I celebrated my 28th birthday not so long ago and my mom gifted me The Beginner's Guide to Dog Agility
and the Kyjen Dog-Agility Starter Kit
. I'm pretty excited about it and wish I wasn't traveling these next few weeks so Winnie and I could start playing with it. Personally, I think it's pretty cool I still get toys for my birthday. My brother, thinks it's a sign that I'll never get something for myself again. That this year my birthday gift was really a gift for mom's 'grand-puppy' and without a doubt future birthday gifts will be for "the two of you", the family", "the house", or whatever applies at the moment. He may be right but for now I don't mind. 
Neither Winnie or I have tried Dog Agility before. To be completely honest, I'd be thrilled if she just came every time I called her but perhaps something more stimulating to focus on will bring her around. (It's not that she doesn't come because she doesn't understand... she doesn't come because I'm not offering anything better than what she has at the moment... jerk) The book outlines traits that could indicate a dog would be successful in the sport such as:
- High Energy Level (check)
- Willingness to Run (check)
- Interested in Working with You (hum... checkish)
- Pray Drive (check)
- Confidence (check)
- Trust of People (check)
- Positive with other Dogs (check)
- Good Health (double check)
One of the book reviews on Amazon when something like "My 12 year-old loves it" so my confidence is restored. It is full of pictures and bulleted lists for easy/fun reading. Wish me luck. I'll be sure to post frequent updates. :-)
2 comments:
i wouldnt dream of trying to train butterball to do agility....he gets too distracted too easily. (ex: dog park we call him he runs to me and sees a dog he wants to greet and forgets about everything)
hope winnie enjoys your birthday present hehe :)
Ha... dog parks can be that way. :-) I think we're going to try "back yard" agility before anything else.
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