{"id":20175,"date":"2021-04-24T08:46:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-24T15:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/?p=20175"},"modified":"2021-04-25T14:40:06","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T21:40:06","slug":"the-games-we-play-and-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/2021\/04\/the-games-we-play-and-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"The games we play &#8230; and Spring!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Finally!  &#8230; the video :)  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is pretty rough and I have much to learn about editing, but I am pleased with this first try at capturing a few of the games Emmett and I play.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My thoughts on games:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>learning goes easier when it is fun and there are rewards for progress (treats or pats and scratches!) AND we always end on a high note, even if that means doing something very simple that I know will be successful.  <\/li><li>I am asking Emmett for his full attention, so I need to remember to give him MY full attention.  (Thank you @shelly.and.eiger: Instagram friends in Scotland)<\/li><li>Small steps when learning something new.  I spend pre-play time thinking about steps &#8230; then we do as much or as little as we are able without frustration or confusion.  And if necessary, I stop and we do something easy.  I rethink for the next session.<\/li><li>Games and learning new things exercises brains as well as bodies.  It is kind of interesting that Emmett gets tired after 5-10 minutes of a game &#8230; more tired than after a long (20-30 minute) walk.  Even inside!  So the games are a great way to get both of us up and moving, even a little bit.  Sometimes, inside, we &#8220;play&#8221; for just 2-3 minutes.  I keep a list of things to do and rotate.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So, the video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The outside bit is our start at learning &#8220;STOP&#8221; and then sitting or down from a distance. The inside part entailed 4 cameras: my Canon 60D DSLR, Omni Action Cam, iPhone on Omni 4 Gimbal and iPad. I wanted to experiment with putting together snippets and telling a story as well as capturing the action as it happened while we played &#8220;Find it&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rewards for these particular sessions were pats, scratches and voice praise only.  We have played or practiced these before.  The other reward is more of a technique &#8230; the reward being doing the really fun thing (getting Wubba) after doing what I asked:  stop, wait, find.  It is a kind of riff on:  &#8220;if you eat your vegetables, you get dessert&#8221;.  The idea is that if you do as I ask, even if it is something you&#8217;d maybe rather not do &#8230; you often then get to do what you really want to do.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"OurGamesToLearn\" width=\"658\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lc0tJQkLFJI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s it &#8230; about 1 hour of video between all of the cameras, condensed into 6 1\/2 minutes :) . <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Spring!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring9328.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring9328.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring9328-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring9328-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring9328-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring9328-40x40.jpg 40w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All of the things that looked like dead sticks in the woods (little upright dead sticks, not Emmett&#8217;s kind of sticks) &#8230; now have green leaves ready to burst:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring1140.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring1140.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring1140-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring1140-150x125.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring1140-768x639.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring1140-48x40.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring1142.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring1142.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring1142-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring1142-150x117.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring1142-768x599.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring1142-51x40.jpg 51w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring1141.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring1141.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring1141-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring1141-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring1141-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring1141-52x40.jpg 52w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Western Larch (deciduous pine) have baby needles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring1144.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring1144.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring1144-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring1144-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring1144-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spring1144-50x40.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Emmett&#8217;s kind of stick!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finally! &#8230; 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