Hey all Osiris and I had our second puppy class last night and I have to say, he was only half the heathen (term of endearment lol) that he was last week at the first class. The regular trainer was not there, she had to travel to Anchorage..7 hour drive..UGH. Anywhoo, she had her assistants there who are kids..well teenagers..that are in her 4-H for dog training. They are really wonderful girls who seem to know there stuff when it comes to training and handling. However, they had Osiris do the sea-saw and the A-frame (not sure what it is actually called) climb last night. He was able to do each one once after some coaxing and some yummy cheese bribes. My question though is this: should a 16 week old dane be doing those types of "obstacles"? The way our training classes do it is there are several stations set up, the rug on the ground as the "spot" they go to; a ball on a stick for "touch"; a walk around with distractions; a hunt game with a treat under one of 3 cups; a stool very low to the ground that they should step on with one or both front paws (is it ok for him to also do this?..it is about 4 inches high); as well as the sea-saw and the A-frame that I am concerned about. You do each station for about 3-5 minutes depending on class size and then move onto the next station. I just want to know if the Sea-saw and the A-frame are things I should not allow him to do so young and maybe just work on something else like his sit/stay or loose leash walking when we are at those stations? I know you shouldn't force exercise and that Dane pup's bones can be damaged by some types of exercise/training. Are the A-frame and sea-saw acceptable at this age since he only does it one time once a week? Thanks all and I apologize for the run on post
Here he is all tuckered out after class
Here he is all tuckered out after class
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