Fav Weave Or Contacts Dvd

[RallyValley]

I was never going to run Toby in agility, only Jumpers due to him breaking his leg at 9 weeks and being in a cast till 5 months. His leg has healed better then the vets imagined so he has been given the A-Frame ok. This means now I have to teach contacts and I have also been a bit slack and not yet taught weaves.

I was looking at various methods and wondering what have people had luck with and what wouldn't you recommend? Especially DVD's wise and extra especially Clean Runs Video On Demand DVD's Found Here

[ness]

Susan Garretts 2x2 weavers dvd and contacts 360 .

[Kavik]

With weaves, it really depends on how you want to teach it. I like a couple of methods.

Kaos has been trained on a combination of channel weaves, V-weaves and 3 pole entry. Thinking about it in retrospect I would have done V-weaves and 3 pole entry only. Dream Weaves DVD covers channel and V-weaves methods. One thing I wasn't so keen on on that DVD was placing the toy on the ground after the weaves as I think it gives the dog too much of a chance to self reward or reward if they have not done it correctly (I watched the DVD after I had trained the weaves) - I would throw the toy. 3 pole entry there are a couple of videos on Youtube which explain the basics of it.

There is also 2x2 (and Susan Garrett's great DVD on it) which is how I may train my next dog. For that method you want a dog with heaps of drive that is toy driven and proficient in shaping and a handler with equal proficiency in shaping

Contacts, again depends on whether you want a stopped or running contact. I don't know of any DVDs on stopped contacts (anyone feel free to correct me if I am wrong ). I am doing 2o2o using a pouncing foot target. For running contacts there are a couple of DVDs - Reliable Running A-Frames (on Clean Run's Video on Demand) which uses a PVC box target over the contact zone, and Sylvia Trkman's method which promotes striding over the whole contact (but that one requires you to have equipment I think) and Ali Roukas's method with a pouncing foot target (she has a DVD as well).

[ness]

Contacts 360 is based on 2o/2o contacts Kavik.

[Kavik]

Who is that by? Haven't heard of that one.

[Kavik]

Ooh OK I see it on Clean Run - haven't seen that one yet Might have to try to get my hands on it . . .

I notice there is also a 4 on the floor DVD as well that I haven't seen

Edited March 8, 2010 by Kavik

[bordacollies4me]

definetly Susan Garretts 2x2 weave training for me...

COntacts... the 360 Ness mentioned, as well as Bridging the gap by rachel saunders, great for 2o2o training...

all can be purchased from Cleanrun.com