1st Agility class
It was funny at one part. When we were trying the tunnel, Asterisk couldn't understand that to get to me she had to go through the tunnel. The trainer was holding onto her and at 5 feet tall, Asterisk virtually dragged her around the tunnel to get to me. I could tell the trainer was a bit frustrated, and maybe a bit embarrassed, but she figured it out. |
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| I am glad to hear the first lesson went well.... I am so excited~~~~Heart will be starting her first Agility Class on Saturday. I have a little idea of what to expect. Judi (Sheepiemommy) gave foundation lessons last spring, so Heart know all the toy's. Her favorites are the dog walk and the sit table. Since we have noise issues, the teeter is her least favorite, but hopefully we can work through this.  I can't wait to hear about your future lessons..maybe we can compare notes!!!!!  |
| Speaking of the teeter, that was pretty funny, too. Asterisk was having such a great time on the plank/A frame that she tried to sail up the teeter to my horror. I tried to grab her lead but she was already half up and then - SLAM! the teeter, well, teeter-ed. Asterisk didn't seem to notice, the trainer and everyone else was so shocked by the noise. Can't wait to hear how Heart does! Please keep me updated!! |
I have a feeling I will be hearing about your experiences in the ring a lot sooner than you will be hearing about mine....  I just purchased some used equipment..I got 12 weave poles.....a chute...and .....a.....TEETER!!!!!!! I get it at the end of the month. I have a couple of jumps that were lent to me so I think we should be good to go...~~...my main goal is to get her used to the teeter. I think I can, since it will be just sitting in our yard staring at her all summer...... |
Whatever you do don't rush the teeter. Make sure you hae someone very experienced help you introduce. I see so many dogs in classes with bad experience on the teeter that are no on teeter therapy  |
| Kerry, Thanks for the advice. Heart has been introduced to the teeter very slowly...in the past we put the sit table right after the teeter so, as least she is willing to get on it as we hold everything steady and lower it slowly..then she runs to the sit table.. Since I will not have any help, I don't think I will even try to get her on the teeter myself. I will leave that for the actual class we have and only when she is comfortable with it, will I do it at home. But I think it just being in the yard will make it less scary....  |
| Trust me, Kerry, I didn't even see how quickly she tried the teeter. The teeter was sandwiched between the plank and the A frame, so she just saw something to run up. The good news is, she didn't seem to even notice the big BANG and was tugging to go up the A frame again. |
sheepieshake wrote: I have a feeling I will be hearing about your experiences in the ring a lot sooner than you will be hearing about mine.... I just purchased some used equipment..I got 12 weave poles.....a chute...and .....a.....TEETER!!!!!!! I get it at the end of the month. I have a couple of jumps that were lent to me so I think we should be good to go...~~...my main goal is to get her used to the teeter. I think I can, since it will be just sitting in our yard staring at her all summer...... I'm so jealous that you will have all the equipment at home! My yard is just too small for all the equipment. I could probably do the weave poles and maybe the jumps, but sadly, I don't have room for the plank or teeter. |
| ^^^^^^ My yard is very small too!!! I just hope I can fit it all in the yard. You are more than welcome to come by and 'play' on my stuff ....maybe if I sit Heart in front of everything, and she watches Asterik run up and down the teeter, it will show Heart there is nothing to be afraid of....... |
| Val, feed her next to the teeter. In the beginning with no movement. Later by just banging it quietly down with your hand, hand feed her tasty morsels, repeat. My guys start out on wobbly things from early puppyhood so I've never had a problem with the teeter and it tends to be one of their favorite, if not the favorite obstacle, in Mad and Sybil's case. Mace was proceeding along those lines just fine till I took her to a run-thru a year ago. For some reason the teeter noise got to her. I put my teeter in the garage for maximum noise effect (echo, concrete floor). I adjusted it as low as it can go (a plank on a big diametered PVC pipe will work too at this point for those of you who may need to do something like that and don't have a teeter) she already knew how to do the teeter so I reminded her to "bang it" (which we did as a puppy; all she had to do was slam the end to the ground with one paw if that's all she wanted to do) Bang! Click! Feed big handful of dinner. That's how she ate for about three weeks. That spring I took her to agility trials and stood maybe 20 feet back from the ring on the side closest to the teeter and clicked and treated every time a dog made it go bang. Teeter noise no longer bothers her. Well, I take that back. She hears a bang and looks at me for a cookie She's weird. What can I say? Kerry's right - there's almost always a dog doing remedial teeter work in most beginner/novice classes. Usually because teaching it was rushed or dog saw it and thought it was the dogwalk and had a nasty surprise. Occasionally due to noise sensitivities. Better to avoid the rushed training etc but both issues can be worked through. Kristine |
kerry wrote: Whatever you do don't rush the teeter. Make sure you hae someone very experienced help you introduce. I see so many dogs in classes with bad experience on the teeter that are no on teeter therapy Yeah...Simon needed teeter therapy. He's still a little leery of it. He goes most of the way on the down and then jumps off  |
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