Yorkie flying through agility course

[gemy]

Originally Posted by AnneJ68

That is amazing. Bentley will be six months soon. I know he's too young yet, but I think he would love agility. But I have not idea where to even start.

Go to www.akc.org. Look up agility I think they will list trials and classes for the same.

Look up your local obedience club for same.

[gaijingirl]

Originally Posted by gemy

Go to www.akc.org. Look up agility I think they will list trials and classes for the same.

Look up your local obedience club for same.

cleanrun.com also has a page where you can search for a place to take classes. Looks to be worldwide.

Clean Run: Search for Agility Clubs and Schools

[ironmike86]

Originally Posted by AnneJ68

That is amazing. Bentley will be six months soon. I know he's too young yet, but I think he would love agility. But I have not idea where to even start.

They don't train agility till one years old. And there are requirement classes before you can train agility. They need to take them and pass or take a test and pass. You can also train yourself but imo classes teach you how to train correctly. If it's just for fun set up a course in your yard and look up advice on You tube really helps. JME

[Sharonmarlow]

Originally Posted by Maximo

I love the way the dog easily handles the tall teeter totter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-YGzXBI-ypA#!

The poor dog is being asked to jump a jump height that's way to high. Notice how he practice lands on his nose after every jump? Looks like the video is from Europe. Yorkies have to jump 14 inches over there!!! That's twice the height of most yorkies and nearly double what yorkies have to jump in the US.

Little guy is a trooper though -he's giving it all he's got.

[gaijingirl]

Originally Posted by ironmike86

They don't train agility till one years old. And there are requirement classes before you can train agility. They need to take them and pass or take a test and pass. You can also train yourself but imo classes teach you how to train correctly. If it's just for fun set up a course in your yard and look up advice on You tube really helps. JME

I've never heard of any test that is a required before taking an agility class. Of course, there are some obvious, basic obedience commands you would need to have (such as: come, sit, stay, down and they should be reliable off lead within a closed in or fenced area), but there is no special test that is required. If you wanted to train with a specific teacher or school they might personally require you to have some pre-agility class or testing, but generally speaking, I would not say that is a requirement for taking agility classes.

[yorkiemini]

AKC has these rules because they cannot do the jumps until certain plates have matured so the jumps will not harm the dog.

[gaijingirl]

Originally Posted by Sharonmarlow

The poor dog is being asked to jump a jump height that's way to high. Notice how he practice lands on his nose after every jump? Looks like the video is from Europe. Yorkies have to jump 14 inches over there!!! That's twice the height of most yorkies and nearly double what yorkies have to jump in the US.

Little guy is a trooper though -he's giving it all he's got.

That would be absolutely ridiculous. If you were running a Yorkie (who was within the breed standard size) at that 14", there is no way they would not sustain some kind of injury eventually. Definitely would not be in the dog's best interest because of all the wear and tear on their joints.

[ironmike86]

Originally Posted by gaijingirl

I've never heard of any test that is a required before taking an agility class. Of course, there are some obvious, basic obedience commands you would need to have (such as: come, sit, stay, down and they should be reliable off lead within a closed in or fenced area), but there is no special test that is required. If you wanted to train with a specific teacher or school they might personally require you to have some pre-agility class or testing, but generally speaking, I would not say that is a requirement for taking agility classes.

Well maybe classes near you but near me it's a requirement. They need to be able to do certain things before taking agility. Otherwise its a waste of class time and money

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by Sharonmarlow

The poor dog is being asked to jump a jump height that's way to high. Notice how he practice lands on his nose after every jump? Looks like the video is from Europe. Yorkies have to jump 14 inches over there!!! That's twice the height of most yorkies and nearly double what yorkies have to jump in the US.

Little guy is a trooper though -he's giving it all he's got.

I believe 7 inches is on the small side for Yorkies even in North America for conformation. I know of at least 2 grand champions here who are 10 - 11 inches. I can't see the video right now, but I will re-watch it tomorrow. Don't recall the dog landing on its nose.

Originally Posted by gaijingirl

That would be absolutely ridiculous. If you were running a Yorkie (who was within the breed standard size) at that 14", there is no way they would not sustain some kind of injury eventually. Definitely would not be in the dog's best interest because of all the wear and tear on their joints.

I don't have any experience in agility, but I do have jumpers in the house. So far, strong joints, but I understand it is not advisable to let them jump on furniture. Max jumps straight up and down almost level with our kitchen counter. Not sure how I could stop that behavior.

I thought the dog in the video was larger and that European Yorkies in general tend to be larger. Maybe that is part of the reason for the height of the jumps.

[ironmike86]

14" the jump or ht of the dog? I thought it was the jump?. Mokie is ~10 tall and he can jump . He will clear eighteen inches easy

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by ironmike86

14" the jump or ht of the dog? I thought it was the jump?. Mokie is ~10 tall and he can jump . He will clear eighteen inches easy

14" for the height of the jump.

She contends most Yorkies are 7" tall. I think that is on the small side.

[ironmike86]

I didn't see the 7" tall? But also they when I take Mokie to Obedience the facility there competes in agility and they host= "Proud host for the 2011 and 2012 AKC Agility World Team practice" They have a lady trainer there that won Nationals 2xs. So maybe there requirements are higher then else where? In all training classes if you don't start in the beginning and get a class pass. You must take a test to get placed. Otherwise the instructor will spend to much time with the dog lagging and it's not fair to the other dogs and owners. At the same time is the instructors don't spend time with the lagging dog the owners think they are being left behind and feel they aren't getting enough attention. So IMO testing is good. You don't go straight to the deep end and drown. Mokie can do everything he learns at home easily. But when in class the "distractions" make it tough. Its alot to make a "high prey" dog like Mokie listen or sit still. usually ppl who want dogs for agility they pick them. they like the Pack drive dogs. Because they listen.

[Maximo]

Sounds like you have a great training facility.

Originally Posted by ironmike86

I didn't see the 7" tall?

Originally Posted by Sharonmarlow

The poor dog is being asked to jump a jump height that's way to high. Notice how he practice lands on his nose after every jump? Looks like the video is from Europe. Yorkies have to jump 14 inches over there!!! That's twice the height of most yorkies and nearly double what yorkies have to jump in the US.

Little guy is a trooper though -he's giving it all he's got.

[ironmike86]

Originally Posted by Maximo

Sounds like you have a great training facility.

That musta been a test? I was looking for 7" Not an Algebra test
Yeah I'm looking for another Train place. That one is really nice but its for serious dogs or more for serious PPL. But it has everything even 24-7 vet. I go there for emergency'$ only. I bet that Yorkie in the Vid was tall?? He looked on the large size probably why he was pretty fast for a Yorkie?? Lots of endurance.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by ironmike86

That musta been a test? I was looking for 7" Not an Algebra test

Originally Posted by ironmike86

Yeah I'm looking for another Train place. That one is really nice but its for serious dogs or more for serious PPL. But it has everything even 24-7 vet. I go there for emergency'$ only. I bet that Yorkie in the Vid was tall?? He looked on the large size probably why he was pretty fast for a Yorkie?? Lots of endurance.

Emergency'$, I like that. So true!

I think the Yorkie in the video is a little taller and larger.