Talked to my trainer tonight, for some reason there are no agility fun runs by us
They were very few and far between back when I ran agility too. Nearly every weekend, there are trials it seems, so the die hards don't seem to have any time to put on the fun runs.Originally Posted by shellbell
Talked to my trainer tonight, for some reason there are no agility fun runs by us
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One thing I would recommend is to go to a few trials, without your dog first. Watch and get a sense of what goes on, and what level dogs need to be able to perform at to be successful. Make note of any distractions, etc., that you think might trouble your dog, and go home and work on it. Once you feel your dog is capable of handling everything you've seen at a trial, then go for it!
Annette
Cookie (HIT HC Jamrah's Legally Blonde, UDX, OM2, BN) 6/4/2015
Sassy (HIT Jamrah's Blonde Ambition, UDX, OM2, BN) 6/4/2015
Chloe (HIT HC OTCH Windsong's Femme Fatale, UDX4, OM6, RE) 6/7/2009
And remembering:
Scully (HC Coventry's Truth Is Out There, UD, TD, RN) 4/14/1996 - 6/30/2011
Mulder (Coventry's I Want To Believe, UD, RN, WC) 5/26/1999 - 4/22/2015
And our foster Jolie (Windsong's Genuine Risk, CDX) 5/26/1999 - 3/16/2014
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I'm friends with a number of people who currently compete, and being so close to Purina Farms there are frequent trials so I might have to go. I sort of feel like what we do in class is probably more complex than a novice level trial, but would like to see.
Lab Nationals is at Purina Farms this year and they will have all AKC levels of agility .... you can definitely aim at being ready for that. The trial is at the beginning of October. I will be there with Zola competing and Cedar along for the ride.
Oh wow, I will definitely try to come out for that! It will be fun to go even if we don't compete. But maybe we will be ready! But do dogs have to be AKC registered to compete at something like that?
LOL, I've been asking that about Rally with Grizz. I ended up putting him in an 8 week class and after 2 classes, I can already gauge his level of ability. I think by the time we are done with class, I should be able to do Novice no problem and maybe even Advanced. I am aiming for our April shows.
Jen
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Yes they do need to be AKC registered. But if you don't have papers you can get a PAL number on your dog .... I am assuming you can still compete at Lab Nationals if you believe your dog is truly a lab, but I would call AKC and ask. I do believe a lot of the agility people are going to go this year, so it should be a very good turn-out.
Yes PAL dogs can compete at Lab nationals. You should go! We might if they figure out how to get hunt tests or field trials offered!
I did RN at 6mos w/ my current pup Jen. Should not be a problem. She earned her title all w/ placements in the B class, despite her age.
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The WindyCanyon Girls (taken Summer 2018)
IntCH WindyCanyon's Northern Spy CDX RA JH OA OAJ CC (14.5 yrs)
IntCH WindyCanyon's Ruby Pink BN CD RA CC (4.5 yrs)
IntCH WindyCanyon's Kanzi BN CDX RE JH (5 yrs)
IntCH WindyCanyon ItsOnlyMoneyHoneycrisp BN RN CC (16mos)
IntCH WindyCanyon's Pippin BN RI CC (2.5 yrs)IntCH WindyCanyon's Envy CDX RE JH CC (10.5 yrs)
IntCH HIT WindyCanyon's Kiku A Fuji Too CDX RE JH CC (10 yrs)
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