Dog agility maybe?

[mollygirl1975]

Yesterday my family and I took both of our dogs to the dog park. The dog park has some agility equipment there. I thought I would try to see if I could get either of my dogs to do some of the things. So I leashed up my 10 month old APBT and she was scared of the equipment, so I didn't force it at all. So I leashed up my 3 year old chihuahua/dachshund mix and he went up on the dog walk with a little coaxing and encouragement. I was so excited and was giving him lots of praise. He did it a few more times while leashed and then I let him off the leash to go play. A little later I called him to me and we went back to the dog walk but I didn't leash him this time. I got him to go on the dog walk a few times. I was thrilled that he did it without me leading him with a leash. I let him run off and play for awhile, then a little while later I saw him by the A frame. So I went over there and encouraged him to go on the A frame. He did it! I was so proud of him and gave him lots and lots of praise. He seemed pretty proud of himself too. He had this look on his face that I haven't seen in a long time, and his tail was wagging so hard he was hitting himself in the face with it. I am thinking maybe I should consider doing agility training with him? I bet he would love it and so would I.

 

[poodlesmom]

Go for it! The two of you would have a blast!

 

[adojrts]

Agreed, find some classes with a good place. We can give you some tips on how to find a good place to train, just because a facility has equipment doesn't mean they know what they are doing
Agility is excellent for building confidence and it is so much fun (or it should be).

Good luck.

 

[lizzybeth727]

Awesome! When I started agility with my chihuahua, my friend said, "Agility with a CHIHUAHUA?? Chihuahuas can't do AGILITY!" Since then I've seen several chis (and dachshunds) running faster and more accurately than the border collies and other large dogs.

Sounds like your dog would be great!