Learning the Teeter
The trainer had us do some beginner teeter exposure. I'm beginning to think that the agility center is not used to larger dogs running agility. First off, we used this 2ft by 2ft piece of plywood that was on a rounded surface to simulate the movement of the teeter. The maltese, beagle mix, and italian greyhound did great. However Asterisk and Fenway the smooth coated retreiver were too big to be able to really experience the plywood. They kept walking over it, only a foot or two mad contact. Then our trainer had the end of the teeter on the ground and we were to teach our dogs to get all four paws on the end of the teeter and to teach the command "bang it". Again, the maltese, beagle mix, and italian greyhound did great. But I couldn't get Asterisk's big body onto the small spot the trainer wanted us to hit, neither could Fenway. Does anyone have ideas of how I can expose Asterisk to this? I don't think my trainer is taking into consideration that a 75lb OES needs more space than a small dog. |
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| ask your trainer for large dog euipement? No - actually with bang it we start with one paw and move to all four and its the same size contact zone in agility regardless of your dog's size. I never used a wobble board other than for PT, and yes its a tight fit. - you can make one at home as well with a ball and your own plywood if you want a larger version. There is a larger question. Did you ask your trainer what her experience is with larger dogs in agility? some handling does have to be changed for stride length etc. |
kerry wrote: There is a larger question. Did you ask your trainer what her experience is with larger dogs in agility? some handling does have to be changed for stride length etc. I think that I'll mention it. The impression that I am getting is the largest dog she worked with was a border collie. Which is larger than three of the dogs in the class, but Asterisk is bigger than that. I guess I was a bit concerned that she's not taking dog size into account with some of these exercises. My dog can handle the plank and A frame. The tunnel is on the small size so she really has to crouch to get through it. Maybe I'll mention if we can try instead of all four paws at the edge of the board to try something else. Asterisk is just too long to be able to just get onto the very last part of the teeter. |
| well I assume the tunnel is regulation size and that won't change either - you should see our newf go through (and turn around in it and come back out the same side!!) |
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