Running Contacts Training 3-18-07

Yup, we decided to go with running. Marq's always been very good with running on the dog walk and a-frame. he actually really already has good strides too! The only problem we had was with him flying off the teeter. Which we seem to be fixing.

Oh, but Marq still understands that if I do a front cross when he's coming down the plank on the aframe or dog walk he should hit 2oo2, where I can release him once I'm fully over and where I need to be. So it seems like this is what will work best for us. :)


And yes, cocoa was trying to get into the treat bag the entire time! She at one time picked up it and started to carry it off! LOL THat's my little piggy! :p

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Marq
• english
• pointer
• agility
• a-frame
• teeter
• dog
• walk

[agilityk]

wow!!! Nice running contacts! But I've noticed that sometimes, Marq didnt hit the first contact of the A-frame. Anyway, good job!

[assortedagility]

Thanks! :) My a-frame isn't as large, and in most organizations they wouldn't fault that anyway. He isn't performing unsafe, that's just his natural stride, so I don't pay any mind to it.

[PinayTiger]

Gosh darn im soo happy for ya! He's awesome. Can you give me ur floorplans for making that teeter??? =) I love his contacts. =)

[assortedagility]

Well, I really don't have any. My dad built it for me. Its basically a 2(thickness) x 12(width) + 10?(lenght), with 2 x 4's on both sides for more support. The base is just a metal connected to heavy wood on the bottom. I wish it were adjustable though.

[agilityretrievers]

I am immensely jealous of those contacts! :D

[assortedagility]

And to think I didn't even need to really train for it. He just naturally does those strides when running to the yellow,.. seeing as that he never missed a dog walk or a-frame contact when running even in trials, I think they should be pretty reliable. Just need more work on that teeter, and work on my own handlign of the teeter.(Part of the problem with flyoffs is probably me.)

[agilityk]

ok :D I just told you about that because in my country that would be judged as a missed contact... Here there are a lot of dogs such us German Shepherds or Dobermans that has long strides so they have a lot of problems with the first contact of the A-frame/dogwalk.

well, bye! kisses and sorry if I have mistakes writting in english haha I'm learning it :)

nicole

[mightymikaagility]

Great! How did you train him to go so fast over the contacts?

[tropikaki]

Nice work!

[tilligurl]

He did great! I have to do 2o2o because my dogs would jump off early.

[ZingQ]

Awesome contacts!!

[Samixi]

Beautiful pointer and very good training!

[PinayTiger]

I love watching this over and over! Especially the treat bag's shadow moving!!!!

[DogTrainingGirl101]

Good job, he has GREAT stride!! It looks really good since he is a pointer, it shows off he nice long legs!!!