Malcolm doing some rainy day carting lessons - didn't have the right shafts so that's why there's no stops on the shafts and their placement is wrong.
He's such a good boy - hitched up in grandpa Pow's freight harness, butt bar (spreader) and all, and pulled right away, no big deal.
Going through and around various types of obstacles is started slowly and...widely. The narrows with a 90 degree turn is really big and open at first, then as the dog gains control and precision, we narrow it down. Same with pivots - start with big circles and slowly shrink the diameter as the dog learns to cross over in the front and maintain forward drive through a tight turn.Later I'll get a hula hoop or feed pan and "lock" a wheel in that, so that the dog gets feedback if they pull forward on a pure pivot. Only one wheel should move on a perfect pivot, the wheel on the inside of the turn should stay exactly in place. Hard stuff.
No comments:
Post a Comment