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What kind of trial was this? (I am not familiar with Q's, Snookers and Jumpers) but Congratulations to the both of you!!!!!
 
Ania, this was an Agility Trial.

Qs = Qualifying runs - meaning you successfully completed the objective of the course you were running.

Snooker & Jumpers are two of the games in agility. (All they show on TV is "Standard" agility with weaves, contact obstacles, tunnels and jumps.) The agility games are designed to test certain skills - handling (Colors and Wildcard), strategy (Snooker & Jackpot), speed (Steeplechase), and just for fun (Jumpers & Full House). Object discrimination (the dog being able telling a tire from a tunnel from an A-frame) is a heavier focus in some events but not others.

There are many more games than the ones I mention here; cleanrun.com has an entire book on agility games. By requiring Qs in the games as well as Standard, the various organizations show they are looking for a well rounded dog/handler team.
 
Congrats on the successful trial!

I'm hoping to get Phebe started in Agility soon. We've been attending a basic obedience class and that trainer has a Foundations in Agility class starting in a couple of weeks. Phebe is 5 months old. Is she too young to start?
 
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Ashley - Congratulations on your two Qs ! It was good to see you out there.

Silaria- Thanks for taking the time to describe the various games. Helpful to those of us still in training.
 
Phebe*DD said:
I'm hoping to get Phebe started in Agility soon. We've been attending a basic obedience class and that trainer has a Foundations in Agility class starting in a couple of weeks. Phebe is 5 months old. Is she too young to start?
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Talk to your trainer and see what they say. I can tell you that you should NOT jump Phebe until she's at least 1 year old. Jumping a dog too young can cause damage to their joints.

There are foundation exercises you can do, however: wobble boards to get her use to things moving under her feet, walking her through the rungs of a ladder to teach her she has back legs/feet and where they are in relation to the body, targeting, 2 on 2 off training for contacts (use a board flat on the ground), and tunnels.

Again, talk to your trainer to find out if she recommends the foundation class for a 5 month old pup.
 
corbinam said:
This past weekend was our second trial...and Bentley got his first Qs! We got a Q in Snooker and a Q in Jumpers--we're so excited! He was even 11 seconds under time in Jumpers.

Thanks for listening!
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Congrats!!! I cant wait to be able to brag, so brag away!
 
Agility

Here are a couple of websites for agility. One is Karen Holik(2009 world team member for AKC and it also has some of wins for USDAA wins. She is really awesome.www.oncourseagility.com and look underdowlaods.Another which I have posted before www.hycalibervideo.com has recent videos of USDAA trials that list snookers and other classes and some of the recent AKC trials.For some of you just starting to compete I like to watch because you can always learn something new.
 
Silaria said:
Talk to your trainer and see what they say. I can tell you that you should NOT jump Phebe until she's at least 1 year old. Jumping a dog too young can cause damage to their joints.

There are foundation exercises you can do, however: wobble boards to get her use to things moving under her feet, walking her through the rungs of a ladder to teach her she has back legs/feet and where they are in relation to the body, targeting, 2 on 2 off training for contacts (use a board flat on the ground), and tunnels.

Again, talk to your trainer to find out if she recommends the foundation class for a 5 month old pup.
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Thanks for the heads up about jumping. I'll talk with the trainer. I think the foundation class is mostly about getting them accustomed to the apparatus and doesn't include jumping.

Of course, I may be better off giving her a break from classes while she's teething and going through adolescence. She lost two of her bottom milk teeth last week, so I know things are happening developmentally.
 
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