Fenzi Dog Sports Academy - AG340: Advanced Weaves

Course Details

ADVANCED WEAVES

This class is designed to take your 12 good weaves from competent to extraordinary! We will be playing games and using props, clickers, toys, and treats of all sorts to increase your dog's skill level and conceptual understanding of weave pole performance.

We will be skillbuilding for difficult onside and offside entries including lap turns, external pressure and visual complexities. The dogs will learn to enter independently, ahead of you and behind you. We will also cover forward and lateral handler distance, layering, front, rear, and blind crosses before and after the weaves, and even conflicting motion.

This is NOT the class to take if your dog has a foundation weave issue. The subject of overall happiness with the task of weaving is covered thoroughly in Foundation Weaves (AG240) because attitude is way more fundamental than 'more, better, faster.' In other words, if your dog really does not want to weave, then he will not enjoy the challenges of this class. Please, please, take AG240. That is the class for all the fundamentals and concepts of weaving, even if your dog can get through 12 poles. I can definitely help you improve your dog's enjoyment of weaving, and I would love the chance to do that.

AG240 is NOT a prerequisite to this class, but it is recommended and will be available in the prerequisite store during this October enrollment period. The only prerequisite to this class is that your dog be happily weaving 12 regulation poles. It's not a speed prerequisite, but it is a general attitude prerequisite. That said, your dog will love weaving even more as we play these games.

And we are going to run with that! This class will be lots of fun. I am open to all sort of props or no props at all. I love channels and 2x2s, expens and wires and straight shaping. I have taught great entry skills with a target stick. You don't have to use any of these things, or you might want to try them all. I can help you use your own ideas in a constructive way. We can build skills that you didn't think your dog could understand.

Equipment: You will benefit from having jumps and tunnels to put in sequence with the weaves as we go along, but you can do these homework exercises with only 12 weaves and two jumps, plus enough space to run sequences at your dog's full speed. The more speed you have, the more space you will need to use as the class goes on.

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Syllabus

ADVANCED WEAVES

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Baseline video: 12 Weaves alone and in sequence, on left and on right

First Pole Games: offside and onside

Keeping the Weave Line in Training

Discussion of Cues: sounds and body language

Props or No Props: the whys and the why nots as challenges increase

Revisit Foundation from AG240: the Three C's and the Keep Going Signal

WEEK 2

Entry vs. Loading

Entry Games: beside, ahead and behind

Getting and Keeping Lateral Distance

Easy Layering 101

Easy Record Keeping: a simple way to track your reps

WEEK 3

Outside turns into weaves: curves and lap turns in weave sequences

Front Crosses: before, during, and after the weaves

Games for Crowding

Convergence: feel the pressure

WEEK 4

Independent Completion: ahead and behind

Rear Crosses: before, during, and after the weaves

Optical Illusions and Visual Complexity

Layering

Divergence: where are you going?

WEEK 5

Blind Crosses: before, during, and after the weaves

When and Why to be Smooth

When and Why to be Abrupt

Full Focus Forward Games

Advanced Layering

WEEK 6

Combination Sequences and Drills

Proofing with Cookie Jar Games

Using Pull/Push Pressure on the Weave Line

Building Extreme Divergence

Conflicting Motion

Prerequisites and Equipment

Prerequisite: The prerequisite to this class is that the dog be happily weaving 12 regulation poles.

Equipment: A set of 12 regulation weave poles and at least 2 jumps will be needed for regular homework. Access to 4 jumps plus a tunnel is recommended for occasional use. It will also be necessary to have enough space for your dog to run at full speed in your regular homework exercises.

Course Testimonials

A sampling of what prior students have said about this course ...

My dog & I are an agility team and I have been in the Fenzi Academy for over a year now. The first year was spent with foundation work to fill in the major training gaps we had. I feel that my relationship with my dog has grown by leaps and bounds during that year! In August we started in the agility school with AG170 and then on to the new Advanced Weaves. The Advanced Weaves course was phenomenal and our weaving has improved over the 6 weeks. Julie had many exercises to choose from each week. She details the steps from very basic to the most advanced. Her homework evaluations are very thoughtful and she has a very keen eye to pinpoint problem areas. Her recommendations are very detailed, precise and kind. I would highly recommend the Advanced Weaves class! Mary Ellen S.

An amazing collection of games and strategies in both Foundation Weaves and Advanced Weaves to get the dog ready for any challenge they may encounter on a course. These unique games really create understanding and love of weaving. Simply fantastic. Mary Ann E

I'll admit I was skeptical about taking an online dog training course, but I am beyond happy with the results. My 3 1/2 year old dog had been failing to enter or complete the weave poles during competition for about 6 months. After just one week of doing the confidence building exercises she successfully completed the weaves in 8 out of 9 runs at a trial. The instructor, Julie Daniels, was honest, helpful and encouraging. Deb B.

Great course! Clear, well-presented, curriculum, excellent video demonstrations. Awesome feedback! Julie's enthusiasm is contagious!! We'll be first in line for Julie's next course.

Thanks, Julie, for another great course! This was my fourth. I've learned so much from you this past year. Your teaching style is fun and effective. My dog has awesome weaves! I'm looking forward to Cookie Jar Games.