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Cocker Activities => Other Activities => Topic started by: Patp on May 30, 2013, 01:13:54 PM
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Have had a phone call to say that there is a place for Jinley to start Agility Training next week! This has caused great amusement in our house as she is not the most energetic dog :005: :005: and from 6pm at night there is no moving her from the sofa!!
My OH thinks it will be me who is having to go over the jumps with Jinley taking the short -cuts. :shades: :shades:
Does anybody else have a lazy cocker who manages Agility?
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Pat, I was just thinking about you. Xxx
I'm sure once Jinley sees what it's all about she will have a blast, can't wait for updates xxx
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Pat, I was just thinking about you. Xxx
Hope to catch up soon. Fancy walking somewhere Sunday? Hope you are all okay x
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We do agility with Molly, and in our class there is a 14 year old collie cross who is the most chilled out dog I've ever seen! He just trundles along at his own pace, jumps only if he feels like it, and misses one or two weaves out as it's far too much effort for him :005: but he loves it!
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Pat, I was just thinking about you. Xxx
Hope to catch up soon. Fancy walking somewhere Sunday? Hope you are all okay x
Sounds great Pat xxx
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We do agility with Molly, and in our class there is a 14 year old collie cross who is the most chilled out dog I've ever seen! He just trundles along at his own pace, jumps only if he feels like it, and misses one or two weaves out as it's far too much effort for him :005: but he loves it!
Yup, I think that will be us!!
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We do agility with Molly, and in our class there is a 14 year old collie cross who is the most chilled out dog I've ever seen! He just trundles along at his own pace, jumps only if he feels like it, and misses one or two weaves out as it's far too much effort for him :005: but he loves it!
Yup, I think that will be us!!
That sounds exactly like me and Barney. I got the shock of my life when, after three months of agility at Barney's plodding pace, I started with whirlwind Pippa :fear2: I now actually have to run.
Both mine enjoy it though. I hope you and Jinley do too, Pat.
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You will love it and so will jinley. Once she understands what she has to do she will fly round.
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I'm looking forward to hearing how Jinley gets on - as I recall she was the fastest of the 3 cockers on the early walks and could zip through the trees like the weaves :D
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Penny is going to start in July. We already do some at the end of the training class and she pops over the jumps and through the tunnel no bother. Seesaw is regarded with suspicion and we haven't tried weaving poles yet. I wouldn't want her to go much faster or I couldn't keep up!
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Oooh, I would love to try this with Archie. I can't find anywhere local on a day I could do though. Keep us posted. I bet she's a natural. :D
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We did try :005: 6 week course, but Willow being the laziest cocker on earth >:D it just wasn't going to be. She completed the course, just took her three times longer than the others >:( :lol2: Good luck.
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You will really enjoy it Jingley. Might make you go dizzy Pat they go round so fast. :D
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Max's ideal life is eating & sleeping, my family can never believe that he does agility, so trust me, even the laid back calm cockers come to life at agility ;)
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Lila loves agility but I am too stiff to get out of the car afterwards :'(
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Agility is fab Pat. At least if Jinley is slow its easy on you. :005: I can't keep up with Willow and by the time i get to the end of a course I feel like Im gunna draw my last breath, if you ever wanna swop dogs give me a shout :005: :005: :005: :005:
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really need a "like" button on COL. :005:
Im with you Maddy, when Taz is on his game i struggle to keep up.
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Ha ha, I love all of your comments. My OH is convinced he is going to video our efforts (NOT!) >:D >:D
I can imagine getting stuck trying to get her through the tunnel in a "I'll show you how to do it" moment (ahem) :shades:
Looking forward to it though, I must admit. Will update tomorrow night xx
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Ah memories of being on my hands & knees trying to get a spaniel through the tunnel :005:
Hope you both enjoy tomorrow
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Good Luck tonight Pat, have fun, can't wait to hear all about it xxx
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Well it was worse than I thought it could be!!
I took tasty hot dogs and hadnt fed Jinley since breakfast. I took her squeaky small space hopper which she cherished during her last phantom pregnancy.
For those that saw her at last years Game Fair at Weston Park looking at the gun dog training in disgust, she watched with the same air of "what is the point of that". :shades:
At one point we had my OH crouching at one end of the tunnel with a squeaky space hopper and Jinley going inside and just sitting in it! :005: :005: I dont think he will be sharing that snippet with his mates down at the pub!!
So, our task for the week is find out what motivates her to want to go over jumps with some element of enthusiasm (she went round a couple of jumps) and stopped to step over another one. If only I could somehow get a chicken to run in front of her around the course she would be like lightning >:D >:D and I dare say she would win some medals!!
Roll on next week!!
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Jinley is far too dignified to jump over little bit of wood - now if there was a great big mucky pond the other side :005:
Sounds like a brilliant evening though :D
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:005: :005: I feel your pain, Pat. Jinley sounds very much like Barney. He needs lots of geeing up to get him round the course. The trainer says I have to be a one-woman cheerleader team - constantly praising him in an excited voice. He's not that bothered aboiut treats but does like to be told how clever/handsome/wonderful he is as we go round and to get a big fuss at the end. He will also manage a sprint for a thrown ball as we go over the last jump.
Saying all that for the first half of last week's class I couldn't get him interested at all. Our turn came and he sat on the start line, waiting nicely. I said "okay" and he turned round and ran in the other direction. 10 minutes later he was still free range as everyone else did the course round him ph34r Once I had captured him, we did some tricks and commands that he knows well to get him focused on me again and he was then okay.
It is worth sticking with though. Despite all the above, we really enjoy it and I love having that hour just focused on Barney each week. I take Pippa on a different night and enjoy that just as much, although she is a the complete opposite to Barney - fast and enthusiastic.
