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AG230: The Tipping Point: Contacts and Teeters

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AG230: The Tipping Point: Contacts and Teeters

 

Course Details

This course will take you through the steps from start to finish to create the teeter performance you have always wanted through a series of fun games.  We will also work through the Aframe and Dog Walk.  This course will show you how to create drive and independence for the contact obstacles.  This course is perfect for the young dog who is just learning contacts or the dog that needs a refreasher course.  We will only address 2on2off contacts in this course.

Check out our podcast about this course!

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 Teaching Approach

I teach a lot of skill-based classes. You will find that I write several short lectures a week and illustrate them with several short (usually 30 seconds or so) clips. The videos are designed to illustrate the lecture. Homework is specific and the same for everyone in the class and will follow a set path.

Barbara CurrierInstructor: Barbara Currier

Barbara Currier (she/her) got involved with agility shortly after adopting her Chihuahua.  In 2004, Barbara and her husband Michael were relocated to VA and shortly after she started teaching agility at All Dog Adventures (fka All Dog Playskool) in Richmond, VA. (Click here for full bio and to view Barbara's upcoming courses)

Syllabus

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Week 1

Motion Override

Focus Forward

Drive & Commitment Games

Planks Part 1

Body Awareness

Wobble Board

 

Week 2

Targeting Part 1

Love the Bang!

 

Week 3

Stair & Planks, Oh My!

Targeting Part 2

It's All About the End!

The Bang Game Part 1

 

Week 4

Target Part 3

The Bang Game Part 2

Elevator Game Part 1

 Target Part 4

 

Week 5

Fading and Back Chaining

Full Contacts

 

Week 6 

 

Elevator Game Part 2

Elevator Game Part 3

Elevator Game Part 4

Teeter Tour

 

Prerequisites & Supplies

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Highly recommend dogs be done growing.  Full contacts should not be done on puppies still growing.  There is a lot of games young dogs can do but the last few weeks of full contacts should wait until your dog is done growing.  

The following supplies are needed:

Teeter

Aframe

Dog Walk

2 Tables (strongly recommended) or table and 1 chair

Travel Plank

 

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Week 1 Assignment 1

Motion Override

We all have the dream of seeing our dogs drive to the end of the contacts and into perfect position regardless of what we are doing.  The thought of being able to drive past and leave them to do their job while we get to our next position is the stuff of legends for some us but not for long!  Over the next several weeks we are going to learn all kinds of games that will help your dog to have the amazing 2on2off contacts you have always dreamed of. 

The key to exceptional 2o2o stopped contacts is the behavior being completely independent of our motion.  Most dogs are motion sensitive and our handling is almost completely based on motion.  The Motion Override Game teaches our dogs to ignore our motion and continue to do the desired behavior.  

The 2o2o contact is a control position, as is a sit, down or stand.  We expect the dog to assume the position when cued as fast as possible and remain in the position until released.  This also helps train the handler’s eye to watching for maintained criteria while the handler is moving.  

Step 1:  Get your dog excited through either play or having them chase you back and forth. Starting at a very slow walk, ask for a sit or a down.  Use the one your dog finds easier.  For instance, most Border Collies find a down pretty easy to do.  Do not stop moving until the dog has made the decision to sit or down.  Even if you have to just walk in place.  Once they have made the decision, release quickly to play or you can go back and reward the position.   Mix it up so your dog has a different reward each time.  

If the dog makes a mistake and offers a different behavior, you can play the That’s Crap GameJYou will gently push them out of position, move to a new area with no tug or cookies and start again.

Once they are successful you can move to jogging then running.  You can also mix up the cues by sometimes asking for a down and throwing in some sits to keep them thinking.  

Have Fun!

Testimonials & Reviews

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A sampling of what prior students have said about this course...

Great class! I love your methods. My dog was just starting the teeter, then in class he just did it! WOW!!!!! He stops on contacts and after your weave class last December he is a weaving fool. Weaves is now one of his favorite obstacles and I can see the teeter catching up! Thank you! 


You are making me a groupie :) Seriously, the course is so wonderful, the instructors so knowledgeable, the feedback so timely....plus Gold level keeps me motivated and accountable. Who could ask for anything more???         


I started agility with a dachshund using running contacts. Therefore, when my second agility dog, an over size sheltie, needed to learn 2 on 2 off contacts, I had an issue with communicating things to him. This course came across my radar at the right time because we were both getting frustrated with contacts. Thanks so much for a great course!!!     


Oh definitely loved this class! Barbara was so encouraging and patient with everyone.

Registration

Next session starts: October 1, 2023
Registration starts: September 22, 2023
Registration ends: October 15, 2023

Registration opens at  9:30am Pacific Time.

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