off the diving board?
So we're back to Leo again. This kid LOVES water. He'll go in anytime you're in the pool. He even has his own little orange boogey board that he loves to be pushed around on.
And Leo will jump off the sides into the water with no problem. But you put him on the diving board and suddenly it's a whole new ball game.
Now the board is maybe 2 feet off the water's surface. Not very high at all but Leo is very hesitant to jump off it. He's done it before, several times. But he's not consistent and that's a problem (well it is if you want him to jump off).
Now, this dog is definately not afraid of jumping, heights, or water. But you put the three together and suddenly there's a problem.
So how do I train him to jump off the board? I can't just push him in and go "Jump!". That wouldn't be right nor particularily effective I would think.
But if he doesn't follow me into the water from the board, how will he get the message? And when he does jump off I'm usually underwater so I can't say "good boy" and reward him. So there's a problem here...
Does anyone have any experience with this?
So we're back to Leo again. This kid LOVES water. He'll go in anytime you're in the pool. He even has his own little orange boogey board that he loves to be pushed around on.
And Leo will jump off the sides into the water with no problem. But you put him on the diving board and suddenly it's a whole new ball game.
Now the board is maybe 2 feet off the water's surface. Not very high at all but Leo is very hesitant to jump off it. He's done it before, several times. But he's not consistent and that's a problem (well it is if you want him to jump off).
Now, this dog is definately not afraid of jumping, heights, or water. But you put the three together and suddenly there's a problem.
So how do I train him to jump off the board? I can't just push him in and go "Jump!". That wouldn't be right nor particularily effective I would think.
But if he doesn't follow me into the water from the board, how will he get the message? And when he does jump off I'm usually underwater so I can't say "good boy" and reward him. So there's a problem here...
Does anyone have any experience with this?