Thanks for the comments everyone! I like that table shot too. I have my back to him as I'm walking away, so I have no idea what he looks like- good thing he's doing what he should!
We started doing "fun-gility" about this time last year. They don't teach past the end of May, taking off until September, since it gets too hot, then we started up again and went til around Thanksgiving, then they take off again since it's too cold. So this is his 3rd time doing it, and we're in the 2nd week. I have a couple home made jumps at home that we do all the time though, so he's become pretty good at them. The class is real laid back- we do some off lead obedience work, where the trainer will have each handler/dog do things that are at the dog's ability, some harder than others. For example, he might have me put Gunnar in a down, then walk about 30-40 yards, recall him with a hand signal, put him in a down with a hand signal half way, turn and walk away again, and call him to heel by tapping my leg, never looking back at him. Then maybe do a few turns and a stand and stay or a sit/stay, then call him back in to finish. He mixes it up a lot which makes it fun. Then we hit the agility stuff. We change the course around a lot, nothing formal, but I try to have him chain as many things together as he can without stopping. He's made a couple runs all the way through with no mistakes. My trainer wants us to work now on me standing near the center of the course and pointing him to different objects. We did it today, starting with the tire, tunnel, a small jump, and the sit table, and he did those great. He's pretty in tune with doing several things in a row now, like he'll take the broad jump, window, and the highest hurdle all in a row, and he'll do the A frame, catwalk, and teeter the same way. It's a lot of fun for both of us, and it tires him out both mentally and physically.
