View Full Version : Agility is hard work :)
cinnamon
10-19-2007, 02:26 AM
I have a year old sheltie and have just started agility. She is enjoying it and is doing better than I expected. She wasn't too keen on the chute the first couple of times, but today she ran through like a trooper.
We are still working on the weave poles--I think they are her biggest challenge.
She's a fast dog. I have a hard time running as fast as her. I wish I was younger than my mid forties. :)
Now if she could just ignore the other dogs and totally focus on me....
Dekka
10-19-2007, 08:11 AM
LOL agility rocks! But no its not easy..
adojrts
10-19-2007, 08:32 AM
lol Don't we all wish we could run as fast as a fast dog!!!!!!!!!!! But it doesn't work, everytime you try to beat the dog, handling skills go down the drain as we make mistakes!!
If you have a fast dog, it takes much longer to train them but the benefits out weigh the cons. Personally I wouldn't want a slower dog, I train for speed and right from the beginning. I was told for years 'Never do anything to slow that dog down, become a better handler and trainer to deal with all that speed!"
I would rather have a 'WOW!! run, than a slower more controlled run with a higher Q rate.
houndlove
10-19-2007, 11:29 AM
Marlowe's not even that fast and I have a hard time keeping up with him! I think he's destined to be that slow/steady controlled agility dog. We were both definitely huffing and puffing after our practice session last night.
BostonBanker
10-19-2007, 02:06 PM
Don't we all wish we could run as fast as a fast dog!!!!!!!!!!!
Crap, I'm still trying to run as fast as my slower dog! My next agility partner is going to be a hamster!
Dekka
10-19-2007, 03:25 PM
Crap, I'm still trying to run as fast as my slower dog! My next agility partner is going to be a hamster!
LOL that made me laugh! :D
adojrts
10-19-2007, 03:38 PM
Crap, I'm still trying to run as fast as my slower dog! My next agility partner is going to be a hamster!
OMG Too Funny!!!
BostonBanker
10-19-2007, 07:53 PM
OMG Too Funny!!!
Just to give you an even better image to enjoy, I actually started contemplating hamster agility while working on &&^%*# contacts. I was thinking how if I ran a hamster in a hamster ball, it would just roll down the slopes and would always go to the base. The upside of the a-frame may be a challenge, but it'll give me a chance to slow down and catch my breath:D .
Agilitylabbie
10-19-2007, 08:53 PM
Just to give you an even better image to enjoy, I actually started contemplating hamster agility while working on &&^%*# contacts. I was thinking how if I ran a hamster in a hamster ball, it would just roll down the slopes and would always go to the base. The upside of the a-frame may be a challenge, but it'll give me a chance to slow down and catch my breath
OMG! Too funny! Hey, I might have to try that with my hamster...hmmm...wonder what they'd say if I showed up with him in his little hammy ball for class one night..;)
But I hear ya, there's no way I'll ever be able to keep up with Echo. I've given up & finally come to the conclusion that I just have to work on my distance skills...
adojrts
10-19-2007, 10:01 PM
Hmmmm, I think I will stick with my mini divison and consider obtaining a gerbal or dagu (sp) I heard those little buggers can jump!!!
MafiaPrincess
10-19-2007, 10:34 PM
I'd like to run a squirrel in agility ;)
PWCorgi
10-19-2007, 10:40 PM
Balou would kick all ya'lls rodent butts! :D
I've never seen a faster or more agile animal, though he doesn't listen to a darn thing I say!
adojrts
10-19-2007, 10:48 PM
Well if anyone needs to get more speed out of their choosen rodent........I have a very experienced JRT that would be more than willing to help!!!!!!!
Petie on leash, screaming on the side lines would induce any rodent to run at Mach lol.
But I think that would be considered to be a negative reinforcer:popcorn:
mrose_s
10-20-2007, 02:31 AM
lol when I'm trainign with Buster, if I don't keep up with him he stops in front of me then jumps into my chest... think that will probably slow us down if we ever compete lol
AgilityPup
10-25-2007, 04:13 PM
Zoey barks at me. Yup, my herding dog thinks Im a sheep, and barks at me... She nipped me today too! Bad dog!
LOL...
I can't keep up with Zoey eather, so she has lernt to wait for me... Or to just "go (insert obstical here)!" lol