Star, my lab, has been in agility for a month now. In class, we use clicker training and its INCREDIBLE!!! Star is very bright and knows all her commands by hand signal. "Come," however, is the one thing that she will hesitate to obey, at times, if there is anything more interesting!!! Boy, can I empathize with you, RachelJ! I have almost 2 acres fenced in, and it seems that it is ALWAYS at night, or early in the morning, when everyone is sleeping, that Star will start barking at a squirrel, or kitty or whatever. For this "fun" she would just totally ignore my come command and I would be out there in my PJS chasing her; ugh! I started using the clicker method, and now she comes instantly!!! I keep the clicker on my wrist and a treat bag on my belt when we're together in the house and outside, and she gets a click and a treat for each command she obeys. You have to use a really YUMMY treat, and only a very small piece. In class we use low fat hot dogs frozen, then chopped into tiny pieces and microwaved for 8 minutes. All the fat is cooked out and the pieces are sort of dehydrated. Star goes crazy for them. The command is spoken once only; no response, and she just gets IGNORED. Anyway, there's a lot to it, and I can give you the name of a great book on clicker training if you want. There's some great websites on it too. This is the method they use to train dolphins and whales! And Daisy's Mom: There are ALL KINDS of dogs in my agility class: A huge Olde English Sheepdog, Basset, Daschund, older dogs, young dogs, etc. The most important thing is that the dog is being socialized, getting exercise and having fun with her/his person! It's also a great way to build confidence. I would highly recommend it for you and Daisy!