Stack TrainingAids

**Samba** · 04-13-2010, 10:47 PM

Looking at stacking training aids... Which of these two? Are there others?

Happy Legs The Trainers Friend

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**Andaka** · 04-14-2010, 09:47 AM

I have seen and used the Happy Legs one, but I am not impressed with the concept in general. Often, when doing any sort of training using gimmicks the dog and handler become dependent on them and can't do the exercise without them.

Liesje · 04-14-2010, 09:57 AM

I just used cinder blocks.

I tried large cans once but even with his feet placed correctly, his confusion over what we were doing and his attitude showed in the stack.

Now that he's an adult, I have the best luck letting him walk/step into his stack so the front he basically sets up on his own with me guiding him with leash and bait, and then the rear I reach down and tweak as needed. As long as the dog is comfortable in the ring and being handled, IMO a stack should be fairly natural, it shouldn't need a ton of training and gimmicks.

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Samba Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: USA Posts: 6,449	Stack TrainingAids Looking at stacking training aids... Which of these two? Are there others? Happy Legs The Trainers Friend STAX-RITE THE BEST KEPT SECRET OF THE DOGSHOW WORLD!

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Andaka "I like Daffy" Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Douglas, IL ( near St. Louis) Posts: 2,435	I have seen and used the Happy Legs one, but I am not impressed with the concept in general. Often, when doing any sort of training using gimmicks the dog and handler become dependent on them and can't do the exercise without them. __________________ Daphne and the Gang at Andaka Where Beauty and Brains Come Together http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/germ...&results_in=10 Home of Ch Natty; Ch Doll; Jag RA (ch ptd); Sara RN (ch ptd); Bella (the new one); and Fisher (Mr. Evil) At the Bridge: Ch Kahla CD; Ch Keno UD HSAs OA; Ch Kizzy HSAs RE; Ch Tag CD RAE2; Ch Pharra; Bee PT; Ch Red the Dachshund

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Liesje Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 12,971	I just used cinder blocks. I tried large cans once but even with his feet placed correctly, his confusion over what we were doing and his attitude showed in the stack. Now that he's an adult, I have the best luck letting him walk/step into his stack so the front he basically sets up on his own with me guiding him with leash and bait, and then the rear I reach down and tweak as needed. As long as the dog is comfortable in the ring and being handled, IMO a stack should be fairly natural, it shouldn't need a ton of training and gimmicks. __________________ UCH Alta-Tollhaus-Krieger Lamb Chop FO OB1 CL1R CL1F RA TT HIT TDI CGC VPC's Coca-Cola HIT CGC SG UCH Alta-Tollhaus Bono SchH1 AD T1 FO PA CL1R UNJ UCA HIT TT CGC OFA SG Pantalaimon vom Geistwasser BH AD HIT CGC

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