Hi there Anna!!

The first 2 obstacles that Oz had to do were the A-Frame and
the Dog Walk. The first time through he did the A-Frame no
problem, but the second time through, I didn't stay close enough
to the frame and he was totally focused on me and walked right
off of it, trying to stay next to me... Totally my fault... So then
he was scared to death. The teacher picked him up and more or
less lifted him up to the top and when we came down on the
other side, I cheered like a maniac and the 3rd time through he
did fine.

Then we went over to the dog walk and he was so petrified he
couldn't move. Luring him with treats had no effect, so the
teacher lifted him up to the top. With me holding him, we moved
him one paw at a time. It was so agonizingly slow, I had a
momentary thought that he is never gonna want to do this.
When we finally made it to the end, I cheered like a maniac
again. By the 3rd time through, he was walking by himself, with
only me holding onto his collar. Last class, we were suppose to
be going over another obstacle and he kept pulling me over
towards the dog walk. He gets more confident, each time he
makes it to the other side.

I'm not sure if it's the best training method or not, but it definitely
worked. Almost every big dog had fear the first time through,
but after she picked'em up and made sure they successfully
completed the obstacle, the second time through they all did
much better. You could see their confidence building each time
they did it.

By the time we got to the see saw, he was so thrilled that it was
low to the ground, he flew through that.

Par...