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PennyB:
Someone on another board (champdogs)suggested 'tracking' as a good way of stretching their minds.

Don't know how old your dogs are but they can't really start much agility type work until they are about 18 months old. I know some agility clubs do puppy agility but not sure how much they let them do until they're 18 months old.

Might be worth venturing over to agility net for some tips:

http://www.agilitynet.com                    

Mike:
Thanks for that link, Penny.

Lots of people at our cocker meet yesterday said that I ought to do Agility with my springer, and I've always meant to give it a try as I think she's clever and athletic enough (not like my cocker Daisy  ;D)... well now I've just emailed my local club to find out if there's a waiting list (booo), or whether we can go to the elementary classes on Wednesday  :D                    

Karen:
Jazz would be in her element Mike! She's got so much energy! I think she made most of the cockers look lazy and they were running around non stop!!                    

PennyB:
Mike I've been told there's a waiting list at my local club (Caerphilly Dog Agility Club) but I could just go to the training if I want, so you never know you might be able to do something.

I went to an agility comp in May (to say hello to a border collie that I'd fostered over the Christmas/New Year period) and saw a few cockers in action. The cockers would probably be in different classes to the springers anyway (size-wise), but the little I know about agility is that its not just about speed—more about getting them to concentrate (I can see we'd fall at the first hurdle then as Ruby would get bored halfway round and want to go and do something else in another ring).                    

Mike:
Apparently we've just mised the start of this year's last beginners class, so Jazz and I are going to be starting agility training in January :o Gives me something to look forward to  ;D So pleased I've finally gotten round to doing this with her  :D Will probably give it a go with my cocker Daisy too... now THAT will be fun!!  ;D

ps sorry Karen for hijacking your thread  ;D                    

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