SamanthaTopper Webboard User Reg: 03-24-2011
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6 month old puppy, lots of energy, needs something to do.
I understand that agility can be hard on the body, but it seems to me that if I set the jumps to 6 inches and make the walk and A frame low then what's the actual risk? Does anyone know? He'd be beginning so we'd go slow and steady to make sure all the foundation is right. Lots of contact practice, learning directions, tunnels, weave poles and pause table.
You are going to have a blast. Bailey is almost 6 years old now and that is still her favorite activity, whether it's at a training facility, on playground equipment, or just by using equipment we've made for our back yard. She actually shakes with anticipation for each run. With her, our trainer just made sure we limited her jumps to no higher than 16" until she was a year old. We didn't go to the full height for her size until she was 2 years old. Otherwise, have fun with it! It exhausted her mentally almost more so than it did physically. Of course, at my age, it took more of a toll on me physically but that's when I learned heat and Advil are my friend.
SamanthaTopper Webboard User Reg: 03-24-2011
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I'm not training with a club or anyone at this point. It's all self taught stuff from watching videos and reading. We'll concentrate on the easy stuff and then maybe go pay for help but I'm not pursuing it competitively at this point.
The contacts and tunnel seem self explainatory and there's a ton of great info out there to help beginners!
However, there is a flyball group that trains on Friday evenings about an hour south of me that I may get him into competitively. Their fees are really reasonable and they have a mix of all dog breeds from small to dane sized.
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