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daisymaedogs:
Hi everyone

New member here! I'm the proud parent to a 13 week old working cocker pup :021: and I would love to get involved in agility training with him (obviously once he's old enough). He's bounded quite happily through a few kids play tunnels, and there were some (very low) foam jumps at puppy class which he was bouncing over (7 in a row at one point), so I think it's something he would enjoy.

I'm not having a lot of luck finding information about where you can start to learn agility though, so any advice would be welcomed. Thanks in advance :)

Max X 2:
http://agilitynet.co.uk/clutch/clubs.htm

EmmaRose:
Hi and Welcome COL  :D

Sorry can't offer any advice on clubs in Cardiff but hopefully you can find a club on the site Max X 2 has suggested.  I've only just started official agility training with my two (we're loving it!) but like you did some introduction to the equipment at puppy classes and at home - this really helped as they were confident with the equipment when we started.  The other thing you could start to practice is a solid wait and release.

There are agility trainers that offer specific classes for puppies or 1-2-1's.  Good Luck with your search  :D

daisymaedogs:
Thanks both! Think I already checked out that website, and there's no-one in Cardiff. There are some in the surrounding area, some of whom I have heard of in relation to other dog training. I would prefer to avoid some of these due to what I have heard about their training methods, so the search continues. At least I have a good while until my pup is old enough to be accepted anywhere.

Is there a difference between stay and wait, by the way?

EmmaRose:
No not unless you train them as a different thing, wait is just the word I use (and 'ok' as a release word) its just preference.  Shame that there are clubs out there that use certain methods,  I was told about one club near me that apparently used pet correctors as standard practice to 'control' the dogs when they get excited....  Keep asking around and hopefully you'll find a good trainer soon :D

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