Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 80

Rocker Board Article and photo by Celia Flinn Introducing movement under your dog’s feet—make it fun and they will love it! This rocker board is used as an introduction to the teeter, or just to teach puppies or older dogs that movement under their feet is fun and good. When introducing the dogs to the board, we enthusiastically reward for any interaction with the board: sniffing it, touching it with their nose or paw, putting one paw then two paws on it are all rewarded. Shaping the behavior works well if the student has that skill. A Yes and a treat thrown close to the board, or a treat delivered to the dog’s mouth works well too. The rocker board is 2' wide and 4' long and moves in one plane, like the teeter. It tips about 2" up and down at the ends. This little movement does not seem to bother dogs and there is very little noise. It does not look like any agility equipment that the dogs will later use, and therefore will not interfere with later training of these obstacles. It is wide enough that the dogs do not have to learn to scissor-walk or feel that they will fall off. In fact, the dogs turn around on it once they realize that they get treats for any interaction. It can be used to practice teeter contact performance as the dog progresses in his training. With the rocker board’s minimal movement, the dog can get into position and hold it quite easily. Contact practice can be repeated fairly quickly without tiring the dog. The rocker board is lightweight and stable enough for all size dogs (we have had Chihuahuas to Great Danes on it) and long enough for the big dogs to get all four paws on it. The ends do not come all the way to the ground when the dog’s weight makes it tip, and therefore we have not seen any pinching of the toes. Materials • 2' x 4' piece of 1/4" to 1/2" thick plywood (many hardware stores will cut this free for you from a 4' x 8' piece of plywood). The thicker the plywood, the more the rocker board will weigh. If you are going to leave it outdoors, however, thicker plywood will warp less in the wet. • 2 x 4 x 8' board • 14 – 1-1/2" wood screws • Primer paint • Colored paint for top coat • Play sand to mix with paint for non-slip surface Rocker 2 x 4 x 48" 1/2" B 1/2" A 2" 2" Board 4 ft. Measure in 1" from edge and attach rockers to underside of plywood using wood screws Tools Needed • Marker pen or pencil • Tape measure • Jigsaw • Drill with screwdriver bits • Paint brushes 2 ft. 80 Clean Run | September 07

Clean Run Magazine - September 2007

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Clean Run Magazine - September 2007

Contents
Editorializing: Reflections on the Life of an Agility Dog
Tip of the Month By Deanna Adams
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Backyard Dogs
Energizing and Inspiring Your Students to Try Harder
On Course with Lo Baker
How Do I Know I’m Ready?
Trainer’s Forum
Spy Kids: Continuing to Progress
Power Paws Patterns: Diamond
Distance Challenge
In Cider
NADAC Course Analysis
Pooches Painting Pictures: Operant Conditioning for the Uninitiated
The Judge’s Debriefing
Review
Cranial Cruciate Ligament Injury in Agility Dogs, Part 2
The Construction Zone: Rocker Board
Letter to the Editor
Course Diagram Keys
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 1
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 2
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Contents
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 4
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Editorializing: Reflections on the Life of an Agility Dog
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Tip of the Month By Deanna Adams
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Backyard Dogs
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 9
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 10
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 11
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Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 14
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Energizing and Inspiring Your Students to Try Harder
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Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - On Course with Lo Baker
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Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - How Do I Know I’m Ready?
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Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Trainer’s Forum
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Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Spy Kids: Continuing to Progress
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Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Power Paws Patterns: Diamond
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Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Distance Challenge
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Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - In Cider
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Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - NADAC Course Analysis
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Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 65
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Pooches Painting Pictures: Operant Conditioning for the Uninitiated
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 67
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - The Judge’s Debriefing
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 69
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 70
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Review
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 72
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Cranial Cruciate Ligament Injury in Agility Dogs, Part 2
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Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - The Construction Zone: Rocker Board
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Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Course Diagram Keys
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