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What do you call 'see saw'?

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maggie46	Posted: Sep 29 2010, 08:24 PM
Mad about Border Collies!! Group: Members Posts: 1,481 Member No.: 1,269 Joined: 8-July 09	What cue do you use for "see-saw" in training? I have tried to make everything one syllable, so 'A-Frame' is "Frame", 'dog-walk' is "walk" etc... But for 'see-saw' I dont really want to say "see" and could do with a word that doesn't begin with 'S' as she knows lots of things beginning with 'S' already... Any ideas for what we could call it? Luckily we haven't started training it yet - we have been doing some work around it in class and they get us to click/reward when the dogs hear the noise etc to get them used to it...plus she has been on the wobble board a few times and loves it! However, we havent yet named the actual obstacle, so I have a chance to choose what I want but my mind goes blank when I try and think of something appropriate! Help me choose!

Mistymilo	Posted: Sep 29 2010, 11:15 PM
BCW ADDICT Group: Admin Posts: 1,683 Member No.: 1,010 Joined: 22-November 08	Im plain and simple and just use "see-saw". Have you though about possibly using the word "tilt" or something along those lines.

maggie46	Posted: Sep 30 2010, 09:14 AM
Mad about Border Collies!! Group: Members Posts: 1,481 Member No.: 1,269 Joined: 8-July 09	Actually I posted this on the agility forum too and tilt was one of the things suggested. People use all sorts of things, but the main ones seem to be: teeter (too american) tilt see-saw plank! (dont think i can bring myself to yell 'plank' out on a course...i would be thinking 'you plank') :D but someone did suggest "flip it" which I quite liked actually as she doesnt have anything else similar sounding it could be confused with...

dee dee	Posted: Sep 30 2010, 02:11 PM
BCW ADDICT Group: BCW Addict Posts: 1,497 Member No.: 87 Joined: 19-December 05	lol not sure I would want to say some of them hee hee I call it see saw to,

Tenaj	Posted: Oct 1 2010, 09:57 AM
Senior Group: Members Posts: 378 Member No.: 1,391 Joined: 11-February 10	It took me 3 years to gain over 50% accuracy in using left and right commands so to even begin to teach myself obstacle discrimination would be a hopeless task. Instead of a 50% chance of getting it right I'd be down to 1/3 - So I stick to using the old 'walk on' :)

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