As some of you know, Jersey has been doing full runs in flyball without other dogs for a couple of months now. Her problem was sauntering down to the box (lack of confidence in leaving me).
Last night she was running with her brother in the same lane. After a while, Derby went into the other lane and we raced them. The second time we raced, Jersey saw Derby ahead of her and I could visibly see her gait change. It was awesome! She didn't go full blast, but she was single stepping and definitely faster than she has been. She went from running over 7s runs to 5.5s. Hopefully in time, she will at least get into the 4.5-5s range. I don't care if she is never a fast flyball dog, I just want her to have confidence in what she is doing, and for her to enjoy it.
I also used to have to release her right from 10ft, but last night I was releasing from about 23ft.
For a while there we seemed to be stuck in a rut that we couldn't get out of. Everything was the same last night, and then all of a sudden she was a new dog! I am super proud of my Jerble.
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