Dogs not wanting to do agility

I think your probelm with Bailey is you missed foundations with her and that is where all the real training starts.They learn confidence and everything else that goes with it.Unfortunatley, there are other sites out there that talk about the same thing.Not everyone is going to agree with one another.I personally and this is JMO and I am not going to apologize for it think it is painful to watch and the dog is clearly stressed out.Not all dog owners are sitting home having their dogs be couch potato's.A dog that goes out of his way to avoid jumps or anything else is not enjoying it.A dog that trots or barely runs does not enjoy it.
 
Sharon said:
I think your probelm with Bailey is you missed foundations with her and that is where all the real training starts.They learn confidence and everything else that goes with it.Unfortunatley, there are other sites out there that talk about the same thing.Not everyone is going to agree with one another.I personally and this is JMO and I am not going to apologize for it think it is painful to watch and the dog is clearly stressed out.Not all dog owners are sitting home having their dogs be couch potato's.A dog that goes out of his way to avoid jumps or anything else is not enjoying it.A dog that trots or barely runs does not enjoy it.
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I wonder who came up with "brilliant" idea that agility is cure for dog's behavioral problems...
it is painful to watch demotivated dogs on agility and I agree with Sharon, had their owners took time to resolve behavioral problems before setting dog on agility equipment it might have been different. It works for some dogs, and it great that it helped Bailey but so many are forever behave like mountain goats on AF, bail teeter and step over the jumps:no:
 
I personally and this is JMO and I am not going to apologize for it think it is painful to watch and the dog is clearly stressed out.Not all dog owners are sitting home having their dogs be couch potato's.A dog that goes out of his way to avoid jumps or anything else is not enjoying it.A dog that trots or barely runs does not enjoy it.
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I agree. The foundation is the most important thing in the training. Though, we didn't start off too well either. I was horrible handler and my dog was fast, but confused about what I want from him. Anyway, I agree with all you said. I'd only add that not every slower dog hates agility. There might be a lot of factors in the game. I personally don't mind watching slower dogs w/ not-so-much-drive, but I hate watching stressed out dogs as you mentioned. Dogs who (as you can clearly see) want to just get it over with and can't wait to get out of the ring. Dogs who are strugling with jumps and fear some equipments. The worst is seeing such a dogs at trials, because I can understand people trying to teach their dogs agility, but if they take such a dog to trial, they definitely do that for themselves and not for the dog. And as SheltieChe said - agility is not the only cure for building confidence and getting rid of fear. It sure can make your bond with the dog stronger, but sometimes it also might make things worse.

I also like to see people working with their dogs instead of keeping them in the yard and doing nothing, but it's still true that agility is not gonna be loved by all dogs and maybe there are other ways (sports) to have a great time with your dog. Just a thought.
 
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