Agility

[3GSDMom]

It's nice to hear success stories like that. Gives me hope

[pitc9]

Boy oh boy does Travis sound like my Buddy!
I tried taking him to the dog park once (at PT meeting) and all he did was bark his ever loving head off at dogs that came near him.

I hold high hopes that she will be able to help Travis! Then you can send her to Ohio to work the same magic on Buddy.

[3GSDMom]

Must be a male thing My friends Male GSD [he's about a year old] is just starting to show this behavior Just like men to be so difficult LOL

[Freedom]

Oh how exciting to have a chance! Great news, hope you get to the meet up tonight!

Lacey started her first Agility class last night. It took two 7 week courses of Basic Manners and then Beyond the Basics to build her confidence to the point that she would do anything but cower when larger dogs were present. Given her size, MOST dogs are larger dogs! I was SO thrilled to finally get into the Agility class, and she did very well.

Wishing you the same joy and success!

[3GSDMom]

Congrats to you and Lacey!

[Giselle]

Oh pfft! Those aren't problems

Once you get more into agility, you start to realize the vast amount of problems that agility unearths in even the most gentle of dogs: zoomies and control problems, anybody? By the way, you might want to invest in Control Unleashed. It's geared towards reactive and fearful and similar agility dogs.

Ivy has self-control issues a la leash reactivity, zoomies, and arousal problems. When she gets over-aroused, her behavior can go awry and she has attacked my classmate's dog after completing an obstacle. Trust me, you aren't alone ;] I'm currently gathering a group of people who've read and are utilizing CU techniques with their own dogs so that we can work together on our problems. You'll be fine, trust me!