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We still have some teeter and weave pole work to do and Speed has gone from crazy dog to sometimes looking reluctant and running slowly. I think he's confused about his job at times and I need to work on handling. When he seems reluctant, I start having 2nd thoughts about agility but he's...

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...

I'm enjoying this thread as well. When I adopted Speed I had no idea I was going to fall so hard for agility. I have wondered if I would have still adopted him if I had known more about agility. He has a lot of great qualities and is learning so fast that I have no regrets and no preconceived...

I found Cleanrun.com to be a great resource of books and really like "From the Ground Up -- Agility Foundation Training for Puppies and Beginner Dogs" by Kim Collins

I'm looking at practice tunnels. On this site, www.ntiglobal.com, they list 4-inch and 6-inch spacing of the rings. I assume the 4-in spacing makes the tunnel more durable. Does the spacing makes a difference to the dog on their feet? Any advice/recommendations for a 10-ft practice...

Thanks for the replies! This morning Speed made a full rotation in both directions. He's also backing up without hopping. I need to try the ladder work next. Lois

Speed and I are starting our intermediate agility class tomorrow and really looking forward to it. I have found "From the Ground Up -- Agility Foundation Training for Puppie and Beginner Dogs" by Kim Collins to be an excellent book for me. I also have a couple issues of Clean Run magazine and...

Speed & I finished beginner agility last week and will begin intermediate class next week. While on 'break', I'm working with Speed on rear-end awareness. I started with a phone book. He caught on in 2-3 days to consistently placing both front feet on the phone book. I started shuffling my...

Thanks to everyone for your input. I think it will be wise for me to change how I feed him on days we train, especialy since we're in the early stages of training and using food rewards. I will check out the forums on dog food too. Lois

How do you balance treats/food? Good Morning, Ever since I adopted my dog I have wondered how to balance food/treats/extra food after training classes or long hikes. We hike 4 miles/day on week days, up to 8 miles on weekends. We take a 1-hr agility class once per week. He's a...

Thank you to all! I want to make sure I don't start off with the wrong routine. We've been working in targeting at home, have a 1-hr class. I need to read about flat training. We mainly have fun hiking and mtn biking in cooler weather. We only get to practice about 10-15 minutes a few...

I'm Brand Spankin' new to this forum and new to agility. My dog and I have had 4 beginner agility classes and we're hooked. He's not afraind of any of the equipement so far and is doing well. I'm sure we will continue with intermediate class. My question is how much time per day and how...