Noahs Ark Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Hi all, I got a very focused little 6mth papillon who is very active and robust for a little fella. I'm thinking of putting him into agility when he gets old enough. Are there any games/tricks I can teach him now that will make agility training a bit easier later on? He already knows the basics (sit, down, stay) plus he knows find, shake hands, high 5, crawl, beg and roll over, but he always wants more to do - I think he is a border collie in disguise ;) Any suggestions would be great as I am a novice at agility stuff. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bordacollies4me Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 (edited) Hi all, I got a very focused little 6mth papillon who is very active and robust for a little fella. I'm thinking of putting him into agility when he gets old enough. Are there any games/tricks I can teach him now that will make agility training a bit easier later on? He already knows the basics (sit, down, stay) plus he knows find, shake hands, high 5, crawl, beg and roll over, but he always wants more to do - I think he is a border collie in disguise Any suggestions would be great as I am a novice at agility stuff. Thanks their is loads of stuff you can be doing with your new puppy in preperation for Agility Restrained recalls- you simply can't do enough of these Circle Work- getting your pup do run beside you around in circles, with the pup on the inside and outside on both sides of your body Hand Targets- this is the start of my Contact training... Can build confidence walking on a small plank on the ground, once confident put a couple of bricks under to raise it off the ground... Once the pup has been taught to target a piece of perspex, or icecream lid, this can be added to end of plank for a 2on 2off nose target... may not be real important for a little dog but is still something taht can be taught to a young dog... Start Line stay- Sit Stay.. VERY Important we all need a solid start line from our dogs Teach your pup directional commands- spin left and right can be used later on to help direct over jumps Puppies believe it or not can start jump training, but i use jump bumps. which are pvc pipe cut in half when laid on the ground looks like a speed bump... for a Papillon i would use 3inch pipe cut in half... You can add jump uprights to the jump bumps, practise start lines also start handling manouvres- 90degree turn, 180 degree turn, 270 degree turn, speed circles, Front cross, rear cross, Pull Through, Push through, Serpentine... Crate Training, pups can learn self control, finding entrances is just a great way to spend time training your puppy I fully reccommend you purchase Greg Derretts Agility Foundation Training and Susan Garretts Success with one jump, and Crate Games, another good one is wendy papes Games to enhance training.. has 16 tug games you can play with your dog/puppy these can be purchased at www.airdogs.com.au or www.agilityclick.com Good Luck with your training sounds like you are off to a great start all ready Edited February 6, 2008 by bordacollies4me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t(AD)pole Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Susan Garretts Shaping Success has a lot of great games in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helen Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I stumbled across this book today, looks great but haven;t seen it http://www.learningaboutdogs.com/acatalog/learninggames.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noahs Ark Posted February 6, 2008 Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 Hi all, I got a very focused little 6mth papillon who is very active and robust for a little fella. I'm thinking of putting him into agility when he gets old enough. Are there any games/tricks I can teach him now that will make agility training a bit easier later on? He already knows the basics (sit, down, stay) plus he knows find, shake hands, high 5, crawl, beg and roll over, but he always wants more to do - I think he is a border collie in disguise Any suggestions would be great as I am a novice at agility stuff. Thanks their is loads of stuff you can be doing with your new puppy in preperation for Agility Restrained recalls- you simply can't do enough of these Circle Work- getting your pup do run beside you around in circles, with the pup on the inside and outside on both sides of your body Hand Targets- this is the start of my Contact training... Can build confidence walking on a small plank on the ground, once confident put a couple of bricks under to raise it off the ground... Once the pup has been taught to target a piece of perspex, or icecream lid, this can be added to end of plank for a 2on 2off nose target... may not be real important for a little dog but is still something taht can be taught to a young dog... Start Line stay- Sit Stay.. VERY Important we all need a solid start line from our dogs Teach your pup directional commands- spin left and right can be used later on to help direct over jumps Puppies believe it or not can start jump training, but i use jump bumps. which are pvc pipe cut in half when laid on the ground looks like a speed bump... for a Papillon i would use 3inch pipe cut in half... You can add jump uprights to the jump