Do you compete in any dog sports?

**Tollers-n-Dobes** · 08-01-2006, 12:49 AM

I don't *think* we've had a poll like this yet, and I was just curious.

So, do you compete in any dog sports (Agility, Flyball, etc.)? Even if you don't compete, have you taken your dog to any sort of dog sport classes? If you don't compete or haven't trained in any, would you ever like to get involved in any of the dog sports?

I'd like to compete with Tango in agility and Rally-Obedience someday, but haven't gotten there yet as she needs to learn to focus on me in public instead of on the other dogs and what they're doing. Right now, I've been putting her through basic obedience classes and private lessons to help with this and socialize her better with other dogs and so far, its working and she's coming along very nicely. She did go to a couple of agility lessons before, but she wasn't ready for them. She knows all of the obstacles pretty much (has trouble with the teeter, it scares her a bit) but as soon as another dog barked, all attention she had on me was gone and she flew off any obstacle just to get to the other dog. She has an awesome recall, so I could get her back to me, but it just wasn't the right time. By next year, I'm hoping to get her back into agility classes as I think she'll be able to handle them by that time and then later on next year (probably in the fall) I'd like to get involved in Rally-O and take some Rally classes. Who knows, I might just focus on agility next year and get involved with Rally later on. With my next Toller, I'm hoping to compete in agility, conformation, and probably just regular obedience with her.

**.sarah** · 08-01-2006, 12:54 AM

I don't, but I might do agility with Buck.

I had Nova in agility classes until I found out she had hip and elbow dysplasia. We're going to set up a course in my backyard and she will run it back there, but I won't compete with her. She loved it and was pretty good, so it's a shame that we won't be doing it.

Luka's too much of a spaz to do agility, though she'd be awesome at it.

Buck's kinda slow, so I'm not sure if we're going to do it or not

I have a feeling he wouldn't enjoy it either, but I could be wrong.

**Danegirl2208** · 08-01-2006, 01:00 AM

i dont...but would love to, and will once my next pup comes along..im planning on doing conformation and maybe agility..and yes, for all who think Great Danes are over sized, lazy couch potatoes, they can compete in agility, and are pretty good at it too

**cloverfdx** · 08-01-2006, 03:42 AM

Yes Flyball, Obedience (Clover is back in trial training) & herding (I dont look at herding as a sport though). I would love to do Agility with Elvis but never have the time to start.

**k9krazee** · 08-01-2006, 09:20 AM

Yep, agility with Jack. He absolutely loves it, and so do I! We have our second trial coming up on Aug. 12th and 13th.

I'd love to get Kyra involved in Flyball, I think she'd enjoy it, but my mom might just do agility with her. In the future I'd like to get Jack involved in Obedience and possibly Rally.

edit: Just wanted to add that I'd also like to get involved in freestyle with Jack in the future.

**IRescue452** · 08-01-2006, 10:28 AM

Autumn knows how to do agility, but there is nothing in the area for agility. There isn't even a place for us to practice except our own yard. There is a
4-h agility competition but I'm an adult and I'm also not involved in 4-h so I can't do that. She used to know herding commands. Imagine a toller entering a herding competition!

**Chilli** · 08-01-2006, 12:07 PM

Nope. I do think that Ethan would be good at a some kind of agility or something, but he is so timid in public places with people... heck, you never know, some kind of sport might help to open him up. Anyway, the only place that offers agility is an hour away, and gas prices are too insane for that right now.

**bckrazy** · 08-07-2006, 08:46 PM

Yes, I've done Flyball, Rally-O, Agility, and some Frizbee with Gonzo. Fozzie will hopefully do all of this too!

**Iilo** · 08-09-2006, 01:57 PM

Ashley,

If your Belgian puppy is trained in Obedience, he/she should definitely be able to tackle Rally Novice without any classes really. It's mostly a HANDLER thing in the novice class -- learning the signs, keeping a loose leash, etc.

With Rien, I "do" Rally-O (he's been in one trial and has one leg, we're going to finish his RN title later this year or early next, depending on what my school schedule agrees with more) and SNOW PLAY! Once in a while we do get a chance to go to a friend's house with sibes and huskies and sled. Rien's doing really well as a wheel dog at the moment, and we're working on getting him to run lead. He was a conformation prospect, but that didn't exactly pan out, due to a certain testicle not really reappearing.

**GreyhoundGirl** · 08-11-2006, 03:51 PM

YES !!!!! I do Agility with Jenny, and she loves it, she's really fast and loves the tunnel. And the chute. And the DOG WALK. And the A-Frame. And the Teeter. And the...... OK, she loves all the obstacles. Heres a pic.

( I took me out of it

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http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=108224

I couldn't get me out of this one.