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09-08-2005, 05:12 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Unionville, CT
Posts: 243
| Agility help needed desperatley Some of you may remember that I started doing agility with Rika. Anyway, here is a copy of the e-mail I sent a lady who trains agility dogs and I'm kinda just copy-pasting it hoping that someone here could maybe pitch in some advice too since everyone on this forum has a Yorkie. Thanks. I've been trying to do agility with my 18-month old Yorkshire Terrier, Paprika. I just started with her a few months ago, I think it was July that I started. She started out great, learning all the obstacles very fast (except the weave poles) but now...it seems like she has no motivation to do it. I have to have her on leash to do any of the obstacles and even then its a challenge. I'm wondering if maybe she just doesn't enjoy it and if I should wait until we're able to get another puppy to continue my fascination with agility? I've tried everything to motivate her: toys, any kind of treat or food you could imagine, games anything. I don't want to force her to continue if she is not happy. Her trainer does not have any advice for us but to keep trucking on. (She's not a very good trainer but the only one within reasonable distance to us with all the equipment.) I just have no idea what to do. Please, can you give me any advice? I'm desperate. I love the sport but I want my dog to love it too. Please, if anyone can help me I'd appreciate it.
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09-08-2005, 08:17 AM | #2 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Soddy Daisy, TN
Posts: 733
| No help or advise. Just wanted to say that it's terrible that she has lost interest in this. I know you have been working on this for real intent for success. Having a good trainer probably would make all the difference in the world, too. |
09-08-2005, 10:01 AM | #3 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chico,California
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| agility in a group or one on one Hi when i first started doing agility i had a great trainer who is a Doggie Dancing lady and she insisted all new dogs come in a group and not one on one ... she knew what she was doing sob Diana moved to Texas *lucky ppl in Texas* but the group setting where we all cheered eachother on and claped and yelled for the other dogs was just so charging for the dogs and the handlers 20 women clapping and yelling Yay Tamale was just what drove my dog .. hot dogs too helped good luck ps dont give up look for other ppl who are not trainers who want someone to pratice with my kids play in the tunnel all the time jamie |
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