[alaskayorkie]

Originally Posted by Amando

I am also thinking of getting Izzie (6 months) into some agility classes. She runs laps in the back yard like no other. She can clear the baby gate in the hallway with no problem... She just started jumped over her xpen too. (Our xpen is 4 feet tall!!!) I worry about her little joints too...

I have to figure out where the nearest classes are now that I'm spending the summer in Southern California.

Here's a Web site to help you find agility schools in your area. It's from Clean Run Magazine.

http://www.cleanrun.com/index.cfm?fu...n=clubs.search

Izzie sounds like a natural. Most instructors I've talked to suggest waiting until the dogs are a little older, closer to a year, before getting them into agility. The jumps and other exercises can be tough on the joints of an undeveloped pup.

Talk to an instructor, though, and see what they say. Maybe there's a preliminary class that would go easy on the joints. Tunnels are low stress. I bought a cheap kids' tunnel at toys R us to teach that.

Good luck!