Here is a great video that was sent to us from one of our Treibball friends in the Victoria area of Australia! They are just starting the sport there. Great work and they are doing the challenge so well!
Kerrie Piper... https://t.co/ifjuEJ1QYZ
A post from Thyra Powers with her young dog Deacon:
"Deacon is now 11 months old, and I unfortunately haven't done a lot of Treibball training over the last several months. (snowy weather is a big reason, plus he does agility... https://t.co/WxiAsLxLom
Hello all, and Happy New Year!!
The new ATA Sanctioned Trial and Competition Rules for 2019-2020, are up on the Website, and there are some new, fun things in store. For several years now, we've had... https://t.co/yes3ZPmN4z
Puppy Deacon, now 9 months old, just received his Advanced Trick Dog title. The first two tricks are so related to Treibball: 1. Counter the ball (I circle around treibball, dog stays opposite side of ball from me), and then number... https://t.co/TS0VLCi6v3
Just a reminder folks!
Unless you joined the ATA in late- August - December, your membership expires on December 31st!
We have new things to shar for 2019, and want to keep you "in the loop" so don't forget to renew!
September and October (so far) have been great months for joining the ATA and playing Treibball. Say "Hello" to our new members, throughout the US and even the UK:
Welcome to Stacey Berringer and... https://t.co/L7ou21QJEY
Puppy Deacon here! 5 months old, and was already trained to "target" very well. Intro to the ball here is posted! Yeah Deacon! https://t.co/a67AQXbO3y https://t.co/a67AQXbO3y
In this video we have a chance to see the very beginnings of training Treibball with Thyra Powers and her dogs Ozzie and Dixie. And as an Extra Bonus: at the 2 min mark until end, an Exclusive look at one of the early sessions of... https://t.co/EiJPahqjkr
Today Thyra Powers started to introduce her 5 month old puppy Deacon to the ball. It looks like he has great potential! https://t.co/Z6pcq7zxvR https://t.co/Z6pcq7zxvR
In this short clip of Uintah and I practicing, you can see we are using children’s balls. I actually took out the plug that comes on them and replaced it with a regular fitness ball plug. I also put a small amount of sand in them for stabilization. https://t.co/Gkcs2vxLAa
If you do not have a Treibball trainer near you, two of our ATA certified trainers (CATTs) and former board members have online classes and training videos. Here are the links. Check them out!
Lisa Holt of San Juan... https://t.co/oBH86rKRsP
Many people are asking us how to learn Treibball. Besides joining ATA and getting the handbooks with membership, our president, Dianna Stearns, wrote a stellar book about learning... https://t.co/fwQ4u1sna3
Here is a short clip of how Dixie was trained to push the ball towards her handler.
Create a narrow path for the ball to roll through. It will teach your dog to push the ball towards you.
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Training session with Thyra Powers and Dixie on her deck. So pretty narrow, but can still do some work there (only 5 balls were used). Here Dixie needed to really start listening to the commands,... https://t.co/k6ARflQJPA