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[/QUOTE]The only thing he refused to do was jump through the tire-thing. (Sorry, I have no idea what any of this stuff is called!) He did go through the weave once but only with me guiding him with a treat! :)[/QUOTE] My new teacher says throw the treat through the tire. That really seems to help teach it. Do the weave poles tilt to the sides? For teaching in class the poles are angles out alternately. If you got him to go through with a treat and they are straight up that's great! In my old class we used a yard stick with peanut butter on it to lead them through so that we could stand more upright. My new fancy class has these sticks with a clip on the end to hold a treat. It doesn't matter what you call the stuff to your dog, just be consistent. We call the tire a jump since it is one, the A-frame and board walk thing 'up', and teeter, tunnel and weave. It really is fun and the dogs love it. Now that Daisy knows the words I tell her on the way to class where we are going. "Do you want to jump? Do you want to go tunnel?" She gets so happy! |
I'm much more impressed with Jackson today than I was when I first read this! He really is a natural! Sadie started her first "Playground" class on Saturday. (They call it playground instead of agility because they don't compete) All the equipment was so large that it intimidated her. It's funny, she is absolutely not afraid of any people or other dogs, but the inanimate objects really threw her. They suggested using some smaller equipment to get her used to the whole idea. I came home and made her a teeter board with a 3/4" pivot height and a really low table base for getting her used to getting on the table. They also used a ladder laying on it's side to train them to pay attention to their back end. The rungs came up to her nose! I made her a small ladder out of PVC pipe. I'll try to take some pictures of it all tonight. I'm quite proud of myself - and her. She's doing much better the smaller versions I made! Oh - and I got several toilet plungers to practice the weave poles. I'm going to make a small jump out of foam board. Sadie weighs four pounds. How big are your Yorkies? |
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Jackson actually likes the bigger "ramps" or A frames than the smaller ones. Here is just chillin'. These pictures are from a few weeks ago. Oh, and he's 12.5lbs! :) |
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Sadie is really little but I know she can do this - she's a little spitfire. She just has to get used to the equipment. She can fly over brick walls when she's out in the neighborhood - and she can walk on the back of the sofa or down my legs to get to her dad. We haven't even gotten to the A-frames or tire. They were laughing that the tire would be too tall for her even if they set it on the ground. They suggested practicing that with a hula-hoop. We do these classes for the bonding and fun - so whatever she can do is fine as long as she's having fun. Her best friend in the neighborhood is a 15 pound Yorkie. I love the bigger ones too!! |
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Which park was that? The one across the bridge? Jackson is a champ!:thumbup: |
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