The Big Yellow Peanut

On Tuesday, I met the big yellow peanut (FitPAWS Canine Conditioning Equipment - www.balldynamics.com).  According to FitPAWS, working on the peanut will:

- improve reaction and control

- increase trunk and core strength

- stabilize weak areas

- improve balance and proprioception

- increase range of motion in joints and elongation in the muscles

- improve sensory and body awareness

Of course, as I am still a puppy, I will only be doing short sessions and exercises on the peanut that are safe for growing puppies.

I like it already - it comes with treats

Standing while extending neck to reach for a treat

Balancing on 2 legs while I change direction

In a down

Sitting up straight

As this was just supposed to be a "meet and greet," Mom wasn't fully prepared to videotape (wow, is she ever going to take a lot of training!).  As the instructions say that it may take a puppy/dog several sessions to be comfortable on the peanut, it didn't occur to her that I would be up on the peanut and twirling around (unaided) in under a minute.  I initially scrambled up onto the peanut (and jumped off) a few times as she was snapping stills but when I started leaping onto it, she finally came out of her daze and hit the video button.  Here's a really short video of me leaping onto the peanut.  You can see how much the peanut moves even though one end is being stabilized.