bumps, practise start lines also start handling manouvres- 90degree turn, 180 degree turn, 270 degree turn, speed circles, Front cross, rear cross, Pull Through, Push through, Serpentine... Crate Training, pups can learn self control, finding entrances is just a great way to spend time training your puppy I fully reccommend you purchase Greg Derretts Agility Foundation Training and Susan Garretts Success with one jump, and Crate Games, another good one is wendy papes Games to enhance training.. has 16 tug games you can play with your dog/puppy these can be purchased at www.airdogs.com.au or www.agilityclick.com Good Luck with your training sounds like you are off to a great start all ready Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noahs Ark Posted February 6, 2008 Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 Thanks for info, esp bordacollies4me appreciate the info. I will look up those websites today and see if I can get some of tthose books etc, I don't know whether they are available in NZ or whether I have to buy elsewhere. We are going to have a look at a ag show in March so will ask around there as well. Oscar (my pappy) might be more interested in flyball as he is obsessed with chasing after balls and retrieving them (He is better at retrieving than my two golden retrievers!! lol) but I think I will find agility more challenging for me, we'll see how he progresses, I just want him to have fun and get a bit of stimulation. Any other tips and tricks will be awesome, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP* Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Don't know about actual training but I have set up a fun agility course in the backyard for my young ones. I have - plank and brick bridge - little jumps out of old sleepers - hula hoops to go through - a 'dora the explorer' tunnel from Toys'r Us (cheaper than the dog ones and just as sturdy - plus they have mesh on one side so not so scary for pups) - A 'starting line' (just a piece of clothes line) - pause mat (shade cloth in wood frame) - not that they manage to stop - too exciting - weave poles spaced far apart (garden stakes) It is cheap and easy and the dogs have a ball. I was advised to have the weave poles quite far apart because it can put a growing dogs hips/shoulders out otherwise. Just invent some fun things. People have posted pics on DOL of stuff they have made. Plus you can look at websites with agility set ups and just come up with your own ideas. Mine think it is the best fun running around the 'obstacle course' and we get to spend quality time together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helen Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Thanks for info, esp bordacollies4me appreciate the info. I will look up those websites today and see if I can get some of tthose books etc, I don't know whether they are available in NZ or whether I have to buy elsewhere. We are going to have a look at a ag show in March so will ask around there as well. Oscar (my pappy) might be more interested in flyball as he is obsessed with chasing after balls and retrieving them (He is better at retrieving than my two golden retrievers!! lol) but I think I will find agility more challenging for me, we'll see how he progresses, I just want him to have fun and get a bit of stimulation. Any other tips and tricks will be awesome, thanks. Learning about dogs has a New Zealand branch - http://www.learningaboutdogs.co.nz/index.html - maybe they have the book I mentioned if you are interested. I noticed they have some great seminars coming very soon too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bordacollies4me Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Thanks for info, esp bordacollies4me appreciate the info. I will look up those websites today and see if I can get some of tthose books etc, I don't know whether they are available in NZ or whether I have to buy elsewhere. We are going to have a look at a ag show in March so will ask around there as well. Oscar (my pappy) might be more interested in flyball as he is obsessed with chasing after balls and retrieving them (He is better at retrieving than my two golden retrievers!! lol) but I think I will find agility more challenging for me, we'll see how he progresses, I just want him to have fun and get a bit of stimulation. Any other tips and tricks will be awesome, thanks. happy to be of assistance... if you are unable to find them in NZ you could try www.cleanrun.com they ship internationally... The stuff i reccommended are DVD's which in my opinion are easier to learn from than books... some great books/magazines to get would be Susan Garretts - Shaping Success Clean run Special editions - Puppy Training Issue - Handling Issue - Motivation Issue - Weave issue - Contact Issue and Jump Issue Clicker Basice for Dogs/ Puppies by Carolyn Barney Control Unleashed by Leslie McDevitt Flyball is also a great sport for dogs and little dogs are wanted by most teams for height dogs especially those fast little dogs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t(AD)pole Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 You might want to check this thread out. Scroll down and look for Clean Run Puppy Issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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