Agility class #1

[crysania4]

Last night was our first agility class at Blue Prints Dog Studio. The nice thing about this location? They're less than 3/4 of a mile away from our house. I could walk there if I wanted to, but since this is agility class I wanted Dahlia to have more energy so I opted to drive the short distance

Comments

[jeannekins]

actually, the more she does agility (or any sort of performance) the more confidence she will get/build. make sure you don't over train the jumps, though. or anything else she's nervous about. once a week is good to start. they get exposed to the stuff, then they have the week to think about it/absorb it. if you do it too much, too soon, you'll sour her to it. and remember, once you get going in agility and have learned the obstacle and are starting to run courses, you don't want her heeling. you want her to be able to work away/ahead of you. oh, and she needs to be able to work off of both sides. so when you walk, make sure you have her walk on both sides, not just the left like they do in obedience. you'd be amazed how many people can run their dogs on their left only - makes things harder.

once she learns the stuff, she'll have more fun. it's a new situation with new things, so it can be scarey. but most dogs love it once they get into it.