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| Thinking Of Doing Agility With Shrek | |
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| Topic Started: Apr 23 2008, 03:47 PM (171 Views) | |
| Cotswold Terrier | Apr 23 2008, 03:47 PM Post #1 |
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Hi been thinking of doing agility with Shrek (and mouse if she stays) obviously can't start just yet as he is still young but I think he needs something to occupy his brain ... looking at starting some classes with him. If mouse stays I really do fancy doing mini agility with her. How do Terrier go at agility, do they generally enjoy it? I tried it with Spec my springer but she hated it ... broc loved it but I am doing gun dog work with him so he has enough on his plate. |
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| Halfpint1775 | Apr 23 2008, 04:06 PM Post #2 |
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Well, most of the ones I see doing it are really enjoying themselves and Peggy had so much fun last night she just ran around doing her own course
:lol: They are not as easy to train as Collies, but its really good for obedience, and soooo much fun to do with them! They can turn a lot tighter and cant half move fast!! They are still as wilful as ever so its just a case of finding the right motivator for your dog -Peggys is food, some of my friends its their toys, but all are really keen to work and seem to love it. BTW - sent the piccies of Mouse to my husband and he asked if anyone had shown any interest in her yet....wonder if he's thinking about it! If I had her - I would definately do agility with her :yes: |
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| PaulaK | Apr 23 2008, 04:06 PM Post #3 |
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Generally they love it but the mostly seem to be very vocal when they do so be prepared to have to shout. Most clubs tend to have a waiting list so probably need to get both dog's names down ASAP but you can do lots of stuff before going to classes. Try teaching left and right commands using whatever you want. I use left & right with Tom and Suzi and get and right for Dudley. Really work on a good wait command and this is essential when/if you start to compete and also for training. Also start getting them into a toy and keep it for special not every day. Toys and treat pots are fantastic for teaching targeting so you can do good contacts and be able to send them on away from you over jumps and into tunnels. If you want to have a go at targeting start by putting a treat on the lid of the pot, you need one they can't open themselves, and saying a 'get it' command then move the pot further and futher away so they get used to working ahead of you. You can do this with tiny puppies too so even if you don't keep Mouse it will be a good thing to teach her and tell her new owners about. If you don't want to give too many treats use the toy but remember you have to be there to have a good tuggy game, terriers tend to just grab the toy and run which is why I use treats. |
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| Cotswold Terrier | Apr 23 2008, 07:25 PM Post #4 |
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Right found a club via agilitynet that is up the road so just signed Shrek up to a obiediance class to get him started to get him on the road to an agility career ....... omg I can see the first session he'll be a demon wanting to play with all the other dogs |
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| Tafia | Apr 24 2008, 12:06 AM Post #5 |
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Oh my word, I can just imagine agility with Shrek is going to throw up some amusing future posts! Looking forward to them greatly! |
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| Linda & Fred | Apr 24 2008, 01:10 PM Post #6 |
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Fred loves agility, but gets too excited sometimes - the other dogs running and jumping really get him going, so by the time he gets his turn he's all over the place and I lose control. On Tuesday he was learning to run along a big dog walk (higher than my head) and he was doing great when in there on his own. I had full control, could stop and start him, down and stand him and he walked back to the beginning to heel. Add some other dogs, and he was running around like a mad thing when he got off, and crying and whining while waiting, although I could still control him while he was on the walk. They added some jump/hoops to it, and they said they will set them on fire once we've taught the dogs to do all the jumps under control. :crossedfingers: Generally though, I stay away from agility due to the over excitment leading to nipping other dogs (and me), which is a real shame as a lot of the instructors are amazed at how fast he is when I do manage to get him working. |
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| TerrierTops | Apr 26 2008, 08:12 AM Post #7 |
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Well, Flynn suffers the same complications as Fred. Don't give up, they love it so! I think you need a club that works the beginner dogs separately from the others, perhaps? Our instructor is very clear about this. When a inexperienced dog is coming off lead, everyone else is on lead! It makes a world of difference. Flynn does the same, partly because I cannot keep up with him, but our new instructor is doing me a world of good at pointing out exactly what is going on and how to fix it! To work a terrier ... ya gotta be FAST! If you can't think faster than he can run .... :help: |
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| Halfpint1775 | Apr 28 2008, 12:09 PM Post #8 |
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Heh - spot on!! :D |
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