I think that would be a really good idea for this guy. The instructor walks it through with him after they've already had a train wreck, but I think it would help him to do it first for something complicated. They do fine on more simple stuff, like a straight line of 3 jumps to a tunnel, but the dog is already at the tunnel before the guy has passed the first jump :rofl1: He needs to learn to stand in the middle and just direct her because nobody could keep up with that.
When we play our start line stay games the instructor has me lead out pretty far. I'm guessing she realizes that me starting close to Siri is going to be a disaster? I love playing the games though, she totally has the BC lean thing down and pretty much vibrates until I release her. Not bad for Ms. I DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' IMPULSE CONTROL!
With Watson, if I stop and look confused, he'll generally stop and look at me like "Where next?" (or he'll run away and pee on stuff ... ). Though as he gains more confidence and excitement for agility he might pick up speed. This dog in our class leaves no room for mistakes though, she just goes. Though she's actually awesome at coming back or stopping when her owner says, he just doesn't have time to stop her before she's barreling into him. Haha
My instructor was showing me something yesterday and I asked if she thought doing it would affect Siri's speed in the future. She kind of laughed and said that lack of speed is NEVER going to be Siri's issue.
Private lessons are so much better for everything. I took them for horse back riding and learned so much more than in groups, so I wish I could do the same for agility. Maybe some day as we progress. I do think group classes are good for Watson's distraction issues, since he can be extremely distracted by other dogs and he has to work through it some time. The other dogs must all want to play with him, right?