation video. Sorry it has taken me so long but the last bunch of months has been crazy with me going back to school full time as a masters student, being a full time mom, and I am building a brand new house. Needless to say I haven’t had much time but we’ve been gradually been working away at these tricks.
I would like to take your advanced trick class in Dec, do you think we have accomplished enough to move on? Any suggestions would be great. Thanks so much for being such a great teacher 🙂
Julie and Pixie
Wow, that was great! I’m impressed you mastered all those tricks so well with everything else going on! It sure sounds busy! Pixie looks like lots of fun, I love her intensity! Great slamming, very cute sit up, almost there with reverse figure 8 (just step over her less now!) and trying really hard with that handstand! Definitely looks ready for Advanced tricks! 🙂 Also, let me know which video you want for graduation!
Thanks so much for your comments Silvia! Pixie is a great little dog 🙂 She gives me 110% all of the time but she is very soft so I have to make sure I make it clear to her what I want and be patient.
I would love to have your newest trick video. Thanks for all of your help 🙂
Julie and Pixie
O.k., sent! 🙂
Here is finally is. Fizz’s graduation video. Some tricks are still a work in progress…..and there is a special treat at the end!
Sarah and Fizz (loved loved loved this class)
Very cool! He sure loves his tricks! What a cute sit up! Loved that multi-tasking and getting 4in while doing laundry! 🙂 So cool to see some of little Rumble too, she seems very confident about the washing machine trick 🙂 Let me know which video you want for graduation!
Hi Silvia, we are so happy to complete this segment of tricks but better yet are so excited to complete advanced tricks! Can you send me your second tricks video, thanks Sarah and Fizz. PS Rumble can’t wait to start puppy tricks in the spring.
O.k., sent! See you in the next class!