Category: Performance Events ¤
  Author: Gary Wilkes ¤
   Title: Training (or Retraining) the Teeter ¤

Stage 1:
Try starting with a square piece of 3/4" plywood, the length of the
dog -- 28-32".  Cover the top with carpet, for solid footing.  Get
her to play "pause box" with it -- lots.  Also, get her to cross it
to get a ball, in other words, make it a piece of furniture. After
she is very comfortable with it, take a small section of 1/2" copper
tubing or galvanized pipe nipple about 1 1/2" long, and thread some
1/8" braided nylon cord through it.  Use the cord and make a cross
around the board, as if you were using a ribbon to wrap a phonograph
album -- with the section of pipe on the bottom/bare side.  This
allows the pipe section to move, side to side, and roll a little each
way....now go back to playing with her and get her comfortable with
the board when it is slightly elevated and a teency bit tippy.

After the pipe section, take a sock and put a golf ball in it.  Secure
the sock to the back of the board -- heavy staples will work for awhile.
Same process.  Let her do it as slowly as she wants to.

Let me know when this is working and I'll send you Stage 2:
Good luck,
Gary Wilkes