Itty Bitty Puppy
Goal:
Have puppy walk/trot over the pole at their normal pace
What you need:
Non-slippery floor
One long “pole”
Cookies
Your puppy
Optional: Two bowls/dishes for cookies
What to do:
Make sure the pole does not roll by weighing it down
Place one bowl/dish on either side of the pole
The distance between the pole and the bowl/dish should be approximately twice your puppy’s stride length
Put a cookie in bowl #1 for puppy to eat
As puppy eats the cookie, walk over to bowl #2 and drop a cookie in bowl #2 for puppy to eat
Because we want the puppy to focus forward (i.e., towards the direction of the cookies), we let the cookie in the bowl be the incentive
Repeat steps 3-4