Tibbe isn't up to Olympian status but he does love his little home-schooled agility and seems not to tire easily at all. He will politic me to train him and set up his jumps and little treat-hunt field trials. He has a ball doing all of that. He is only 5.3 lbs. but he can jump so high and when he hears a cat outside, he can jump off the couch, clearing the doggie steps entirely and about 18" beyond them and he's off. I have worked and worked to stop the latter activity so now, when I hear a cat outside, I start telling him to stay and then "doggie steps" and get over to him before he can make that dangerous a jump for a dog his size. And, when he's motivated, he can said up onto the couch from several feet away without using the doggie steps at all. Again - don't want him jumping like this so in the house I really have to watch him to stop this. I think he would do so well in actual agility but right now I'm not up to it. When we go on walks, I never can tire him out. He's sure no lap dog - he's all terrier.
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |