whitka Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Definitely use the dog you have now, it will be a great learning experince for you I would love to get into agility but my boy is to old and I wont be able to get another dog for a while. My mum has kindly allowed me the use of her dog ( a little fluffy thing ) which will be a big learning curve for me as I have never trained a little dog before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huski Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 The first dog I ever trained for dog sports was my beagle and it was an awesome learning curve! I train a working line Malinois now and what others have said about learning to drive before getting behind the wheel of a Ferrari is so true. Learn as much as you can now, work on your handling skills and the more experience you have the better you will be selecting the right dog for you when the time comes. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry's Mum Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Another breed you can consider for agility is a Koolie - there are lots doing agility and they are often very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/user/BonniePaws?feature=watch I enjoyed these :) You obviously put an awful lot of work into teaching your gorgeous girl ! I like the Play Dead trick ) You are worried Bonnie is getting slow ... I thought of two reasons .. which may or may not apply .. Rewards are too far apart ? She has nothing valuable towards which to work ? Boredom ... ? Multiple times, for example thru weave poles, in the same order may be not what she enjoys ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clover Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 (edited) I think you are doing a good job for a beginner well done. I would be looking at getting both your own and the dogs enthusiasm/ excitement built up. And mixing it up again, repetition often results in a bored dog. Edited to ad: as the owner of 3 working type border collies living in suburbia they were a lot of work when they were young (now 9.5 and a nearly 2 year old). Edited May 20, 2013 by Clover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickie Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Have sent you a pm Emily :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty&biscuit Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I started agility with cherry when I was 8, it was a challenge especially as she had no respect for me haha! But after lots of training and hard work we started competing when I was 10. She did really well and we kept going up until this year. When I was 14 we got rusty, and boy has he been a challenge! But he has taught me so so much! Like you I would love a performance border collie or highly strung rescue dog, but I will wait until I finish uni before I think of it, I imagine it'd be a lot of work! Definitely keep working with your mums dog, you're doing do well and it really is so much fun! Who knows, in a few years time we might see you out there with a super speedy border collie and great handling skills :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconRange Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Out of interest though, what kennels - working line and show line - would people recommend if someone was interested and ready for a performance BC? I wouldn't be taking on one for 3-5 years as I've got more work and things to do with my current Border, but after then, I certainly might consider one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Out of interest though, what kennels - working line and show line - would people recommend if someone was interested and ready for a performance BC? I wouldn't be taking on one for 3-5 years as I've got more work and things to do with my current Border, but after then, I certainly might consider one. There has already been several recommended in this thread if you read back through the posts :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconRange Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) Just wondering if any more should be added to the list. =) Edit: So far mentioned have been: Guiremere Kayladene Adensly Kerodan Dunwurkn Calanais Winpara Danari Nahrof Dalheath Terrabella Edited May 21, 2013 by FalconRange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I would think that the list could well change in the next 3 to 5 years as well so it is worth looking at dogs you like at trials or training and speaking to their owners to find out more about where they come from. Also some kennels have dogs from quite different lines so as well as asking about the kennel a dog you like comes from I would be finding out the lines behind it as well and looking into those lines and trying to find out about other dogs from the same lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCNut Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Just wondering if any more should be added to the list. =) Edit: So far mentioned have been: Guiremere Kayladene Adensly Kerodan Dunwurkn Calanais Winpara Danari Nahrof Dalheath Terrabella +1 for Calanais :) My 15wk girl is from Calanais, absolutely gorgeous and driven! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconRange Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) I fully expect that the list will change. Some may not still even be breeding by that stage, I guess. It's nice to get some ideas from others within the community though. I should take the advice on board and start a notebook with impressive dogs and their lines though - too hard to remember otherwise! Thanks piper. :) Have fun with your little girl, BCNut! I met a lovely young girl from Calanais at a trial the other day. Looking forward to seeing her trial in future too. Edited May 21, 2013 by FalconRange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconRange Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) Bah, double post. Edited May 21, 2013 by FalconRange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayreovi Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I would add Yeoville to that list as well :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Not all Border Collies from working lines are good at agility. Working with sheep & doing agility are two completely seperate different occupations. :) Some are good at both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilymarston Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 Hello again!! So this isn't about Border Collies, just an update on Bonnie's agility. so keep reading if you would like to see how I'm going!! so today I filmed a session with Bonnie. As soon as I watched it, I found what I've been doing wrong. I haven't been rewarding her nearly enough. At one part of the clip, I made her do the same jumps over and over for a whole minute before finally rewarding her. So Bonnie is not the problem, it's clearly me!!! this is why Bonnie has been starting to walk during agility, I've tired her out!!! both physically and mentally I've been asking way too much of her. I'm guessing that how I have been rewarding Bon, or not rewarding, has changed how she's been performing. I know she wants to please me, but I'm asking way too much. so instead of just going flat out like I've been wanting her to, Bonnie has been pacing herself because she knows I'm not going to reward her soon. or she might just be bored, which is probably what's really happening. anyway, hopefully I can fix the now "not so little" problem I've created. so tomorrow I'm going to give agility another go, but I'm going to reward much shorter sequences and keep everything positive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Good on you It is hard to be self critical sometimes. Don't beat yourself up about it though - we ALL stuff our dogs up....*points to self and nods* :laugh: Feel free to come join us in the Training forum. There's an agility thread in there for training, results and the odd giggle at our own handling :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilymarston Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 Thank you!! Yes, I recently started a topic looking for some near-by agility classes :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 :) :) Well Done ! looking forward to more updates , please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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