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Originally Posted by catser2002  
Yea Dougal! That really sounds like a lot of fun. Guess it is true that agility is as much a test for the handler as for the dog. |
It sure is - it's such a mental challenge. You know that most of the time the reason the dog isn't doing something, or did something wrong it is your fault. It's amazing how much of our body language they pick up on! Both in the ring and out.
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Originally Posted by catser2002 I would love to at least introduce mine to agility. We went to a couple of beginner classes before we got then -- just to check it out and meet people. We took them to a meet a few weeks ago and we had to pick them up to keep them from running onto the course. |
I say just DO IT! You don't have to be good at it - just enjoy it. That's my attitude! But you've gotta try.
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Originally Posted by catser2002 Archie would have no problem with the hurdles. We call him Archie the Springbok. He can flat jump to my chest level. That table where they have to sit still for, I think, 5 seconds on the other hand.......... |
Wow is Archie part Kangaroo? Neither of my two is particularly *springy*. The Wee has lots of hindquarter strength from leaping onto the bed from all the way down where she is. Dougal's twice her size.
Attention and focus come - with LOTS of practice and patience, and then some more practice and patience!
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Originally Posted by catser2002 Good luck on your search for a suitable photographer.  |
Sigh... this girl lives in hope -- oh yeah and he needs to be handy with the vacumn cleaner, good at making coffee and .... the list goes on.
