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Cazzie

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How to start agility
« on: April 29, 2007, 10:57:48 AM »
This is something that brings a tear to my eye  :'(   when I watch. I love to see the dogs enjoying themselves.

 I would love to start doing agility but would like some advice about knowing if you're dog would be good enough to do it?

Also if anyone knows of a good club in Perthshire?

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Re: How to start agility
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2007, 12:44:28 PM »
who cares if the dog is actually good enough to compete, you may as well give it a go.
Perthshire, hmmm, Fair City is based in Perth, its their show in a few weeks, if you are free you could come and meet me as I will have both my boys and then you would see what its all about  :D

just checked, sat the 12th of May, PM me if you want to meet up, you can't bring your own dog though as its only for entered dogs

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Re: How to start agility
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2007, 01:04:29 PM »
My thoughts were as Max loves to jump over blown down tree stumps etc so we'd give it a go, OK we've only had 4 lessons but he loves it, it seems so natural for the dogs, it's a shame the same can't be said for their owners  :005:

Hope you find somewhere & enjoy it.

Sorry no idea about your area but this site might help you

http://www.agilitynet.co.uk/activepages/clubsv2_ed.asp


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Re: How to start agility
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2007, 05:29:34 PM »
I think the only way to know is to try it! I've been taking Bella for just over a year now and she absolutely loves it, barks her head off the whole way round with excitement and her tail never stops wagging.  :luv:

When you first start there may be certain things your dog is a bit scared of doing - usually it seems to be the climbing obstacles, Bella was petrified on the A-frame to start with but fine with the dog walk, and she is still fairly dodgy on the seesaw but is a very brave girl and will go over it at a nice, steady pace.

It takes a good few weeks to teach them what to do, how to jump 3 or 4 jumps in a row, which sounds so easy but they often jump the first one then run around the rest to get to you, how to go through tunnels etc etc. You then hit a wall when the dog knows what to do and it's YOU having to do all the catching up learning directions, remembering the course routes etc.

I love it though, and I haven't entered any competitions yet but I just love running around with Bella and seeing her absolutely having the time of her life!  :luv:
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