Zach Poles 12 Dec

Ok so I have started 2x2 weave training with Zach but have taken it very slow...spent some time on the entries, which he understands. He is on 4 straight and last set angled. This video was taken after not having done it for a whie, but we getting there. Still lots of work to do, but work in progress....

Brandi weave training

At the moment weaves and entries are what we are really working on. I am extremely pleased and happy with where we are but still a way to go, especially with her entries. Here is a video of some clips from last nights training. I also wanted to check if she could enter weaves on her own from a distance and to do them without me been there...well she did. I sent her from 5m meters away....must say I am chuffed with that.

Rush starting out

I have started some foundation training with Rush. We have started the "wait", table training, targeting and go-rounds. I am very pleased with how he is coming along. Here are some videos of his " 1st " sessions of what we have started training.

Brandi's Weaves

We did some weave training on Wednesday evening...here is a video of a few clips...Very proud of where we are and happy with her progress!

Where do I start

That was the question I asked myself. After doing some obedience training I started watching some agility on the side. I found myself very interested in the sport but at the time did not have a dog that I could start training. I then rescued 2 dogs ( my aussie type and jack russell cross ) and decided thats it I want to start agility. So the question I asked..where do I start? Well in PE we have some training clubs but none that particulaly train agility. I went down to the 1 club for a few nights where most competitors train ( unfortunately none are trainers ) so I jumped in and started doing a few jumps. Gee I thought my dog can actually go over a jump..little did I know that most dogs could do that and there was alot of foundation work that I had missed out on. I continued going down every week getting my dog over a jump, running between jumps, trying to do the bendies ( with food ) and coaxing my dog over equipment. I really thought my dogs were getting somewhere. I then started chatting to some trainers and I realised that there was actually ways of training certain obstacles, and not the way I was doing it. I then met a trainer who had a small training group, they met once a week and trained together, she gave them advice, helped with problems and guided them with "how" to teach certain things. By then I was really keen to be competitive. I wanted to join this group however there was a limit to the number of people, but luckily for me someone stopped going. I was asked if I wanted to join. and THATS where it all started. I was given some homework to do, focus exercises and foundation work...guys if you want to get somewhere you need to put in the effort at home. I have been training / competing with my terrier for about a year now and we have had some trying times, but have had great support and encouragement from my training group / instructor. So back to my question Where do I start? This is my first dog being trained in agility, my first blog and I have a 10 week old border collie that I am starting out - we all have to start somewhere!