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Zipper's first MACH points (and video links)
"Rocky" said: I've judged tens of thousands of dogs on the teeter and have never seen a problem with properly-trained small or large dogs Which directly implies that you've seen problems you attribute to "poor training". Of course, if your mind is locked in to the idea that there can't POSSIBLY be a problem with the teeter (since your teeters are uniformly perfect), you WOULD interpret any problems you see as being the dog's or trainer's fault. I'm betting that a more impartial observer would see things a bit differently. Of course, AAC trials are not held on hard surfaces. Surface has nothing to do with the problems I've seen, although a surface which prevents staking down the teeter can exacerbate them. |
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Zipper's first MACH points (and video links)
"sionnach" said in
rec.pets.dogs.activities: "Rocky" said: I've judged tens of thousands of dogs on the teeter and have never seen a problem with properly-trained small or large dogs Which directly implies that you've seen problems you attribute to "poor training". No. Of course, if your mind is locked in to the idea that there can't POSSIBLY be a problem with the teeter (since your teeters are uniformly perfect), you WOULD interpret any problems you see as being the dog's or trainer's fault. No. I'm betting that a more impartial observer would see things a bit differently. I'm sorry that you're having a bad day. I'll see ya around. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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Zipper's first MACH points (and video links)
"Rocky" said: I've judged tens of thousands of dogs on the teeter and have never seen a problem with properly-trained small or large dogs Which directly implies that you've seen problems you attribute to "poor training". No. So - you're saying you've never seen any problems on the teeter, full stop?? I'm sorry that you're having a bad day. I'll see ya around. I'm not "having a bad day". I simply don't believe that AAC dogs never have teeter problems, nor that weighting teeters as you describe is a magic solution for the problems they can present to small dogs. There are many more factors to teeter safety for small dogs than the rate at which the teeter drops forward; see Robin's post for more information. |
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Zipper's first MACH points (and video links)
sionnach wrote:
"Rocky" said: I'm not "having a bad day". I simply don't believe that AAC dogs never have teeter problems, nor that weighting teeters as you describe is a magic solution for the problems they can present to small dogs. There are many more factors to teeter safety for small dogs than the rate at which the teeter drops forward; see Robin's post for more information. I actually think a lot teeter problems are applicable to all dogs, not just small dogs. Board whip is a huge problem for lighter smaller dogs, but bucking and jumping is more likely with heavier dogs. A sharp drop is more likely to affect dogs of any size who ride the end down. I personally think teaching the dog to fly out to the very end and ride it down is not good training with a very few exceptions (i.e., I've seen good performances by dogs who do a crouch-and-slide past the pivot, versus dogs who make no effort to control the drop at all). Zipper will never have a blazing fast teeter, though his teeter at home is far faster than those at trials right now. I'm okay with that, because my goals for him are a MACH, not World Team or anything like that. He rides the teeter down at a comfortable point past the pivot then trots off. Hopping off really doesn't happen that often. |
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Zipper's first MACH points (and video links)
"sionnach" said in
rec.pets.dogs.activities: I'm not "having a bad day". You were incredibly insulting instead of being informatively argumentative. You're in my Gwen filter (or will be when I restart Xnews). See you in a week or so. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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