When Enzo started agility we tried a running aframe. I tried all kinds of things, stride regulators, foot target, putting jumps close to the end of the aframe. He would always either jump too long over the top and one stride or do two shorter strides and jump off in almost the exact same place as the one stride. We never got much better than 50% success rate so I switched him to 2on/2off.

Earlier in the year I did the groundwork for the box but never put it on the aframe. I didn’t really want to change anything before the invitational. I started doing quick releases on the Aframe and Dogwalk and over time lost his stop completely. I can manage his contacts by handling but there is no independence at all so I am now re-evaluating. I’ve been working the box on the aframe for about a week now and I am excited because it might actually work!

Here’s the video from our practice sessions. I didn’t record our very first session where I was introducing him to the box on the aframe but all the rest are here.

He also did really well with the box on the aframe in class last night in full sequences. He probably did better there than at home but I don’t have video to check.

So hopefully this will all hold up once the box comes off! Keeping fingers crossed.