Pipsa's Weave Poles

Pipsan pujottelukoulu in English!

One day I was playing with our cat and two big plastic bottles at my family's home when our younger dog Pipsa came there. She walked between the bottles and I rewarded her with treats I had in my hands. Later I gave her another lesson with bottles and added another two bottles.

Meanwhile I and my father had built real weave poles. I started training with them, starting with two like with bottles and adding pairs. I had drawbacks. The dog is very sensitive and I'm a rough nature.

I'll continue training short weave poles (4-8 poles) for speed and angles when I meet the dog again.

The method I used remains positive reinforcement aka clicker training. But I'm not a purebred clicker trainer. I tried not to help Pipsa with my hands, and I think I did it.

Netta the Tervueren is not taught like Pipsa, but her weaving is my goal with Pipsa.

Mistakes I made:
-too long lessons
-throwing treats on the ground
-allowing Netta to hang around (she was a big disturb)

I know important details about training is missing, but I don't know how and what I should explain.

And I had flu when I recorded this :(

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• dog
• koira
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• weave
• poles
• clicker
• training
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• learning
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[Belgiter]

I've not established any command yet, but the command is going to be 'kepit' ('poles' in Finnish). The Belgian knows the command 'kierrä' (go around). When we practice more, the weaving gets faster and smoother. I've not measured the distance between poles, but is should be about 60cm (50-65cm says the rules in here).

[agilitydoxi23]

also the poles need to be closer togeter because all he is doing is going aroud the poles and thats not weaving

[Belgiter]

And I'd like to add that both our dogs are bitches.

do you do agility with your dog?

[agilityairedales94]

They call it cat food for a reason

[agilitydoxi23]

first of you dont want to say weave you want to say middle it helps the dog know exactly where is going.