Old thread, I know, but this was a great story, and a perfect conclusion. When you were working the flirt pole in the open pen, how high was the chainlink? Any chance the dog could jump it?Originally Posted by EWO
Old thread, I know, but this was a great story, and a perfect conclusion. When you were working the flirt pole in the open pen, how high was the chainlink? Any chance the dog could jump it?
This chain link is 5ft. I doubt he could all out jump it. I use it more so in case he were to get distracted by a rabbit or squirrel and chose to chase them.
I'm sure 4ft would work the same as long as the dog was locked in on flirt object with the owner in the pen with them.
EWO
I don't know man, I've seen some high-jumping bulldogs.
I'm sure there are some.
If I were building one it would be 5ft or 6ft fence. The one I used was a pen for the Fila Brasileiros we once had. It served the purpose to work with the bulldogs off lead doing flirt work.
Most were so locked in on the flirt pole game they never knew the fence was there.
EWO
it is a great tool and can be used all the way through
I am hoping this is where you spend a lot of your time and your posts.
The conditioning of the dogs has always peeked my interests most.
We traded some emails and texts awhile back. You own some property on Vicksboro Road and I was going to have my nephew do some yardwork.
Small world.
EWO
I've always set up mine so that my dog's front feet are slightly off the ground. But now, he always grabs the hide at the top and hangs (or with just the back feet off the ground). He doesn't crunch as much anymore. The springpole session turns into more of a flirtpole work with him jumping to grab the hide at the top instead just grabbing and working it from the bottom lol.
It is funny how they feel the need to get closer and closer to the top.
I have one out there where it is level with hi and I have to give it to him a couple three times per day. He has that destructive/hard keeper gene just looking to burst thru. If I skip a day he will start in on the bowls or the house.
In the snow/ice, in the rain, or even when it is 98 degrees. Its that or lose the hardware.
His keeps four feet on the ground for the most part. He has cut a hole in the ground from planting his feet and pulling. Every so often I move it up and get his front feet of the ground. For him I have to give it to him and then tie it off. If I dangle it at the height I want he then jumps higher and grabs it up near the tie point/close to the tie point.
They can be weird. LOL
EWO
Hahah ya some dogs are just weird. Another thing I notice is that mine will bite and hold harder when there is another dog (especially if it's a tug of war) vs when he's playing by himself. Just the present of another dog geeks him up, just turned everything up a notch or two.
I use two springs that go to two separate dogs across form one another.
They do ramp it up when thinking it is the other dog on the other end.
EWO
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