And now for Agility!

sounds awesome
I did 2x2 with Toffee, a combo of 2x2 and more so now some channel (no guides) with Spruce
I completely agree, take yourself out of the picture as soon as possible there, am now sitting down and stopping and running other directions etc etc to proof the forward drive
stupid winter of course is putting a large dent in my training, as well as in the middle of a major move :(
 
We tried again this week and she still doesn't like the channels. She kept fighting, not wanting to go through which I think takes the fun out of it. The trainer agrees that maybe this isn't the ideal method for training weaves for Missy, so we're going to try 2x2's.
 
Well Missy has finally figured out the weaves and has no problem going through them with channels. I was completely impressed! The last couple classes have just been us Shelties, which is just.. amusing. The other Sheltie is a 14 month old bi-blue named Ace, and he's gorgeous! He's also a wiggly ball of fluff! He's very bouncy and wiggly, more than Missy! And when he jumps straight in the air, he does it so effortlessly! It's just, BOING and he's up. He's started agility as a puppy last Spring, so he's a little bit further along. But he's got that adolescent brain working against him lol.

Missy seems to take on each new obstacle with ease. She's a pretty confident dog, so there's not much hesitation from her. She would probably be an amazing agility competitor if her mom wasn't so slow! I am going to have to start getting on a treadmill or something because I'm also starting to have to run a lot more in Flyball. We realized in the last tournament that one way to keep Missy from chasing other dogs is to distract her something she loves to chase more- me :dead:. It's a little counter-productive with agility, but we're committed to Flyball first. But I sure am getting a work out!
 
Jess041 said:
Missy seems to take on each new obstacle with ease. She's a pretty confident dog, so there's not much hesitation from her. She would probably be an amazing agility competitor if her mom wasn't so slow! I am going to have to start getting on a treadmill or something because I'm also starting to have to run a lot more in Flyball. We realized in the last tournament that one way to keep Missy from chasing other dogs is to distract her something she loves to chase more- me :dead:. It's a little counter-productive with agility, but we're committed to Flyball first. But I sure am getting a work out!
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Actually, chase is a really great agility foundation skill--seriously! Of course that combined with value for the obstacles is important too :)
 
Well, when we tried to get Missy to run along side me, she just barked and jumped up at me like "gotcha! gotcha!" and then she's in the way and about to trip me.. :rolleyes2:
 
We started our 3rd round of classes (so 13th class) last night. I'm starting to change my mind about competing. I can tell Missy is really enjoying herself. I think it would be fun to go to a trial to see how she does. Of course, I've always been open to competing.. it just wasn't the main reason why we're taking classes. I'm honestly just doing these classes to have fun with my dog.. so as long as we accomplish that, I'm cool. It really depends on if I can get my butt in shape so I can keep up with her. I don't think Agility-SLO works when the handler is slow, but the dog isn't!

If I can work it out where we can trial without interfering with flyball, I wouldn't have a problem with it. Also, our trainer goes to Michigan from May 15 to the end of September, so we would have to figure out a way to practice during that time. Our trainer might have some suggestions.
 
Jess041 said:
... I'm starting to change my mind about competing... I've always been open to competing.. it just wasn't the main reason why we're taking classes. I'm honestly just doing these classes to have fun with my dog.. so as long as we accomplish that, I'm cool...
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Jess041:

Please keep us updated on whether or not you get into competing in agility or anything else. You sound exactly like me (at least in reference to how you relate to competing). I have always been highly competitive in nearly anything I get involved in. I don't really want to visit that competitive nature on a dog. I say I just want to have fun with a companion, but I know how I am - - ONE win, ONE award, heck even ONE bit of praise and I'm likely going to lose control and go gung-ho. I will watch your progress to see how you handle it.
 
ONE win, ONE award, heck even ONE bit of praise and I'm likely going to lose control and go gung-ho
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I can't wait til you give some classes a try Jeff! I am going to enjoy your threads when you get the dog of your dreams.
 
Jess041 said:
We started our 3rd round of classes (so 13th class) last night. I'm starting to change my mind about competing. I can tell Missy is really enjoying herself. I think it would be fun to go to a trial to see how she does. Of course, I've always been open to competing.. it just wasn't the main reason why we're taking classes. I'm honestly just doing these classes to have fun with my dog.. so as long as we accomplish that, I'm cool. It really depends on if I can get my butt in shape so I can keep up with her. I don't think Agility-SLO works when the handler is slow, but the dog isn't!

If I can work it out where we can trial without interfering with flyball, I wouldn't have a problem with it. Also, our trainer goes to Michigan from May 15 to the end of September, so we would have to figure out a way to practice during that time. Our trainer might have some suggestions.
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Yay! Knew you would start to get the agility bug after a few classes!:wink2:
 
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