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Using an obstacle after the chute Then we introduced a second tunnel an
open tunnel scrunched up to 6' long so that Joe had a focus to draw his
attention T forward of the barrel and so that the reward was further from
the chute. On the first few repetitions we held the fabric of the tiny 3'
chute open and we showed Joe the next tunnel, placed just a few feet away
as in Figure 2. We released Joe to the 2 Place a 6' open tunnel a few feet
away from the short chute with a target after it. Hold the fabric open a
chute, he carried on through the open tunnel, and we threw a toy as his
reward. When Joe was successfully traveling through few times so the dog
knows the second tunnel is there. the chute with his head lowered we
stopped holding up the fabric, but we positioned the chute fabric on the
ground so that Then lower the chute fabric to the ground, but still leave
a small opening for the dog to look through. there was a small opening for
the dog to look through. We gradually increased the distance between the
end of the chute and the open tunnel to about 15' as shown in Figure 3. We
also introduced Joe to a low jump placed 12' closer for small dogs beyond
the end of the chute as shown in Figure 4. T Note: I do not do this step
when I am starting a novice dog on the chute. It is not important for a
dog that is just 3 Gradually move the open tunnel farther away from
learning the chute to do another obstacle immediately after performing the
chute. In fact, it could be detrimental the chute until the obstacles are
about 15' apart. to introduce a novice dog to the chute in this manner
because it could prove difficult to train the dog to come back to you or
to turn after the chute if this is the only way he learned the obstacle.
Adding an obstacle before the chute T The next stage of this training adds
a jump before the shortened chute, just close enough not to add extreme
speed to the performance of the closed tunnel as in Figure 5. If you are
trying to correct a chute performance problem as we were with Joe, 4 Place
a low jump about 12' closer for small dogs away from the end of the chute.
Throw a toy as the dog also place a jump or a 6' open tunnel immediately
following the chute. Continue to reward the dog after the obstacle
following completes the jump after the chute or place a target the chute.
If you are training a novice dog, just place a target at the end of the
chute or throw the toy to that spot. after the jump. Transitioning to a
full-length chute Increase the length of the chute just 6 at a time. Have
an assistant hold up the end of the chute or use a tenting device for T
the initial repetitions each time you lengthen the fabric. Still reward
the dog at the end of the open tunnel with a thrown toy, or place a target
like a mat, duct-taped phone book, a cone, or a Treat & Train so that you
can click and treat rather than T throwing a toy at the end of the dog's
performance. While Joe's training progressed very quickly because he was
entered in a national event soon after we started this training, I 5 Place
a jump before the short chute. If you are would encourage you to take at
least a month to transition to a full-length chute using these methods.
retraining a dog with a problem chute performance, also place either the
open tunnel or a jump after the Immediate Results chute to draw the dog's
attention after the chute. Within a week after beginning training with the
short chute, immediately followed by another obstacle and a reward Joe's
Nancy Gyes and her husband Jim Basic run Power chute performance was
tested at a show. He accomplished three out of four great chute
performances. In the fourth chute Paws Agility in San Jose, California.
She is the AKC attempt, his head was a bit high in the chute, but he did
not jump. In shows over the next two months his performances World Team
Coach for 2006 and has been on the all remained good. AKC World Team seven
times, four years with Scud and three with Riot. Nancy and Riot finished
1st in 2002 and 2nd in 2001 in Individual Agility classes Update at
Worlds. Nancy also won the USDAA Nationals four years in a row, 1998 to
2001, with three Kim writes: Joe's training began in late October 2005. I
broke my foot in December, so all of December and until the end of
different dogs, Scud, Riot, and Wicked. In 2001 and January he did not get
trained. But the good news is I came back in February and he is still
staying low while coming through 2002, Nancy and Riot were the 24 jump
height AKC National Champions. Scud retired in 2001 the collapsed tunnel.
We are back doing about 10 chutes a day with the shorter fabric and
obstacles close to the end of the after winning the USDAA Veterans
Championship. chute, just as a reminder after the couple months off. When
we are running at trials, he is now hitting the competition length Contact
Nancy at www.powerpawsagility.com, chute correctly at least 90% of the
time. The other 10% he is slightly higher, but not jumping. D where you
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