Any recommendations on how to start the a-frame? I have done it in the past with other dogs, using a method that, by other standards, seems archaic and riddled with holes. Want to try something new and different that will give me the dependable, fast send out and return I'm looking for. Retreival is done if that matters. I have yet to acquire an a-frame in the event I need to build one to suit both trainging and trial needs. Thanks in advance. G.
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This takes some time but produces excellent results. What I worry about most with the A-Frame is a dog that jumps off of the top. You risk injury and if the dog hurts himself by jumping in this manner, you will have speed loss (usually). You need a wall that can collapse almost flat to do this.
Step 1 The wall should be almost flat.
Step 2 Teach him to walk over slowly (speed will come later) and stop at the back side with his back feet STILL ON THE WALL. Pause. . .release/ reward (food, ball)
Step 3 Raise wall slightly, speed up dog a little, BUT he always has to stop at the bottom of the wall before you release him. Do this all on leash at first UNTIL the dog learns to stop himself at the bottom.
Step 4 Add the dumbell, commands, and occasionally do the full height A-frame.
When my dogs are done. . . IN TRAINING, they will be given the command HOP which means run the wall and stop at the backside with your back feet still on the wall. I then pause and give the command BRING. IN TRIAL, they hear the word BRING as they are descending the wall so they NEVER stop at the bottom in trial.
REPETITION is key here to keep the dog in the habit of running the wall, NOT using it as a springboard to launch himself at the dumbell.
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