I took Cassi to class and let A know that she wouldn't be able to jump. We worked on the contact board. I wasn't able to keep it up on the phone books since it was too unstable, so I put it flat again. Cassi had a lot of trouble getting more than two feet on, but she did actually end up laying down on it twice.
Next we had a sequence of four jumps in a straight line, with a contact box after the third jump. We took the jump bars off for Cassi. She ran around the box the first time, so we backchained the sequence, starting with the third jump. She did really well throughout the sequence then. In fact, my partners were excited about her speed and she hit the box each time.
Next, we worked on the dog frame. Since I didn't want her to jump, we just started midway on the ramp and let her run down to the treat pouch. Next, we did the A-frame, still low, and her speed was very good. In fact, A was as excited as me about the way Cassi leaped over the apex. It was kind of a breakthrough for Cassi. There was no hesitation--she just leapt over the point of the A-frame.
D was not there tonight, so she left instructions with A. Those instructions included that she wanted Cassi to skip the teeter. It sounds like the reason was due to Cassi's fear of the plank in our last class. So D wants to be there when Cassi works on the teeter or plank again.
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