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Performance Yorkie? Would you consider advance training with your Yorkie? Doing a sport or competition with him or her? If so, which ones? (admin please delete the repeat post - the computer loaded the post before I got to making the poll!) |
I bought Bailey as a 'show prospect' and intend on showing him. He's entered in a show in a few weeks actually |
I would really like to have my dogs in agility and obedience. Right now I'm am a 6 hr drive to the nearest classes but soon we we more to the city I do plan on signing them up. I used to teach basic obedience many years ago and loved it. |
When my children are a little older and I have more time to dedicate, I would love to do something with my dogs. Not showing! But definately something. I'm actually not sure what some of those things are. Could you briefly explain them? |
At the end of this week, my web designer will have posted a article on my website explaining each of these sports. In the interim, you can browse the links and the info already posted which will take you to sites related to each of these sports: http://www.mightymitedoggear.com/links.html For those interested in agility - read the "interview"! |
After the show this weekend in my area and talking to you, Yorkipower, I got some great leads for trainers in my area and plan to get started right away. Hefner had a good time on the agility course and wasn't afraid of anything! I am excited to get started. Is there aminimum height becauae he is pretty small? |
Thanks!! |
obediance........... HAHAHAHAHAHA actually toby is really good at agility and he would probably do really good at flyball |
My close friend is an agility instructor so we will be giving agility a whirl this fall. I doubt we would go so far as to actually compete but who knows? It should be a fun new experience for all of us! |
Bo adores running and chasing balls and being outside in general. I wish I was able to work with him on agility but I can't. I've never seen a dog that can turn on a dime, race thru the living room at top speed, leap in mid-run and is completely fearless. Are all Yorkies like this?? |
For all those who are considering doing agility with their dogs, I strongly encourage you. Even if you aren't sure about ever competing, you should know that there are now so many different agility "venues" that there's really something for everyone. If you have a very small Yorkie, the Teacup Dog Agility Association (the good "teacup" lol) is something to look into - the biggest inhibitors for small dogs are the jump heights, A-frame height and seesaw tipping weight but in TDAA these are,, and can be, all lowered. A link to TDAA and many of the other agility organizations can be found here: http://www.mightymitedoggear.com/linkstraining.html |
I went to see an agility show and it was really fun . My friend Annie is doing agility with her 2 Yorkies . Nathan is 4 pounds and Roady is 5 pounds . |
I signed up for agility but got an assignment on that day of the week...so I didn't get around to it... Maybe next year! :D |
Freestyle? Someone voted for freestyle! Who here is doing freestyle or planning to do freestyle with thier Yorkie!? How cool! :D |
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Good luck at the show! Which class are you entering? What's his breeding? |
I voted for freestyle, but if I'll have the time I don't know. I just think it would be so cool to do :) |
I just remembered what got me wanting to do freestyle - this video: http://www.orionhundesenter.com/chaplin6.wmv Gave me so many fantasies about what I could do with my dogs :) |
Oh cool! Great link. For those new to freestyle, it is otherwise known as heeling to music but that doesn't do it justice since dogs perform tricks and must be able to heel in front of and on both sides of the handler as well as perfrom spins and leaps. It really is doggie dancing! I grew up dreaming of doing olympic Dressage (well, that's one that goes to the childhood wayside. I think I'lll live). But freestyle really hit a cord for me too. What I esp. like is that it seems less rigid that competitive obedience but requires the same level of training. Every year, at the Yorkshire Terrier Specialty, "Rainy" - OTCH Robthy's Wapped in Rainbows performs his freestyle routine. Beyond cute! I was thinking freestyle would be a nice alternative career for pretty Penny! : ) Here's one of my old time fav freestyle routines: http://www.webpagetutor.com/mightymi...opic.php?t=270 |
You know? I just realized ITS THE SAME TEAM! One routine is to Charlie Chaplin and the other is to Gladiator but it's the same guy with his amazing BC. What an incredible freestyle team! |
Thats amazing!! How would you even start something like that?? I guess, first, I would have to teach Bell not to run away, which at this time, I'm still having problems with.. |
I would be lying to impress on you that I am THAT accomplished a trainer. If I was even half as good, Bun would have learned not to ram himself into the front door every time the doorbell rings! lol. But basically, training is training. You make a picture in your mind of what you want a dog's end behavior to be and then break up that behavior into the smallest of units and train each indivdiaully. So, instead of looking at the routine as whole -pick one behavior - for example bowing. So how does the dog learn to bow? Perhaps, there was a piece of food placed in front of it? Or perhaps a taget stick? It's a pretty easy thing to teach and yet, there it is, a component of a major more intricate performance. What training takes mostly is time and patience. |
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