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Originally Posted by Ms Diane  Hello Jackson and Britster,
I was so happy to read about your agility training. I have one Yorkie. He is only 3 months old. I would like to have him do agility in the future. I think he would love it. So I have like a million questions for you. At what age did you start Jackson in training. We still have to get thru puppy training and good citizen. I know agility is a long ways off, but there's no time like the present to set goals. As much as I know Oscar would love it I have to ask how much of a toll it takes on you. I am 61 years young and have fibromyaligia. So that is also a consideration. I would love to hear more about your training.
Thank you so much,
Diane and Oscar  |
Hi, you can start basics at a very young age. Just keep everything very low to the ground, no jumping, etc. You can set up a little tunnel though for sure! Very low impact!
The jumps can be set up BUT just lay it on the ground, so the pup only has to walk over it.
No agility class will take a dog until 1 year old.
Here is a good beginner video:
It is somewhat taxing, but with a tiny dog, it's not quite as much because typically they're not going faster than you anyway! The most taxing part is probably bending over to give them their treat
LOL especially in the beginning, you're not doing full courses anyway, you're working on individual pieces of equipment at a time.