picklchp
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| 06/04/2007 12:38 PM |
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After reading about some of you taking your dog to agility classes, i decided to make some of my own things to work on with Frank. Oh boy! We are on break for a few minutes. I made us a jump with pvc pipe and man is he stubborn! He will jump it when its about a foot off the ground but if i go any higher with it, he'll go under it. Any ideas on how they get them to not be scared of the bar? Ok, back to playing outside 
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Life without my Frankenstein would be a life without sunshine! |
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Paul
Feisty
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| 06/04/2007 12:44 PM |
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WHOA! Baby steps are what you start out with!  A foot off the ground is awfully high to start out with, anyhow. To begin jumps, the bar should be just a couple of inches off the ground---let Frank walk over them over and over and over until he doesnt even think of them being there. Raise the bar just maybe another inch at a time, and spend LOTS of time going over them---over and over again, before raising them to the next level. Dont rush him through the basics, or he will think it's "work" and not "play". Just telling you from my experience, here. 
BTW, how old is Frank? You really dont want to start him jumping hurdles if he is under a year old---that puts a lot of strain on their leg and shoulder & hip joints before those bones reach full maturity. |
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"Train now, or forever hold your leash"
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picklchp
Rattie
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| 06/04/2007 12:57 PM |
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| We're on break number two since its warm out. The first height we used was just setting the pipe through the handles of a small planter, that was cake for him. Probably because we have a gate across our hallway so the other two dogs can't go to the bedrooms and he jumps it all the time. It wasn't put there to keep him out so he's over it many times a day. He's got the hang of two buckets on each other right now, just needs to stop cheating and going under them. |
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Life without my Frankenstein would be a life without sunshine! |
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picklchp
Rattie
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| 06/04/2007 1:01 PM |
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| Frank will be two in august. |
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Life without my Frankenstein would be a life without sunshine! |
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Paul
Feisty
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| 06/04/2007 1:04 PM |
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Great---then he's not too young for it. Did you try "baiting" him over the jumps with a treat, or even going over them WITH him for a few times? He really should be extremely comfortable and confident with any level before moving the bar up to another level. |
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"Train now, or forever hold your leash"
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picklchp
Rattie
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| 06/04/2007 1:13 PM |
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| I had my mom take a video of him going over the two jumps. He's actually doing VERY well for just starting this about a half hour ago. I'll attempt to put it on here |
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Life without my Frankenstein would be a life without sunshine! |
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JenMax
Firehouse Big Dog
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| 06/04/2007 1:17 PM |
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GOOD BOY! |
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Jenny - Max's sister
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rattytatty
Newbie
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| 06/04/2007 1:20 PM |
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Paul is absolutely correct! PLEASE don't overdue this! Bailey jumps 12-inch heights (that's AKC regulation height for his measurements at the withers). Bailey CAN jump much higher (he was laying on the kitchen countertop yesterday morning when I went into the kitchen.. ughhhhhhh), but it's not good for him to do so.
Take it slow and easy... at first lure him across with a treat, but please be cautious with the jump heights |
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JenMax
Firehouse Big Dog
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| 06/04/2007 1:22 PM |
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Posted By rattytatty on 06/04/2007 1:20 PM
Paul is absolutely correct! PLEASE don't overdue this! Bailey jumps 12-inch heights (that's AKC regulation height for his measurements at the withers). Bailey CAN jump much higher (he was laying on the kitchen countertop yesterday morning when I went into the kitchen.. ughhhhhhh), but it's not good for him to do so.
Take it slow and easy... at first lure him across with a treat, but please be cautious with the jump heights
BAILEY!!!!!
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Jenny - Max's sister
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rattytatty
Newbie
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| 06/04/2007 1:25 PM |
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| I know, Jenny.... it's really NOT funny. I'm so afraid he's going to get hurt. And now that he's learned to jump up in my arms on command... he tries to jump up in EVERYONE's arms with NO command. Scared a friend of mine half to death the other day. She didn't catch him because she wasn't expecting it at all. The dog has gone crazy, and I'm having to really kinda come down on him which I HATE doing because I've worked months doing just the opposite! |
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JenMax
Firehouse Big Dog
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| 06/04/2007 1:28 PM |
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You're right. He could get hurt. We don't want anything to happen to our little Bailey |
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Jenny - Max's sister
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Mitzy's Mom
PAWesome
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| 06/04/2007 1:33 PM |
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| You know it really amazed me how well Mayfly can jump even though she's a type B. I'm not setting up jumps for her or asking her to jump anything but sometimes she does on her own. At the cemetary where we walk there is a stone fence that is about 3' feet high...we were standing there and before I knew it she had jumped straight up and onto the top of it....scared me because she almost fell backwards! |
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Mary Beth, mom to the Lollipop Kids
Georgia Foster Mom, www.newrattitude.org
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http://imageevent.com/newrattitude/fiona
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anacodia
Ratterific
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| 06/04/2007 5:16 PM |
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I agree wholeheartedly with what Nora said, I've been training in agility with my rattie for almost a year now, and we don't usually train at full height. Her full height level will probably be 12 inches too, but we had been training at 8 up until recently and still do on occasion. At home, I lay the poles in dented soda cans so that means they are about 3 inches off the ground. She can jump over the backside of a couch and land squarely on the cushion, so she didn't need to be 'trained' to jump higher. When starting out in agility, the idea is for the dog to focus on YOU and have the time of his life with YOU, not doing whatever his own agenda is. Agility training is 99% foundation training with obedience and focus, and haha, handler training. The other 1% is training obstacles (except that darned TEETER and those WEAVES). Unless your dog is super tall, he won't be jumping at a height higher than 12 inches.
Agility is such a blast! Good luck with Frank and your training! |
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