Agility and flyball

[sanford8916]

I can't wait to go see an agality event in person. We've watched them on TV and the dogs and handles amaze me. What a great way to bond with your dogs! I watch JRT on TV the other night, just young guys, chasing a little hankie through a couse and it was so funny to watch them, some of them would catch it or get alittle distracted and some made it through the whole course. I also liked the ones where they put the dogs all in a box, open the box, they all run straight to one openning in a hole in a bail of hay, their little feet kick so hard when they are being put in the box!! I like watching hearding dogs too!! Just shows you that dogs need things to do too! I am going to go to an agality event in September, Comstock Park, Michigan, can't wait!!!

[k9krazee]

Wow, gorgeous dogs, thanks for sharing Lori!! I'd LOVE to own a BC someday...but I'd like to be in a situation where I could also get a few sheep too

I am going to go to an agality event in September, Comstock Park, Michigan, can't wait!!!

Teehee! I *might* be there!! The event is actually being held by my Aunt.

[cloverfdx]

I was just wondering if there was a reason you posted the link, nothing serious.

bckracy i agree 100%.. they are not the easiest breed to train .

[Lori Jordan]

We were just talking about the flyballim in the other night in chat so i posted,i did not think it would be that big of a deal,and there is alot of diehard Border Collie lovers in here.

[cali]

Take into the equation, many Border Collies are hyper-sensitive and will s h u t d o w n if you're even feeling a little bit off, they sense that. Also because they are hyper-sensitive, teaching some obstacles and teaching contacts can take 10x longer than it takes a more easy-going breed. Not to mention, you must keep their focus while working with them, because they can become easily distracted and fixated on things going on outside of the ring. Sometimes that speed is a huge handicap, as is that intelligence, because many BC's have issues with going off on their own and taking the wrong obstacles.

lol that is so true, I remeber doing a regular coarse with Happy, we to do the weaves, she looked at them(she HATES weaves) and ran back to the start and perfectly repeated the begining of the coarse like "there, that should make up for not doing the weaves" lol oh and at her first trial she decided that the table was just a broad jump lol "I dont wanna stop, how bout I just jump it?" hehe

oh and of coarse traning tricks? everything makes her shut down, if you act too upbeat she will shut down, if you act to gruff she will shut down, if you talk "down" to her she will walk away, it's maddening lol