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Post by AmyJo27 on Feb 10, 2008 11:34:14 GMT -5
I am training my 6 month old APBT named Boomer for agility and obiedence shows! If anyone has ever shown there dog or has something they think I should know, I would love to hear it!!! My first show is on March 24! I am very excited! I think Boomer is almost ready, we are working on ignoring distractions right now. Its hard for him to concentrate on me when there are other dogs to play with around!!! Thanks ;D
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Post by emilys on Feb 10, 2008 23:46:59 GMT -5
I am training my 6 month old APBT named Boomer for agility and obiedence shows! If anyone has ever shown there dog or has something they think I should know, I would love to hear it!!! My first show is on March 24! I am very excited! I think Boomer is almost ready, we are working on ignoring distractions right now. Its hard for him to concentrate on me when there are other dogs to play with around!!! Thanks ;D what kind of shows? No legitimate organization will allow 6 month old puppies to compete in agility.. they should not even be jumping the full height till they're at least a year old. Of course he cant concentrate.. he's only a baby. You're asking too much of him. And he's unlikely to be ready mentally to compete in agility and probably not for obedience which has a strict discipline. Why are you going so fast? You have a lifetime of fun with your dog if you build for success. Going too quickly risks burnout and physical damage. The key to success in agility and obedience is to build on foundations, slowly and steadily. Are you working with a trainer? If so, I'm surprised she is encouraging you to show so soon. My recommendation is for you to step back and not rush. I trained my first dog for over a year before I even entered "fun matches". With my new puppy, we've been doing simple attention classes and obstacle basics for about 6 months, and probably won't compete for another 6-12 months until he's about 2. There's no point in competing until your dog can perform all the obstacles, including contacts and weaves, and complete sequences of 16-20 obstacles. Otherwise, you're not just wasting your money, you're setting yourselves up to fail. Believe me, I know how tempting it is to enter shows as soon as possible.. it's exciting and fun. But everyone who trains a second dog wishes she had taken more time before trialling with her first. |
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Post by AmyJo27 on Feb 11, 2008 17:04:10 GMT -5
Well, we took him through a puppy obiedence class and now that it is graduating time they do a open show to the public. Then, we get to show off how much he has learned! It's exciting I am so proud of Boomer!!! He has not started anything with agility we are just taking him on daily walks to keep him healthy and in shape!!! I will wait to show him for agility until he matures more!!!
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Post by emilys on Feb 12, 2008 14:04:08 GMT -5
Well, we took him through a puppy obiedence class and now that it is graduating time they do a open show to the public. Then, we get to show off how much he has learned! It's exciting I am so proud of Boomer!!! He has not started anything with agility we are just taking him on daily walks to keep him healthy and in shape!!! I will wait to show him for agility until he matures more!!! ok! see if you can find a local training school that teaches agility.. sometimes they have puppy agility classes where you just work on the important basics, but not jumping. you can always work on solid sit/stay/recall and attention to you. Those are critical for agility. The more basics you do, and the more control you have, the more fun you'll have. |
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Post by AmyJo27 on Feb 14, 2008 16:41:37 GMT -5
Sounds good!!! Boomer LOVES it when you tell him to sit and stay!!! He gets so proud to show off!! Thanks for the advice!!! I will look for puppy agility classes!!
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I look forward to learning much here