25/08/2026
Inspired by sandy and her beagle .beagles — we adapted her setup and exchanged the two inflatable TwinDiscs for two Wedges.
Same exercise but different stimulus. The inflatable gives under the dog and asks for reactive stabilization. The stable wedge doesn’t give — it delivers a defined angle you can dose exactly. Both are useful. They’re not interchangeable.
SETUP:
front paws on one wedge, rear paws on the other, both declining in the same lateral direction. One cone on each side. Circle → back to center → stand → other side.
THREE JOBS PER REP:
— Hold it: static posture control on a side slope
— Leave it: the turn around the cone
— Find it again: re-positioning precisely on both wedges
WHAT MAKES OR BREAKS IT:
— Wedge spacing has to match your dog’s natural stance length. Off spacing and the dog lands anywhere and compensates through the topline instead of showing lateral control.
— Cone distance sets the turn radius. Tight cones add a real shoulder and iliopsoas demand on top.
— Flip the wedges and run it again. Both turn directions are already covered by the two cones — the slope isn’t. Without the flip, one side of the body stands higher every rep.
THIS IS ADVANCED. Your dog holds the tilted stand quietly, with a correct topline, before the cones get added. Start the circles from two low, stable targets. The incline comes last.
Control before complexity.
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