Starting out

Thanks. I wasn't quite sure how big or small to start off with. It's hard finding tunnels online. :dead:

I was looking at the one suggested, but it has terrible reviews at Amazon. :uhoh:
 
Agility

Ashley I agree with you that is nice to have a well behaved puppy first but I also like having my"Agility Champion". It shows all the hard work I have put into Shadow and it has paid off.He has qualified for the AKC Nationals every year, World Team Tryouts. He has qualified for USDAA Nationals. He has competed Internationally.He has beaten the best in the world and has been beaten by the best in the world.He truly is an amazing dog.
 
Sharon said:
You do need obedience for agility especially a "Recall".Most agility places require a sit stay and recall.Alot of places that does obedience and agility require you to take an obedience course from them before you start training for agility. I started Shadow when he was less than a year old and Sting started foundations at 8 months.There was no jumping. I had a head start with Sting because I did all my obedience at home. I kew what I was training because of all the work I have done with Shadow.
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LOL! So...I guess with every training facility (and trainer), there is a different training philosophy :-)

My best advise for you then would be to check with the your training and see what they recommend!
 
Silaria said:
Obedience requirements: I think a better description here is BEHAVIOR basics rather than obedience because it's easy to confuse what you need for agility with competitive obedience. (Not that more advanced obedience is a bad thing. I had my CGC when I started agility training.) What you should have are basic behaviors - Sit, Stay, Down, and a very good recall. You can start without these in some clubs (like mine for instance) but it is highly recommended and encouraged - especially when you start off leash work.
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This is probably more where my trainer is coming from.

The problem with the AKC obedience training first that I have noticed are the following:
  • The dog always wants to be on the left
  • The dog wants to be right next to you
  • etc.

My dogs have the basics down like others have said....but have not yet had it ingrained in their heads that they must be on my left side, before we start the agility training. It is probably another thing where it is completely dog specific. My dog is highly driven for Agility, so we did not go through the basic obedience class. We did a puppy K....but did not do the Obdience training.
 
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