Teeter/See Saw Training?

JoonieB said:
Is this a particular named method or just a way you train it? Do you know of any videos to show a rookie teeter trainer? This is my second agility dog and he has SO much talent that I know I need to really get an idea of what to do before asking him to perform it. He will have no problem...it's me I'm worried about!
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I used Wendy Pape's video for some of it. It will walk you through all the steps.
 
I'm just starting Angus' teeter training so can relate here. Like you I have done a lot of pre -training to proof him to movement so he's confident with that. At the moment I'm teaching him to drive to the end of a full height seesaw while it's propped up on a chair by using a treat on the end. Then I just pick him off and resume from the other end. I've found I had two criteria to work on here - getting him to run on it and getting him to the end. To begin with I was clicking the running as he was about mid point of the see saw but that was causing him to stop and look round for the treat so I now click for going to the end as the primary criteria and will work on speed afterwards. Epic always had the speed but wouldn't stop at the end (just carried on running) so he was a bit different.
The other things I'm doing are the 'bang game' which he loves to the point I have to have a chair on hand to block the end of the see saw when I stop the training! Once he is in position I am raising and lowering the end of the teeter so he gets used to the movement - not letting it bang down for the moment, just pushing it slowly up and down a few inches with my foot and treating for him staying on board. He seems to enjoy it so far.

Good luck with your training. :yes:
 
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