Our golden retriever is a very soft dog and shows concern about movement. We’ve worked on Buja Boards and played the bang game. We are continuing to help her learn to work through her fears. She is very operant and loves food, but every new experience sets her back in her training.
When I first saw the TipAssist, I knew it was something that I wanted to try. After just a few sessions, I’d like to share Lexi’s progress. Using the TipAssist, treats, and a clicker, I was able to get Lexi confidently running up the stabilized seesaw.
I am sure we will take many steps backwards as I add movement, but I hope that over several sessions we can move forward and ultimately train a confident seesaw.
Hey there! Just wanted to say how much I appreciate the sneak peek into TipAssist training. The focus on incorporating games to enhance agility skills is such a refreshing approach! It’s interesting how you highlight the importance of play in fostering a strong bond with our dogs while they learn—I totally agree that it makes training way more enjoyable for both parties.
From my perspective, adding some interactive elements from video games could also boost engagement even further for dogs that thrive on mental challenges. Thanks again for sharing these insights; I’m excited to try out some of these techniques with my Snow Rider pup! 🐾
could you tell me where I can purchase one? even used would be great.
Where can you purchase a tip assist?
You must have a strong back. I’m interested in the tip assist, but just don’t think I can lift my big terv girl off at the end repeatedly. Too bad.
You can have her jump down onto a table.
Are you still using the Tip Assist to train the teeter?
We are starting our two young dogs on it right now!
Love where she is in session 4! 1.5 years later, how’s her teeter? I am doing remedial work on Dominic’s teeter — move value for the end of the board needed. I’ve been propping up the board with a jump bar wedged under!
For many reasons, agility turned out not the be the sport for her. She is very happy being a pet these days. However, we’ll be using the tip assist to help teach our two young ones over the next few months. We’ve done the same as you, propping up the end with whatever was at hand. But running big dogs (rotties in the past) makes that difficult and if it’s not very stable, it can actually make the dog MORE nervous. That’s why I love the tipassist.
Glad you like it, and that Goldie is happy being a pet. Potential blog topic — hard decision of when to stick it out and when to move on. I suspect that if one stays in this sport long enough that one will eventually have a dog with struggles and decide to move on.
I love the idea of a when-to-move-on post about your decision with Goldie. In addition to having a new, nontraditional agility dog, I’m thinking about my own post on when-to-move-on about myself. Life changes, eh?