I had trouble at first getting Steve to give up the ball for a tug. We worked a lot on Premacking it- if he'd tug, he'd get the ball thrown. No tug, no ball throwing. Whether it was just luck or actually sound training methods, I ended up with a dog with a helluva tug drive even in the face of Ball Ball Ball Ball OMG BALL
I just restarted Steve in agility. He's definitely one of those over-the-top dogs and flyball has probably exacerbated it, but he had that before he ever saw a flyball box. I'm curious to see how things go for him. His breeder competes very successfully with a couple of her flyball dogs (and they're sub-4 dogs, so very motivated, drivey dogs) in agility, so it can definitely be done. I'm not sure what she starts first.
A nice Papillon could be a great flyball dog, and I bet a lot of fun.
I just restarted Steve in agility. He's definitely one of those over-the-top dogs and flyball has probably exacerbated it, but he had that before he ever saw a flyball box. I'm curious to see how things go for him. His breeder competes very successfully with a couple of her flyball dogs (and they're sub-4 dogs, so very motivated, drivey dogs) in agility, so it can definitely be done. I'm not sure what she starts first.
A nice Papillon could be a great flyball dog, and I bet a lot of fun.