Good luck next week.
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Awww Jinley, sounding a bit familiar >:( :lol2: In fact, I think Willow was slightly more enthusiastic that Jinley by the sounds of it. She didn't sit down, just did it at Willows pace :lol2:
Not sure what to suggest, smellier treats, sardine bread ?
Good luck, next time. Sarah
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I'm sure you'll get there. It's so much easier if your dog likes toys, but I had that challenge as Max isn't bothered about anything unless it's food.
Hope you find something to motivate her, really smelly treats - garlic sausage/liver cake maybe in a sock or I've used a pencil case that can then be thrown
Did she have the poles on the ground or on very low?
would this help? :005:
http://www.muddypaws.co.uk/dog-toys/soft-dog-toys/stuffing-free-dog-toy-chicken?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=GoogleShopping&utm_campaign=GoogleShopFeed&gclid=CN-r4dX4zrcCFeXItAod1AIAqg
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I'm sure you'll get there. It's so much easier if your dog likes toys, but I had that challenge as Max isn't bothered about anything unless it's food.
Hope you find something to motivate her, really smelly treats - garlic sausage/liver cake maybe in a sock or I've used a pencil case that can then be thrown
Did she have the poles on the ground or on very low?
would this help? :005:
http://www.muddypaws.co.uk/dog-toys/soft-dog-toys/stuffing-free-dog-toy-chicken?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=GoogleShopping&utm_campaign=GoogleShopFeed&gclid=CN-r4dX4zrcCFeXItAod1AIAqg
One pole was on the ground and one about 3 inches off!! So not really Puissance size! TBH when she is feeling really lazy she likes a leg up onto the bed!!
The chicken looks good, if I could put it on a fishing line - even better!! Alternatively fix it to some string threaded through the course a la greyhound racing style :shades: :shades: :lol2:
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I'm sure you'll get there. It's so much easier if your dog likes toys, but I had that challenge as Max isn't bothered about anything unless it's food.
Hope you find something to motivate her, really smelly treats - garlic sausage/liver cake maybe in a sock or I've used a pencil case that can then be thrown
Did she have the poles on the ground or on very low?
would this help? :005:
http://www.muddypaws.co.uk/dog-toys/soft-dog-toys/stuffing-free-dog-toy-chicken?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=GoogleShopping&utm_campaign=GoogleShopFeed&gclid=CN-r4dX4zrcCFeXItAod1AIAqg
One pole was on the ground and one about 3 inches off!! So not really Puissance size! TBH when she is feeling really lazy she likes a leg up onto the bed!!
The chicken looks good, if I could put it on a fishing line - even better!! Alternatively fix it to some string threaded through the course a la greyhound racing style :shades: :shades: :lol2:
:005: I've found a lazier cocker than Max :lol2:
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A leg up onto the bed, that's sounding very familiar :005: Willow and Jinley must be related.
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Pat that cracked me up :005: :005: :005: Bless our Jinley, she is a sweetheart, and makes me laugh so much.
I bet you had such a laugh xxx
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Aww bless her, I'm dying for next weeks installment :)
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Hehe bless her :) I'm sure she'll get there soon enough....but the stories and memories you'll make along the way will keep you warm on many a cold night :005: :005:
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A leg up onto the bed, that's sounding very familiar :005: Willow and Jinley must be related.
a bit off track but this made me laugh and think back to our Mindy ( border terrier) who had a job jumping up on the bed. so i used to go down on all fours and make a step. then the staffys noticed and they then would wait until i got down for mindy.
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Taz got more into it once we started doing things quicker, once we had learned the basics. I sometimes still have to rev Taz up, with a ball or treat, once he,starts barking I know its game on.
Stick with it, it's great fun
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Today, we are practicing the over zealous Cheerleader style as suggested by twiceover2. Neighbours have already peered over the fence ph34r ph34r
Give me a J, give me an I, give me an N, etc etc.
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Today, we are practicing the over zealous Cheerleader style as suggested by twiceover2. Neighbours have already peered over the fence ph34r ph34r
Give me a J, give me an I, give me an N, etc etc.
:rofl1: :rofl1: :rofl1:
Couldn't you get one of them to video this? It could go viral on Facebook!! :005: :005: Diana
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:rofl1: :rofl1: bless her! Far too dignified to go rushing around!
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:rofl1: :rofl1: Sorry but this has made me howl, it's hilarious. Tried Toby with one or two jumps when we were at All About Dogs and he just kept walking underneath.
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Love it. :005: :005:
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Two more nights before our next Agility Class and we went to the beach at the weekend where I was practicing our "over the top" recall!! Worked up to a certain point until we were in the sand dunes and thought I would crouch down hiding to call her over - she ran over then just trotted on past with her "how embarrassing" look! A passer by, seeing me on all fours, asked if I was okay.
Didnt bother to try to explain. :shades:
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Wishing Jinley and you the best of luck! I've so enjoyed reading all these posts, visions of cheerleading in your back garden did make me laugh :005: Fast or slow the taking part is fun and humorous! and a great way to spend time with your best friend!
I had a go with my Rosie and what I'd give for a slower less enthusiastic and excitable spaniel. I had no hope of keeping up unless I went into training to be an olympic sprinter :005:. They nick named her "pocket rocket", very cute but not so funny when you're trying to direct and control the little madam, who often made up her own course as I was sooo far behind. Several people have said she will calm down when she reaches 2yrs, she is actually 4 1/2. She did enjoy the time we spent doing it though. We have a new hobby now called Formal Obedience "no sprinting required" and strangely she enjoys it just as much. We still do agility in the garden.