Most people think I gain most with running contacts, but as there are maximum two occasions to do running contacts per course (none in jumpers), that's not really true. You can gain the most on turns. Tight turns make the biggest difference, especially in nowadays 3rd degree/masters courses where it's all about the turns...
Teaching cik&cap is the best investment to
- improve your course times
- make handling and timing easier for you
- improve your dog's obstacle focus, distance skills, sends and independent performance
- take lots of stress off your dog's joints
- make turns more fun for your dog
For more on Cik&Cap, see a training DVD or join Agility Foundation Class.
Normal jump vs. cik
Can the new cik cap video down load to a disk? I am no computer wiz.
Barb
Of course. You just follow instructions on the screen and wait for the file to download (you will also get an email with the download link).
Thanks!
Bor
Hi Silvia,
I just want to tell you (with my bad english) that i’m very glad to practise your Cik and Cap method. I learned it to Cayenne since her young old, and it’s easier to handling her, even if she has to turn tight to the oposite of me!
I agree with you, in a run, we win more time with tight turn than with running contact! sure!!!!
You’ll can see some “Turn and twist” (my commands) in this video:
httpv://www.youtube.com/user/cayennesweetpepper#p/a/u/1/vEGRjY6eEgM
So THANK YOU Silvia!!!
Happy to hear that! When I saw your training at EO, I had a suspicion you must have trained it that way 🙂 . It looks really great! I wish you lots of luck for World Championships! I don’t envy you running on that carpet for qualifications, though, it looks pretty slippery…
yes it’s not an easy qualification because of sliperry carpet! good luck for WC’s!! see you soon there….
Hi Silvia,
I’m doing my homework and teaching Ruby verbal cues for Left&Right. However, I am terrible with left&right myself so realistically I don’t think I will be able to call the right side while running the course, watching the dog, thinking about where I need to go next etc. It seems to me that it would be better and less confusing if I teach him “turn towards/away from me”. What would be your preferred way of teaching this?
Thank you 🙂
Hard to explain, will show you the turn away on Friday. For turn towards you, you can just use his name 🙂 .
Hi Silvia,
Just want to let you know that I’m glad with teaching Pip Cik & Cap and althought I can inprove this still I already see the big difference.
Also you dvd from Cik & Cap is more then great not everyone explain it so good as you do.
Thanks a lot !!!
Greetings Tania & the Luna Tale bc’s
Nice to hear from you and Pip! You’ve done wonderful job with teaching her cik&cap, not many improvements needed at all -- well, maybe always saying it in time 🙂 . But it’s very clear she understands the concept very well. You need to post a video!
Was very nice to see you and all-grown-up-Pip, good luck with competitions!
Hi Silvia,
Thanks !
Here is a video from Pip at 5 months doing some cik&cap training
And here one from Pip at 9 months of age.
Grzt T & the Luna Tale bc’s
We had a Cik&Cap training after a 10-day break because Ruby burned his pad and I was afraid he would slip with the shoe on. Nothing special, just a little refresher of how he’s supposed to land, but he was so happy that we were training again (and no shoe on his foot!) that I had to make a video 🙂
Hello, here are some videos from a friend who trains with me.
Puppy tricks include turns and some cik&cap:
And one cik&cap sequence on real obstacles -- two border collie puppies and two A3 shelties:-) And yes, the sequence is from a video “Le 6,5 months” Thank you for inspiration!
Nice video I enjoy watching it, thanks !
Nice!!! 🙂
Here our youngest bc girl Moon that is doing some cik&cap on real equipment and some “out” and contact excercises, enjoy !
Silvia/Jana -- thanks for the videos. I also ran this sequence and we had a lot of fun! I have a question about (human) running style. Here in the US, my instructors all yell at me to ‘stand up straighter’ when I run (for a faster, more efficient run). Yet, I see many very experienced (and very fast) Europeans that are often somewhat bent over, especially at tight turns or at contact or tunnel exits. What do you think? Does size of dog make a difference? I have 3 dogs (2 are small -jumping 8″, 12″) and one med-large dog, jumping 22″. Pam in Florida
I get told exactly the same thing. Since doing my back in last year, it sometimes still plays up so I guess doing less bending will benefit that but I end up being bent over without knowing I’m doing it.
Can’t speak for others, but when I RUN, I RUN and I run normally. When there is nowhere to run as there are some turns/tight sequences, I bend to be more exact with hands. More with smaller dogs, less with BCs. I do NOT bend on contacts though, I don’t have much time there! 🙂 But I always say: whatever works for you! Never understood the three US rules: don’t bend, don’t do blind crosses, don’t use the opposite hand. Being straight or low, crossing blind or front, using one or another hand are two different cues for two different behaviors and allow me to tell much more to my dog as I could if I’m only allowed to be straight, to only do fronts and to only use one hand. I have two hands so that I can tell two different things to my dogs, I sure will take that advantage over one-handed handlers 🙂
Today, at a fun match, a few people complimented us on our tight turns -- they were impressed that my dogs knew how to run ahead and take a jump -- jumping tight and in the right direction -- they wanted to know who I train with in CA…of course I sent them to the website to buy the cik&cap DVD :-))
Thanks Noa! We sure need some commercial, especially in US as most people don’t know about the DVDs. So any spreading of the word is more than welcome, thanks a lot!
Sure, no problem 🙂
It’s especially easy since I like the DVD so much…!