Thanks for the replies... being indoors I am limited for space, and I watched a video the Brit had on one of her threads. The dog is taught to run through two poles, beginning they are set at 3 and 9 o'clock then gradually moved to 12 and 6 o'clock. I started Tink this way because she is fast and the dog is taught to run through the set of poles, then two sets (like gates on a ski course) and I'm worried about slowing her down. Also starting with only one set, I was able to start training her without knowing the proper entry. Now that I know, I'll start moving the right side pole forward, putting the left side pole first at the start.
I like this method so far, because the dog can retain it's speed in the beginning, only slowing down as it becomes more difficult, rather than starting out slow and trying to work up to fast.
I'll let you know how it goes! |