Dog Training Obstacles: The Tunnel

Video Transcript

"The next thing we're going to cover is the tunnel. The tunnel comes in different sizes anywhere from eight to twenty feet. The best way to start the tunnel is to take it down to its shortest length and have the owner at the other end with some treats to encourage the dog to go through. So you would have someone holding him an one end and the owner would coax him through at the other end. Argo, come. Good boy! Lots of praise. Keep it nice. This can be a scary obstacle for them. Switch them. You can go progressively longer and longer but your end result, you need to have it at it full length. This is not a full length tunnel. This is only an 8 inch or 8 foot tunnel. And how you would get him to go through after training them is, tunnel! Good boy! Same thing with the chute, you want to get their attention the second they go through. As you're training, you want to take them with you. Have your treats. Tunnel!. Take them through. Meet them at the end. Good boy! Lots and lots of praise."