We tried it and we like it!

[Stosh]

Had our first agility class tonight and Stosh loved it! I never thought he would go in the tunnel and he did- it seemed to suck him right in. Same with the chute, he couldn't get enough of it and came out bouncing and wagging. I was shocked! I haven't seen him have this much fun without sheep involved.

This killed me- a woman with a black standard poodle came to class and the poodle had on a bright pink collar with studs all over it and the woman was wearing black slacks and a pink top and gold sandals with studs on them. And she was carrying a big silver purse. Finally the instructor said "M'am you're going to have to put down your purse". I doubt she'll be back.

[MaggieRoseLee]

WHOOHOOO!!!! Another Agility Addict in the making!

Would have loved to see video of the first class! It's so cool if you can get some cause they learn so fast. Crazy to see how different they are in a short amount of time. BTW, the power of the Sucking Tunnel has been shown to you! Once they learn to love them they can really really really LOVE THEM!!!

[paulag1955]

Hey, there's nothing wrong with pink, studded collars! Shasta wants one!

It's good to hear Stosh had fun. We are making progress on Shasta's issue so hopefully we'll be able to give agility a try soon.

[Stosh]

It wasn't the collar on the dog so much as the owner's matching outfit- to run agility in a dirt floored arena. With no a/c. Stosh loved the tunnel and chute- he was out before I could even get to the end to catch him. And this is from the big lug that only moves when he sees a frisbee or a sheep. I underestimated him, as usual!

[paulag1955]

Oh, man...I can hardly wait to try it!

[Cassidy's Mom]

Originally Posted by Stosh

Finally the instructor said "M'am you're going to have to put down your purse". I doubt she'll be back.

You know, if she'd only worn sensible shoes.....

[Cassidy's Mom]

BTW, is it wrong that Halo has a pink and black flyball harness and I got her a custom flyball tug in the same colors?



At least *I* don't match when we go to class!

[Stosh]

I say take Shasta and let her rip. Stosh is deep into the terrible twos and the activity and new fun was good for him. He's not aggressive but he doesn't take any crap off of any dogs and that includes getting too close to his left side of his head because of the gunshot incident. He soon forgot all about putting everyone in line and had a blast. He's crashed out which was my goal.

[paulag1955]

I'd be embarrassed to take her. She's so reactive when she's on leash and we're still working on her recall. It doesn't help that my husband and I have very different ideas on what constitutes well-behaved. But we're working on it and seeing progress. I think by January she'll be ready....that gives us time to get a routine going with it before her little brother comes home in the spring.

P.S. When I say reactive, it's not in a fearful or aggressive way, it's in a, "Oh, look, there's a dog! Hey, Dog! Look at me! Look at me! I need to get over there right now!" sort of way.

[wildo]

Awesome Stosh! I agree with MRL- another agility addict in the making. Keep going- it only gets more fun as you go! Just wait until you get to do some basic sequences, talk about fun! But don't forget, foundations, foundations, foundations...