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Angel + agility = perfect fit
Some of you remember that one of the main reasons I kept Angel (my
alleged foster dog) was because she appeared to be a great agility prospect. Well, we've just completed our 3rd agility class in an Agility 101 course, and the girl has IT. In large doses. She absolutely loves it. So far she's been introduced to jumps, the tire, dogwalk, tunnel and chute, and we just started weave poles. I've been able to drop the leash after one or two run-throughs with it on each obstacle, and whenever I put it back on she dances around "Aw, mom, I want to go again!". She's incredibly motivated by praise and people cheering her on (and the treats don't hurt either). It's such a joy to have a dog who really really enjoys this! There's a smooth border collie in my class: I didn't even know they came in smooth until I met this dog. Very cute. Plus an 8 month old Cardigan Corgi, all feet and ears. Name of Stumpy :-). Absolutely adorable. -- Debbie the Dogged das at spamcop dot net "Poodles are space aliens who think they've disguised themselves as dogs." - Paghat the Ratgirl |
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"Debbie the Dogged" wrote in message ... Some of you remember that one of the main reasons I kept Angel (my alleged foster dog) was because she appeared to be a great agility prospect. Well, we've just completed our 3rd agility class in an Agility 101 course, and the girl has IT. In large doses. She absolutely loves it. So far she's been introduced to jumps, the tire, dogwalk, tunnel and chute, and we just started weave poles. I've been able to drop the leash after one or two run-throughs with it on each obstacle, and whenever I put it back on she dances around "Aw, mom, I want to go again!". She's incredibly motivated by praise and people cheering her on (and the treats don't hurt either). It's such a joy to have a dog who really really enjoys this! so when can i come watch? :-) -kelly |
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"Debbie the Dogged" wrote in message ... Some of you remember that one of the main reasons I kept Angel (my alleged foster dog) was because she appeared to be a great agility prospect. Well, we've just completed our 3rd agility class in an Agility 101 course, and the girl has IT. In large doses. She absolutely loves it. So far she's been introduced to jumps, the tire, dogwalk, tunnel and chute, and we just started weave poles. I've been able to drop the leash after one or two run-throughs with it on each obstacle, and whenever I put it back on she dances around "Aw, mom, I want to go again!". She's incredibly motivated by praise and people cheering her on (and the treats don't hurt either). It's such a joy to have a dog who really really enjoys this! so when can i come watch? :-) -kelly |
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"Debbie the Dogged" wrote in message ... Some of you remember that one of the main reasons I kept Angel (my alleged foster dog) was because she appeared to be a great agility prospect. Well, we've just completed our 3rd agility class in an Agility 101 course, and the girl has IT. In large doses. She absolutely loves it. So far she's been introduced to jumps, the tire, dogwalk, tunnel and chute, and we just started weave poles. I've been able to drop the leash after one or two run-throughs with it on each obstacle, and whenever I put it back on she dances around "Aw, mom, I want to go again!". She's incredibly motivated by praise and people cheering her on (and the treats don't hurt either). It's such a joy to have a dog who really really enjoys this! so when can i come watch? :-) -kelly |
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"Debbie the Dogged" wrote in message ... Some of you remember that one of the main reasons I kept Angel (my alleged foster dog) was because she appeared to be a great agility prospect. Well, we've just completed our 3rd agility class in an Agility 101 course, and the girl has IT. In large doses. She absolutely loves it. So far she's been introduced to jumps, the tire, dogwalk, tunnel and chute, and we just started weave poles. I've been able to drop the leash after one or two run-throughs with it on each obstacle, and whenever I put it back on she dances around "Aw, mom, I want to go again!". She's incredibly motivated by praise and people cheering her on (and the treats don't hurt either). It's such a joy to have a dog who really really enjoys this! so when can i come watch? :-) -kelly |
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"Debbie the Dogged" wrote: we've just completed our 3rd agility class in an Agility 101 course, and the girl has IT. In large doses. She absolutely loves it. Yay! It's so much fun to work with a dog like that. She dances around "Aw, mom, I want to go again!". She's incredibly motivated by praise and people cheering her on (and the treats don't hurt either). It's such a joy to have a dog who really really enjoys this! You've probably seen me say this before, but... my agility instructor says that dogs do agility for one or more of three reasons: some do it because they like to please and work for their handler, some for the rewards they get, and some - this is the rarest trait - because they intrinsically enjoy doing the obstacles. Dogs who do it for only one reason are harder to work with - the ones who only do it for the handler usually being the most difficult. Most dogs who do well in agility do it for at least two reasons; the dogs who do *best* tend to be those who do it for all three. Sounds like you've got a 3-reason dog. ;-) |
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"Debbie the Dogged" wrote: we've just completed our 3rd agility class in an Agility 101 course, and the girl has IT. In large doses. She absolutely loves it. Yay! It's so much fun to work with a dog like that. She dances around "Aw, mom, I want to go again!". She's incredibly motivated by praise and people cheering her on (and the treats don't hurt either). It's such a joy to have a dog who really really enjoys this! You've probably seen me say this before, but... my agility instructor says that dogs do agility for one or more of three reasons: some do it because they like to please and work for their handler, some for the rewards they get, and some - this is the rarest trait - because they intrinsically enjoy doing the obstacles. Dogs who do it for only one reason are harder to work with - the ones who only do it for the handler usually being the most difficult. Most dogs who do well in agility do it for at least two reasons; the dogs who do *best* tend to be those who do it for all three. Sounds like you've got a 3-reason dog. ;-) |
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"Debbie the Dogged" wrote: we've just completed our 3rd agility class in an Agility 101 course, and the girl has IT. In large doses. She absolutely loves it. Yay! It's so much fun to work with a dog like that. She dances around "Aw, mom, I want to go again!". She's incredibly motivated by praise and people cheering her on (and the treats don't hurt either). It's such a joy to have a dog who really really enjoys this! You've probably seen me say this before, but... my agility instructor says that dogs do agility for one or more of three reasons: some do it because they like to please and work for their handler, some for the rewards they get, and some - this is the rarest trait - because they intrinsically enjoy doing the obstacles. Dogs who do it for only one reason are harder to work with - the ones who only do it for the handler usually being the most difficult. Most dogs who do well in agility do it for at least two reasons; the dogs who do *best* tend to be those who do it for all three. Sounds like you've got a 3-reason dog. ;-) |
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"Debbie the Dogged" wrote: we've just completed our 3rd agility class in an Agility 101 course, and the girl has IT. In large doses. She absolutely loves it. Yay! It's so much fun to work with a dog like that. She dances around "Aw, mom, I want to go again!". She's incredibly motivated by praise and people cheering her on (and the treats don't hurt either). It's such a joy to have a dog who really really enjoys this! You've probably seen me say this before, but... my agility instructor says that dogs do agility for one or more of three reasons: some do it because they like to please and work for their handler, some for the rewards they get, and some - this is the rarest trait - because they intrinsically enjoy doing the obstacles. Dogs who do it for only one reason are harder to work with - the ones who only do it for the handler usually being the most difficult. Most dogs who do well in agility do it for at least two reasons; the dogs who do *best* tend to be those who do it for all three. Sounds like you've got a 3-reason dog. ;-) |
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