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I found the juiciest tastiest treats that I could and because Jamie was so worried I simply stood with my legs apart and asked him to go "through." I encouraged him with the treat and after a bit of hesitation his greed overcame his nervousness and he shot through my legs. I have to add at this point that Jamie is a rescue dog and I suspect he'd had never had much human contact before he came to us. He still finds certain things threatening such as the husband suddenly putting his arm over him. Suddenly being asked go through a pair of human legs was quite a lot to expect and we're just fortunate that he's a greedy dog. Having got him to do this once it was too much to ask him to repeat it straight away so he got the titbit and a game. Then we tried it again.
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| Once he was confident with going through my legs I took one step forward and asked him to go through and each time I gave him a titbit. When he understood what was required we tried two steps. This meant that he had to turn and come back the other way which was a bit more tricky. I guided him with the treats and soon we built up to taking more steps at a time. As you can see we aren't as elegant as the HTM people but already we're getting tighter turns than we've ever managed round jump wings. This exercise has also boosted Jamie's confidence and we've found it a great bonding routine. Perhaps your dog might enjoy it as a change from agility. Figure of Eight
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| Then just to show the whole thing in action we took a little movie clip. Click on the picture on the left to watch the movie. | |
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