Reply With QuoteOh, Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!Originally Posted by Thorn
Barley and I competed this weekend in Novice Agility. We came home today with a first place ribbon in the Standard course (the one with all the obstacles). This was our first qualifying score!
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Victory!
Barley and I competed this weekend in Novice Agility. We came home today with a first place ribbon in the Standard course (the one with all the obstacles). This was our first qualifying score!
My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog thinks I am.
Oh, Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!Barley and I competed this weekend in Novice Agility. We came home today with a first place ribbon in the Standard course (the one with all the obstacles). This was our first qualifying score!
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Barley and I competed this weekend in Novice Agility. We came home today with a first place ribbon in the Standard course (the one with all the obstacles). This was our first qualifying score!
This is awesome.
Give Barley a pat on the head for me.
In other dog news, I got a ticket for letting my puppy ride in my lap in the car.
Guess I'll have to tie her to the roof, like Mitt Romney does.
WELL DONE Thorn & Barley!!!!!!Barley and I competed this weekend in Novice Agility. We came home today with a first place ribbon in the Standard course (the one with all the obstacles). This was our first qualifying score!
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Thank you! Here's my boy in an earlier competion, photo by Evershots (with permission):
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A happy dog doing what he loves to do.Thank you! Here's my boy in an earlier competion, photo by Evershots (with permission):
And, no doubt, a happy owner watching him.
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LOL! Watching, nothing -- I have to run with him. That's how he knows what to do next, because the courses change constantly. He's so fast that I wasn't even sure yesterday that we'd had a clean run until everybody started hugging us.It's finally sinking in that we really did it! I checked the info on the tag attached to the ribbon -- our time was 39.6 seconds, or about half the allotted time for that course.
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Outstanding! My wife and I just got a Corgy X, and I want to start him in Agility just to give him something to do. He has so much energy, and can really jump for a dog with such short legs.
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They're great dogs, and don't let the little legs hold you back. A good friend of mine runs a Corgi in Agility and they do really well. I love that little guy, too, he's just about the sweetest little dog there is (next to mine that is!). It's typical of the herding breeds to need a "job" and this is one of the best there are.
You'll want to go through some basic Obedience training before you start Agility; you really need good recall to start with. You can start on some of the contact stuff when he's young as it doesn't stress his limbs or joints, but you'll want to wait 'til he's at least a year old before you start him jumping. This is such a fun sport, and the people who do it are really great. Perhaps one day we'll see you at one of the trials!
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Ok, question: Are mixed breeds allowed to compete?They're great dogs, and don't let the little legs hold you back. A good friend of mine runs a Corgi in Agility and they do really well. I love that little guy, too, he's just about the sweetest little dog there is (next to mine that is!). It's typical of the herding breeds to need a "job" and this is one of the best there are.
You'll want to go through some basic Obedience training before you start Agility; you really need good recall to start with. You can start on some of the contact stuff when he's young as it doesn't stress his limbs or joints, but you'll want to wait 'til he's at least a year old before you start him jumping. This is such a fun sport, and the people who do it are really great. Perhaps one day we'll see you at one of the trials!
As for obedience, I worked for a dog trainer for 6 years long time ago. I trained my German Shepherd to his CD, CDX, TD, TDX, UD and Sch. III. I am giving my new dog a few more months to get really used to me before I start obedience training, and he is a shelter save so he is already about 1yr old.
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Aha -- OK, you're far, far ahead of where I was when I first started!
The AKC is changing its rules so that mixed breeds may compete in all events other than conformation. That may actually begin next year. I think that technically they'll compete against other mixed breeds, but in the same sessions as the purebreds. ASCA and USDAA may already have mixed breeds included in their competitions, so if you live somewhere where you can access those venues it's a broader opportunity. The Cloudcroft competition this year was fabulous; what a beautiful place!
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Barley's lucky. At most animal competitions the winner is served at the victory dinner!!Barley and I competed this weekend in Novice Agility. We came home today with a first place ribbon in the Standard course (the one with all the obstacles). This was our first qualifying score!
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What did Thorn do? Barley did all the work!!WELL DONE Thorn & Barley!!!!!!
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You're kidding, right?
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Thorn;
I'm wondering if the truth is more along the lines of me and my Labrador. It took him 2 seasons to train me how to hunt.
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