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Kai has been going over a very baby version of the see saw since we got him (literally an inch or two off the ground) with no problems at all. He has done a full height one too (once) when I turned my back after training Ebony and he managed to get out of the house, flew over it, got the contact and stood waiting for a bit of chicken. After the initial shock I did feel quite pleased that it didn't bother him but have no intentions of going near the full height one again for quite some time!
Anyway, I've been thinking about what sort of contact I want on the see-saw. For the dogwalk and A-frame I am working for a 2on/2off as that is what I prefer. But I am not so sure with the see-saw, my older boy has a 2o/2o and will always get the contact with no problems (he's a heavy lad!), my girl also has 2o/2o but doesn't seem comfortable, I think because of the recoil when it hits the ground and she only has 2 back feet on and it pushes against her which she doesn't like.
So I was thinking of training Kai to do a 4 on so that he doesn't have the recoil (he is going to be pretty light and lean I think) but I was worried about the whole 'get the contact and then jump off the end as the see-saw goes back up' type thing (which often gets faulted in the UK). What sort of teeter contacts do you all train for and does it change depending on what sort of dog you are working with?
Anyway, I've been thinking about what sort of contact I want on the see-saw. For the dogwalk and A-frame I am working for a 2on/2off as that is what I prefer. But I am not so sure with the see-saw, my older boy has a 2o/2o and will always get the contact with no problems (he's a heavy lad!), my girl also has 2o/2o but doesn't seem comfortable, I think because of the recoil when it hits the ground and she only has 2 back feet on and it pushes against her which she doesn't like.
So I was thinking of training Kai to do a 4 on so that he doesn't have the recoil (he is going to be pretty light and lean I think) but I was worried about the whole 'get the contact and then jump off the end as the see-saw goes back up' type thing (which often gets faulted in the UK). What sort of teeter contacts do you all train for and does it change depending on what sort of dog you are working with?