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06/13/2008 2:02 PM  

We finally got Bean's agility set together...It is a cheapo....she already bent the tube/tire obstacle...BUT she went thru it the very first try, and it is small...I thought NO WAY, when I saw it after Greg had it put together..but she went through perfectly..it was later when she was acting a bit silly, she clipped it and bent the tube...I'm going to come up with a better quality replacement  SOON  since she seems to really enjoy the challenges

SO FAR I have not attempted the weave poles...I'm almost afraid of it myself 

She's done the tube, the jump, and the tunnel ( 3 footer )  FUNNY thing is she's not happy about sitting in the box...OF ALL THIINGS   huh ?....SO  here are a couple pics...I'll get some IN ACTION shots, when I have camera help

RENEE'


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06/13/2008 2:13 PM  
That's awesome, where'd you purchase the set?
BEANSUser is Offline
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06/13/2008 2:23 PM  

I got it on line

agility in a bag...If you'd like ...I could look it up and send you a PM...I had posted it awhile back in a couple threads...but not sure which ones

It is set up so you can easily transport it in a bag...to take to parks and such....

Renee'


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06/14/2008 2:10 PM  

Day Two

After her  2 hr walk, an hour rest & a 5 minute ball toss...we began day two training. Bean has never been motivated by treats...so much   BUT after not being able to hold her attention AT ALL,    I cut up some jerky... HMMMMMM  worked pretty well

I did some leash work,  getting her used to the BOX command....then all seemed to be going along smoothly, I linked her commands, and leash walked her through BOX-JUMP-TUBE, she seemed to do well.  Then began acting up..chewing at her leash and jumping up

I'd read somewhere, that during Agility training, there should be NO NEGATIVE FEEDBACK

I find it really hard to NOT CORRECT her when she won't mind

ANY ideas or suggestions ?

Renee'

 


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06/15/2008 12:37 AM  
You can take her away from the agility equipment to teach her how to focus.

If she is really ball crazy just use that as a reward instead of food. But, if you'd like to use food, just use her dog food ration for that day. When I work with mine I usually just use their dog food in training with some really good things sprinkled in. Also may make her realize she has to work for her food and make her more food motivated.
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06/16/2008 9:37 AM  
Cheese & hot dogs cut up into tiny pieces always worked as the best motivators for mine. Both of mine are pretty food motivated, but they seem to put a little something extra into it when it involves either of those two treats.

Now that Layla knows she gets a treat every time she comes to me, I have only had to use the warning beep on her ecollar a couple of times and no shock correction at all. Of course, she is a very smart pup, so she has started walking out of my sight & returning immediately for her next treat. But hey, if it gets her to not bolt and actually listen to me, I don't mind buying tons of treats for her. I am just glad she came trained on an ecollar, it made life SO much easier for both of us!


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06/17/2008 2:38 PM  
sounds like beans is doing really good. very cool set :) Kaiser would rather lay on the couch...LOL

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