Sorry I only had time to watch your first video so far, but it looks good. I would neutrally reset her from trying to throw/offer/guess/be confused about "orbit." I would not mix orbit and twist or pivot right now, because orbit is basically a super pivot. In the future, you can mix, but it will be an intentional cue discretion exercise. And I don't work cue discretion until the behavior is on cue and super fluent, which I'm guessing "orbit" is not for her yet.
This is the first clip where I see her drifting towards forging a bit. (2:29)
What's nice is that she's actually self correcting a LOT. (So thoughtful, Luna!) The next rep after the forgey rep is excellent. Look at 3:02. See how she moves herself back? I want you to mark & reward that. This is where our "yes" marker really comes in handy! We can reward the exact moment she makes that awesome choice.
Other things I want to see you play with, if you need more homework:
1) Striding out:
You're going to have to basically charge at your fence, but I want to see you play with lengthening your stride a bit. Since she's a bigger dog, that's what you're going to need for her to really prance with you.
Relevance to competition OB:
Prancing is purty/a smoother look.
Relevance to Rally:
If you compete in Rally in person, it is timed. If there is a tie for scores, time determines how you place.
That being said:
You might see more forging crop up as you practice striding out! It's all about balance. Mix slower pace and left turns as needed, reward her for self correcting.
2) Signs:
I told you awhile ago to not do too much heeling from sign to sign, but I think you have the skills to play with that again! Lemme see it.
Awesome, thank you! I was contemplating requesting to level up but I know how hasty I can get 😂 will definitely play with the signs and striding out more and see how she does!
Right turns in heel: Looks excellent! These are your 360 rights. You got em.
Down stay with distraction:
Once she's there, she's great. You can't fool her with those moves!
The initial popping up from down to sit is just a communication error somehow. Does your "stay" signal look like "sit" or maybe even "touch"? I see her misreading what your hand is "saying" to her.
The 1 pop up at the end of the down stay is a reward sequence error that usually happens because the handler says their release word and does a big body movement at the same time. This is just like how you want to say "get it" before you throw your treat.
q: in one of the videos (I think twists in heel) she’s starting to orbit naturally. Should I stop this or maybe use it to train orbit? Thoughts?
More heeling with turns
Down stays with extra distractions, word to the wise - don’t skip in really old, beat up UGGS. 😐
Twists in heel