Verbally abusing the weaving poles

[Dunton4]

I wondered if any of your cockers put on a performance at the weaving poles like Tilly does?  She is getting quite good at weaving through, but boy, does she give those poles some verbal abuse whilst she's about it!    She tends to yap all the way round in excitement, but saves her best "verbals" for the poles - she growls at them and really tells them off  .  Her growling at the poles causes great amusement at our training class amongst the owners of all the other quiet dogs   Is this just a quirk of Tilly's, or do your cockers give the poles some verbal abuse too?

She does also tend to growl when she's playing  which can alarm some owners, but all the dogs she plays with seem to know it's not real "growling" and that she's all mouth and no trousers.

Sue and Tilly

[Karma]

Honey is certainly at her most vocal at the weave poles.... 
I think it's cos she has to think and that annoys her!! 

[Jenna]

  Oh bless you Tilly!! That is hilarious- post a video if you can??

[Hurtwood Dogs]

 

Dave's never done agility... it would be a disaster I know that, but I suspect he could well be as gobby as Tilly

[Max X 2]

Good ole Tilly, keeping up the typical gobby cocker doing agility 

Oh Yes    It started when I used to say weave, weave, weave (12 times!) & Max would go bark, bark, bark (12 times!)
I don't say a word now but when he's hyped up we still have plenty of verbal going through them 
Have to say though he does love the weaves & will go through them even when he doesn't have to 
Agility is the only place where he gets gobby, but usually he's only answering me back 

Look forward to seeing Miss Tilly in action 

[Dunton4]

I'm glad to see it's not just Tilly!  She is so sweet and clearly enjoys her agility so much - just looking at her is to see a picture of pure enjoyment    Julie, our trainer asks me if I've been feeding her smarties because she is so hyper 

I'd love to video her antics - maybe when Emily can come with me in the Easter hols.

Sue and Tilly

[PennyB]

One of instructors I see occasionally is very used to the gobby cockers so its not unusual it seems - when Roobs used to do hers (so sad she can't now) she would verbally abuse me the whole way round but in her case it was because she realised I wasn't givign the treats up till we'd finished