If you have ever seen a dog sprinting about on an agility course, navigating weave poles, leaping over jumps and going up and down teeter totters, then you know how much fun dogs have on these courses. One component on every agility course is the pause table, and while dogs prefer the fun stuff, the pause table is an excellent tool for teaching proper behavior and obedience with your dog.
For the uninitiated, a pause table is a dog agility obstacle that is found in all agility competitions. The dog must jump onto this elevated table and then follow the owner or trainer commands and sit, stay and go down. They must sit or stay down for a number of seconds before they can get up, jump off the table and continue through the weaves, jumps and other obstacles. They are not supposed to move until they have received a signal from their owner.
The commands often are non-verbal and no treats are used nor leashes. So it is pretty amazing that these dogs will stop in the middle of the dog agility course, and it's a level of obedience that we really want all of our dogs to have because it simply makes them a happy, well-adjusted pet. It's highly important that your dog will sit and stay at any time, whether on a leash or not, in any situation. This is for their own protection as well as the protection of others, so the lessons they learn with a pause table can be some of the most crucial skills your dog acquires.
While most agility equipment should not be used with very young animals, a low pause table or pause box can be used fairly early on in the dog's life. They need to be taught to sit, stay and go down as soon as possible. Obedience training can and should begin during those puppy months, once the dog is weaned. Obedience not only makes an animal easier to handle, it also truly improves the bond and trust between the owner and dog.
Once your dog can sit and stay on the table for four or five seconds without the use of treats or incentives, it is time to increase the level of difficulty. All you need to do is use the same commands or signals but from a couple of feet away. At first, your animal might seem a bit unsure, but soon they will obey. Then keep putting more distance between you and the dog and eventually you will be able to be quite far away.
This training is not just a fantastic way to teach obedience and distance training; there is another reason why the pause table is a great agility obstacle. Without a pause during the course, dogs can lose focus easily and lose points because they have skipped something or because they are going too fast or they don't handle an obstacle with a high level of precision. By pausing and taking a quick break, they regain their focus. If you are ready to purchase a pause table or any type of dog training equipment, check out the products at Carlson Agility. They have everything from dog tunnels and chutes, all kinds of dog agility jumps, teeter-totters, agility dog walks and everything else you need to get started.
For the uninitiated, a pause table is a dog agility obstacle that is found in all agility competitions. The dog must jump onto this elevated table and then follow the owner or trainer commands and sit, stay and go down. They must sit or stay down for a number of seconds before they can get up, jump off the table and continue through the weaves, jumps and other obstacles. They are not supposed to move until they have received a signal from their owner.
The commands often are non-verbal and no treats are used nor leashes. So it is pretty amazing that these dogs will stop in the middle of the dog agility course, and it's a level of obedience that we really want all of our dogs to have because it simply makes them a happy, well-adjusted pet. It's highly important that your dog will sit and stay at any time, whether on a leash or not, in any situation. This is for their own protection as well as the protection of others, so the lessons they learn with a pause table can be some of the most crucial skills your dog acquires.
While most agility equipment should not be used with very young animals, a low pause table or pause box can be used fairly early on in the dog's life. They need to be taught to sit, stay and go down as soon as possible. Obedience training can and should begin during those puppy months, once the dog is weaned. Obedience not only makes an animal easier to handle, it also truly improves the bond and trust between the owner and dog.
Once your dog can sit and stay on the table for four or five seconds without the use of treats or incentives, it is time to increase the level of difficulty. All you need to do is use the same commands or signals but from a couple of feet away. At first, your animal might seem a bit unsure, but soon they will obey. Then keep putting more distance between you and the dog and eventually you will be able to be quite far away.
This training is not just a fantastic way to teach obedience and distance training; there is another reason why the pause table is a great agility obstacle. Without a pause during the course, dogs can lose focus easily and lose points because they have skipped something or because they are going too fast or they don't handle an obstacle with a high level of precision. By pausing and taking a quick break, they regain their focus. If you are ready to purchase a pause table or any type of dog training equipment, check out the products at Carlson Agility. They have everything from dog tunnels and chutes, all kinds of dog agility jumps, teeter-totters, agility dog walks and everything else you need to get started.
About the Author:
Cheng Bernhardt loves dog agility training. To find an agility equipment for dogs, or to find more agility dog training equipment such as obedience jumps, please check out the Carlson-Agility site today.
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