Speed
09-14-2007, 12:43 PM
The week of September 3rd, Speed and I went to Bud Houston's Dog Agility Camp! http://www.dogagility.org/
It was a great experience and great fun. Bud is entertaining, thorough and persistant. For me, itt was a spontaneous decision to attend. When I inquired about how much experience I needed, Marsha, Bud's wife, promptly replied that camp was for all levels and noted that this particular week there were only 3 dogs registered and two were novice so we would be a perfect fit!
Bud does a blog and covered some of what we did in camp on www.agilityvision.com on Days 32-34 of his blog.
Speed was introduced to the full-height A frame, chute, and a cautious intro to the teeter. We ran some rather long sequences too and practiced all kinds of handling moves.
What I wanted most was to be coached as a handler. Bud was tremendously helpful and I need all the help I can get. He's persistant and articulate, and does a great job of coaching in an animated, fun way.
I rented one of the cabins on their property. It had a fully-equipped kitchen and new bath. It was such fun to get up and walk to the training center each morning, walk back to the cabin for lunch, relax and watch a movie in the evening. Camp included dinner with Bud and Marsha in their lovely log home. Marsha is a great cook and we had fun visiting, enjoying a couple beers, and eating yummy food.
I can't say enough about the experience. I think it was an incredible value (4 days training, 5 nights, 4 dinners for $500). Training was from 9-noon, 2 hr lunch break, and then 1-5. Dinner was from 6:00-7:30. I hope to go back next year. One woman was from the St Louis area and it was her 7th camp with Bud.
It was a 7-hr drive from my home. For anyone within a day's drive of Bud's, I highly recommend it! I could go on and on about it. There wasn't an hour that I didn't like.
Lois
It was a great experience and great fun. Bud is entertaining, thorough and persistant. For me, itt was a spontaneous decision to attend. When I inquired about how much experience I needed, Marsha, Bud's wife, promptly replied that camp was for all levels and noted that this particular week there were only 3 dogs registered and two were novice so we would be a perfect fit!
Bud does a blog and covered some of what we did in camp on www.agilityvision.com on Days 32-34 of his blog.
Speed was introduced to the full-height A frame, chute, and a cautious intro to the teeter. We ran some rather long sequences too and practiced all kinds of handling moves.
What I wanted most was to be coached as a handler. Bud was tremendously helpful and I need all the help I can get. He's persistant and articulate, and does a great job of coaching in an animated, fun way.
I rented one of the cabins on their property. It had a fully-equipped kitchen and new bath. It was such fun to get up and walk to the training center each morning, walk back to the cabin for lunch, relax and watch a movie in the evening. Camp included dinner with Bud and Marsha in their lovely log home. Marsha is a great cook and we had fun visiting, enjoying a couple beers, and eating yummy food.
I can't say enough about the experience. I think it was an incredible value (4 days training, 5 nights, 4 dinners for $500). Training was from 9-noon, 2 hr lunch break, and then 1-5. Dinner was from 6:00-7:30. I hope to go back next year. One woman was from the St Louis area and it was her 7th camp with Bud.
It was a 7-hr drive from my home. For anyone within a day's drive of Bud's, I highly recommend it! I could go on and on about it. There wasn't an hour that I didn't like.
Lois