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Posted by PHRiot on January 21, 2003 at 21:13:24:
In Reply to: Weave pole frustration... posted by Chelle on January 21, 2003 at 11:25:34:
First I highly recommend NOT making weave polls a "big-deal" Above all, agility should be Fun, Fun, Fun for you and your dog. I cannot stress a happy-silly fun fun fun voice! If your dog senses that you are frustrated or upset, they will be too. Believe me, I know! My dog fell off of the dog walk and it litterally took 3 months to coax him back on it. Training in a positive way, the dog walk is his favorite obsticle! So, this is how I train my dogs to do the weaves. I know there are lots of different ways, however, this is what has worked for me and my dogs. Another point I cannot stress enough. . .YOU know YOUR dog better than anyone else, if you feel that someone elses technique is not right for your dog, tell them and try something else. A trainer tried to grab my dog by the collar and pull him over the dog walk and all this did was cause more stress and my dog just froze because he HATES to be pulled on. Ok, back to teaching weave polls, first of all, we don't do the "channel" (weaves spread apart) I feel this confuses my dogs. I use lots and lots of treats of toys. I have a treat, or, if you dog works better with a toy, use a toy, then I guide my dog with treat/toy in hand through the weave polls, using my hand to push/pull through. Not touching my dog, just guiding. After they follow my hand then I step back and say weave, if they do even 2 or 3 weaves right I get excited and praise and give treats. Then we repeat. After only 5 minutes of positive 2, 3, or 4 weaves, I give treats then move onto something else. Sounds crazy, but, it has worked for me. I have a veteran dog and a year old starter. ALWAYS end on a fun, positive happy note :) Believe me, this really works! Good luck and please post back with your progress :)
:OK, teh school I am going to teaches the weave poles spread apart and then slowly pushes them together to get the dogs used to wiggling through them. My dog had no problems at the start and then as they get closer and closer, she pulls out a lot more. I understand this is the hardest to teach, so I'm trying to be patient without getting either of us frustrated, but we are the worst in the class. In order to try to get better I bought a set of weave poles (not very expensive, but the idea's there). She actually does them at home, not fast, but does it. Is she having trouble making the transition from the straight line at home to the offset ones in class? Am I confusing her by having both? I can't really have the school change theirs. Do I just not do it in class until it's a straight line? Also, are there any "no-nos" when teaching a dog to go through a straight line? I'm not touching her to get her through it, but I am guiding her with my hand. Eventually I'll use more subtle hand signals, but for now I just want her to get used to the motion. Tips, tricks, ideas? Also, is there any way to teach this with a clicker to make it more clear? I know she'd pull out of the sequence to get a treat if I clicked every turn, yet, I could do one and slowly work up?