OMD in principal is nothing different, but the details underneath the covers are what makes all the difference in the world. It is not about the fancy moves. Key details are where you look, and when you look.
I have had a ton of fun this week! I took the OMD Course 2 and immersed myself in learning and challenging myself in the way I was running my dogs. Really living with the details of this course, analyzing why things worked or why they didn't work. Watching video of the experts running the course.
If I had not watched their video of how they ran this course, I never would have run it this way. I never would have thought to put blinds where they did. Best of all, I saw it could be done and it gave me the motivation and guts to do it!
Here is Tangle running the course.
To run the course this way took no extra training for Tangle. But for me, it took the commitment to always be ahead which was no easy task on this course. For Split, there was just a bit of coaching to come in to me, but really it was about me having better control of his head (more than I need to with Tangle). Once again, once I get trained, my dogs are going to be fantastic! :)
Here is my practice session with Split. I guess I post this to show some of the challenges on this course. Split is a great dog, but doesn't have the mileage and detail in the foundation that Tangle had.
Look forward to challenging myself more!
