Ive been training my mini aussie in agility & obedience. She has major problems with the teater in agility and healing positions. She freezes up after learning something. How do I fix this?
2007-10-25 17:13:58 · 3 answers · asked by eagledancer06 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Do you mean she freezes up so that she doesn't want to run the teeter? Teeters are notorious for being one of the hardest obstacles to train - that and weaves, of course. Lorie of Abbadogs outlined how to train a teeter beautifully in her article: abbadogs.com
Simply: keep one end of the board propped up so that it won't teeter back and forth. Have your dog run the entire teeter. Click when your dog runs to the top of the teeter. Your dog should already have a good 2 on 2 off contact. Do some teeter bounce games. Eventually mold it all together. Your dog should be running the entire teeter confidently, stopping only to do the 2o2o. And if she's freezing up because you're moving too quickly or pushing her too much, take a step back or begin the next day. Take it nice and slow and it'll all mesh together in the end!
2007-10-25 18:06:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I'm understanding correctly,
You teach your dog something new, she seems to be getting it, and then suddenly refuses to do it again in the session?
When that happens its likely you've pushed far enough, and she says Hey I need some time to process this new stuff.
Go back to something she knows well, praise her lavishly for doing it and end the session.
The next day warm her up with some well known "easy stuff" and then start again with the thing she froze up on the day before. If she freezes again, give it another day or two, and then try again. You might just be amazed at the results.
2007-10-25 17:22:07 · answer #2 · answered by Bindi *dogtrainingbyjess.com* 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"She freezes up after learning something."
What exactly do you mean by this?
It may be because you go too fast with new excesses. or may be it has not yet generalized the ones you refer to having a problem with.
Success breeds success. make sure your setting the dog up for success when teaching and dog is learning. it builds confidence.
2007-10-26 00:01:04 · answer #3 · answered by Courtney H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