Comments on: Working through Distractions http://www.flyballblog.com/working-through-distractions/ i-Flyball Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:35:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Beth http://www.flyballblog.com/working-through-distractions/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Beth Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:35:36 +0000 http://www.flyballblog.com/working-through-distractions/#comment-40 I like that idea with the balls and passing. Something I'd like us to try with a newer JRT training with us, as she likes to make "comments" to the other dog passing her during drills. I'd like to see if maybe throwing the ball for her would help her focus better on running out. When we got Indy, our rescue BC back in Dec. at 7 mos. old she was more interested in herding the other dogs, so I brought out extra tennis balls and frisbees when we'd go out to play. To avoid collisions, I've always taught my other dogs to wait while they take turns retrieveing a single item, but using multiple toys lets them be playing all at once, but focusing on their own ball or frisbee and not the other dog. After just a few weeks, Indy stopped herding the dogs and even started to honor the other dogs' retrieves. I like that idea with the balls and passing. Something I’d like us to try with a newer JRT training with us, as she likes to make “comments” to the other dog passing her during drills. I’d like to see if maybe throwing the ball for her would help her focus better on running out.
When we got Indy, our rescue BC back in Dec. at 7 mos. old she was more interested in herding the other dogs, so I brought out extra tennis balls and frisbees when we’d go out to play. To avoid collisions, I’ve always taught my other dogs to wait while they take turns retrieveing a single item, but using multiple toys lets them be playing all at once, but focusing on their own ball or frisbee and not the other dog. After just a few weeks, Indy stopped herding the dogs and even started to honor the other dogs’ retrieves.

]]> By: Robbie http://www.flyballblog.com/working-through-distractions/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Robbie Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:06:41 +0000 http://www.flyballblog.com/working-through-distractions/#comment-33 Thanks for the post Larry. I should mention that Sonya wrote our Blog article. I like the ball game that ya'll are playing. I remember doing something similar while training our dogs to play Frisbee together. They'd all want to go after the same Frisbee, so I'd throw for one while Sonya held another dog, then I'd throw for the second dog while the first was coming back. We started by working the two dogs in opposite directions, eventually working both dogs in the same direction. Now each dog has a Frisbee and they run in a loop, some going out while others are coming back in. (Except the Border Staffy, he demands ALL Frisbees) One other note may be helpful for those of you with puppies. Impulse who is now six months old. When we do boxwork, we put two mats side by side or only a few feet apart with two boxes and work two dogs at the same time. This really gets them going. Impulse isn't ready for the box, but Sonya will roll a ball a couple feet and send her to fetch it while a veteran dog is doing boxwork in the other lane. It makes her think she's a big dog. It's too cute! Thanks for the post Larry. I should mention
that Sonya wrote our Blog article.

I like the ball game that ya’ll are playing.
I remember doing something similar while
training our dogs to play Frisbee together.
They’d all want to go after the same Frisbee,
so I’d throw for one while Sonya held another dog,
then I’d throw for the second dog while the
first was coming back. We started by working
the two dogs in opposite directions, eventually
working both dogs in the same direction. Now
each dog has a Frisbee and they run in a loop,
some going out while others are coming back in.
(Except the Border Staffy, he demands ALL Frisbees)

One other note may be helpful for those of you
with puppies. Impulse who is now six months
old. When we do boxwork, we put two mats side by
side or only a few feet apart with two boxes and work
two dogs at the same time. This really gets them going.
Impulse isn’t ready for the box, but Sonya will roll
a ball a couple feet and send her to fetch it while a
veteran dog is doing boxwork in the other lane.
It makes her think she’s a big dog. It’s too cute!

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