I am hoping that eventually Ben and Buddy will get an interest in agility or flyball. Ben does little sport at the moment, and it's something I think he will enjoy with his dog.
Do you know whether clubs allow 8yr old boys to do it? Buddy is only a baby still, I'm assuming he would have to be over 1yr old (maybe older?).
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hi
yes i believe at least some would, as dogs can still be doing agility at 12 years old, and i met some owners who were about to move into the beginners class at our club, who had 2 cockers 7 and 8, and you can begin training with jumps at 1 year old and start training at a club, however ( unlike me) it is ideal to begin training the obedience linked to agility and minor obstacles before then.
Such as a pole on the ground or a ladder or plank of wood ( for contact obstacles), if you have access to a pipe tunnel or can create your own tunnel kind of thing, then that can be taught early as well. If you get hold of a book on agility, which tells you early lessons, there are some good books on agility by Ruth Hobday , starting with basic puppy training, going onto more advanced beginners exercises.
Hope you and your dogs have fun with agility
sure they'll love it
kate n sweep