Agility Training for Dogs : Teach the See-Saw During Dog Agility Training

Learn how to teach your dog to do the See-Saw when teaching your dog agility in this free video.

Expert: Elise Paffrath
Bio: Elise Paffrath began her dog agility career in the early 1970s.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

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[dogpup23]

Actually it does tell you HOW to train your dog to do the see-saw. It doesn't really matter that the dog is professionally trained, of course with your own dog it would take much more time for training but at least it shows you the basics for it doing it.

[EssexTed]

Wow what a simple idea!! but so easy and effective! Thanks so much for putting this on!

[misspalousepony]

@silver7z3 awww that would be great! I do agility with my staffie and that keeps him occupied and fit lol :)

[silver7z3]

I might get a border collie this christmas and am thinking about training it agility so it gets plenty of exercise and will give uys both something to do :)))

[lillie999]

@drummer01020102 So what if she uses plywood and a ball, where I train agility we used a plank of wood with a wooden post under it to create a mini see-saw which is how all the dogs start work on the see-saw. I made my own mini see-saw and worked on that for a day or two before then moving onto a 'full height' see-saw getting her used to the tip before moving onto small courses at competition speed! as dogpup 23 said you take bits from various trainers + find what works for YOU + YOUR DOG!

[dogpup23]

@drummer01020102 Dog training is not a one method thing. So some people train better with other ideas of what they think works with the dog they are training. Take Victoria Stilwell and Cesar Millan for example, they are both very good trainers but with very different methods. I am not trying to brag, unlike yourself, but I could get my dog doing the see-saw in under 45 minues with this method. To be honest i'm a bit shocked that you are not open to other ideas, that to me is not a good trainer

[drummer01020102]

@horsebaby4ever first thing you wanna do is get his front paws on it use a treat or his favorite toy and put it jus on it to make him get used to standing on it, once hes okay standing on it then put treats up the seesaw just out of his reach to make him have to move up the seesaw to get them the crucial thing here is making every bit of the dogs training a plesent experience to make him want to do it again.

[drummer01020102]

@dogpup23 if she needs to start my using some plywood and a ball shes not a very good trainer i get green dogs doing the seesaw properly in maybe half an hour if that

[KIBAfang90]

oh i started with the teeter its liberty's favorite obstacle to this day.

[horsebaby4ever]

k so, how do u get the dog to GO ON THE FRICKEN SEESAW?! my dogs not trained like tht. i want my dog to learn how to go on it.

[JoeDonFan]

With the basics--targeting and 'sit' and 'down' and so on. This gives the dog confidence--not in him or herself, but in you. Then you start with agility training, and the teeter is about the last thing you train the dog for. You're not going to start a dog straight to the teeter.

[nicdhim]

Thanks for the video, it was really helpful. I taught my dog to do the see-saw in only one hour thanks to this video. Thank you! :)