The Spotted Devil Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Love it Tassie! Does he like tugging? Try tugging on the table and make it harder and harder for him not to fall off - as soon he falls off stop playing. Worked wonders for Zig! The first time Ziggy saw the smaller table in a trial (maybe ADX??) he leapt clear over the top of it - must have thought it was a bigger broad jump. Nearly brought the house down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 He does like tugging - and will try that. Once he arrives, he's pretty stable - it's remembering that he has to slow down a tad in order to stop and drop - boy brains, after all :) . In his defence, we've had virtually no training. He's seen the table once for about 10 minutes in the last 6 weeks. And the seesaw once - of course he doesn't need that yet. :laugh: He was funny on the first DW - I was taking it for granted - looked at him and he's doing a lovely commando crawl up it - not sure what that was about - but the rest of the DW was fine - and no trouble the second time. I really shouldn't be trialling him yet - but the way our calendar has been, it's the only chance we get to do any equipment. And I honestly don't think it's doing him any harm - he's getting better with each run - more thoughtful but still scary fast. There's no pressure on him - it's all good fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickie Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) Tassie I teach mine to get on & off the same plane of the table to start with. I don't ask for them to stay on it, just send on with one arm & release back to me with the other, like a front cross. What this does is: Teach them to get on fast Teach them to collect & turn/flip as they get on Teach them that once they are on, they look straight to me in anticipation of the release. Once I have all this, I start to introduce the position & pause. Edited August 13, 2013 by Vickie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) That's a great idea, Vickie - hadn't even thought of that - but I can see the logic. Will definitely give that a try. :) Thanks. Edited August 13, 2013 by Tassie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 That's so thorough Vickie - I am pretty good at breaking behaviours down but am slack on the table. Love it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyStar Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I dislike the tiny table! Pippa the 300 dog has gone flying over the other side before because she couldn't put the brakes on quick enough and it wasn't a huge effort to get on there! Prefer the higher table for her, wish I could choose But yep, I just need to do more training with the table (and make sure it's lower, I seem to just leave it on what the other dogs at training use!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitka Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Hi everyone Just wondering what are some good things to do to get ready for Agility? My little guy has just started beginners obedience and I can go into agility after we pass but I want to start teaching him things now to prepare him :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agility Dogs Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Hi everyone Just wondering what are some good things to do to get ready for Agility? My little guy has just started beginners obedience and I can go into agility after we pass but I want to start teaching him things now to prepare him :) Plenty of things....... *DRIVE, DRIVE AND MORE DRIVE - Can he drive to a 'dead' toy. Does he know to accelerate as hard as he can when you are running - not just run with you? *BALANCE - can he walk on things that move and is he comfortable doing it? *TOY/FOOD balance - will he swap between food and toys. (or between two toys for that matter.) Self control - can he make good decisions when in a state of arousal? (Susan Garrett has an excellent 'It's your choice' game for this. These are a few of the things that I'd be starting with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Hi everyone Just wondering what are some good things to do to get ready for Agility? My little guy has just started beginners obedience and I can go into agility after we pass but I want to start teaching him things now to prepare him :) Hi Whitka, see my thread titled "Pup 2 Perfection"...it is on free shipping from Clean Run & has been highly recommended to me, even though I don't have a pup, I just had to get it :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitka Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Thanks Agility Dogs, I knew there would be plenty I could be doing I just didn't know where to start Sheena please let us know what you think im curious to see what others think about it first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCNut Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Whitka, I would highly recommend 'Shaping Success' by Susan Garrett - a book that describes the training of an agility dog from pup through adulthood. All the exercises can be done with an older dog, I use it for both my 1.5yr dog and 6mth one. Very popular amongst agility people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Hi everyone Just wondering what are some good things to do to get ready for Agility? My little guy has just started beginners obedience and I can go into agility after we pass but I want to start teaching him things now to prepare him :) Hi Whitka, see my thread titled "Pup 2 Perfection"...it is on free shipping from Clean Run & has been highly recommended to me, even though I don't have a pup, I just had to get it :laugh: "The PreSports Puppy" is on special at the moment for $19.95 & is also on Free Shipping from Clean Run. PreSports Puppy by Rachael Saunders :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCNut Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Have you seen it Sheena? Any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 (edited) Have you seen it Sheena? Any good? Yes, I have had it for a long, long time & had forgotten about it till I saw it on special on C/R & it is good, worth the money. I also have Foundation Fundamentals DVD & the book The Focused Puppy, which are also excellent, but unless you can get them in Australia, the postage from US is too much, though sometimes they will give you a special price on postage if you ask. I am planning on starting up a "puppy agility foundation" class at our club, when we can gather a few puppies, so am after all the info I can get. The "Pup 2 Perfection" was recommended to me for this purpose :) The idea of starting up the class, is so I can get my "puppy fix" without having to get another puppy :laugh: Edited August 17, 2013 by sheena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCNut Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 The pup class is a great idea! :) Wish there was something like that here. Good luck I got 'The Focused Puppy' from agilityclick.com which is in QLD. They have a fair bit of stuff on there its pretty good :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitka Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Whitka, I would highly recommend 'Shaping Success' by Susan Garrett - a book that describes the training of an agility dog from pup through adulthood. All the exercises can be done with an older dog, I use it for both my 1.5yr dog and 6mth one. Very popular amongst agility people. Hi everyone Just wondering what are some good things to do to get ready for Agility? My little guy has just started beginners obedience and I can go into agility after we pass but I want to start teaching him things now to prepare him :) Hi Whitka, see my thread titled "Pup 2 Perfection"...it is on free shipping from Clean Run & has been highly recommended to me, even though I don't have a pup, I just had to get it :laugh: "The PreSports Puppy" is on special at the moment for $19.95 & is also on Free Shipping from Clean Run. PreSports Puppy by Rachael Saunders :) Thanks for the suggestions, more things to add to the list :D I cant wait to get started A class full of puppies what could be better :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 I run a Puppy Games short course at my club - the constant puppy fix is brilliant :D I really love The Focussed Puppy too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 LOL TSD. When the dogs and I aren't trialling, I teach Puppy class at my club - know what you mean about the constant puppy fix. I sneak in a lot of foundation stuff for various disciplines - so much fun. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Sneaky :laugh: This course is designed for potential performance pups and it's great to stretch owner ideas... lots of motivation balanced with impulse control for the pups and constant lessons in timing for owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 We have a lack of puppies at our club, ATM so I think it will be more one on one, but that's OK to start. It will be more foundation for performance but will take in lots of other stuff too, just not the strict "obedience" type stuff, which I think only helps to demotivate some dogs. If it's 1 on 1, the class will only go for about 25 minutes as my other class starts after that. But I am hoping it is something that will catch on. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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