sionnach wrote:


Since I'm on my second wee little dog, and had FAR too many problems with
various crappy &/or downright dangerous teeter designs with the first, I
remain happy with Sharon's decision to remove the teeter from NADAC
competition. Cen's being taught to do one, of course, but I don't at all
miss having to worry with each new trial whether my dog's going to get
bounced, find the teeter too heavy to do as regulations dictate, etc. etc.,
and/or having to forego trials because I know the club has bad teeters.
Nor do I miss holding my breath while watching other people's dogs who've
been trained to do teeters in what I consider highly unsafe ways, all in the
pursuit of speed speed speed...

I think teeters need to be standardized in some way, though I don't
agree with Sharon removing them; I visualize NADAC getting down,
someday, to being just a bunch of bars flat on the ground and nothing else.

Generally teeters are one of Zip's favorite things. I honestly think in
this case he was looking at something on the ground he wanted to get to,
because he's fearless on moving surfaces. I do teach him to drop the
thing then trot off which yes, takes longer. But I don't give a flying
rip about that.

I actually thought that though the teeter was crappy, the dogwalk was
the real problem at this trial. It had been so long since it had been
resurfaced it was glossy. Lots of scrambles and several falls. I wrote
them after the trial and STRONGLY suggested they resurface it before the
next trial, along with their table.