Am I Able To Do Agility With My Merel Great Dane?

[greatdanes]

ive herd that i cant do agility with my merle great dane,but then ive seen in pitures people with merels doing agility id really like to do something with him as he is only on a limited register because he is a merel.

[poodlefan]

Any dog can be eligible to compete in agility. If he is on limited register, he can compete on those papers in ANKC agility. Dogs without pedigree papers can be registered as Associates for ANKC agility. The other forms of agility register any dog.

Agility isn't easy for a Great Dane (especially the tunnels) but there's at least one out there with some ANKC titles.

Edited January 19, 2008 by poodlefan

[kelpiechick]

There's a Great Dane in Queensland doing well at agility, so I've heard.

You might also want to check out this link for run down of Great Danes in US doing agility at the highest level.

[stormie]

The dane in Qld is Ch. Thunderfire Brilliant Csaba.

Remember that a 10month old dane still has a lot of growing and developing left to do. It's best to keep things gentle with them until they have stopped growing. You can still practice tunnels and do a few small jumps here and there, but best not to do anything too hard for a growing dane pup.

[bridgie_cat]

There is a Dane I see doing agility around victoria I think... or SA... we are close to the border.. I get confused

Max height = 600 - so he just steps over the jumps

Do it! See if he enjoys it! Just make sure you keep him at a good weight - the bigger the dog, the more stress it is on joints etc to be jumping and carying any extra weight ;)