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Comment by Kasha on June 19, 2010 at 4:40pm

Qualified and came in 1st at our first Dog Agility Trial!!!!!!!!!! Picasso your the best dog ever!!!!!!!!!

Comment by Cheri on June 14, 2010 at 7:48pm

Isn't that the truth about class being for us more than the dog at one point? Dudley totally knows what he's doing but I frequently have melt downs on the course. I lose where I am, don't know what to do next or just totally handle the situation wrong.

As for weave poles, different training methods work for different dogs. I think it's best to try to get them to think and understand what you want with the poles. They really need to learn that entrance and that they need to weave through all the poles regardless of how many are in front of them. We have two corgi's and used different methods with each of them. With Taffy we used luring. I don't recommend doing that. Basically we have to babysit her through the poles or she won't get them. We have to show her the entrance and motion her through every pole. With Dudley I tried channel weaves. He didn't get it. Then I tried Weave-a-matic. He kind of understood but not really. Then I tried 2x2 by Susan Garrett. That really clicked for him. He understands what he's supposed to do. Once he "got it" then it was just a matter of practice to get him familiar with the rhythm. Once he got his rhythm down then he really started driving through the poles. I think every dog is different and you have to find what turns the light on for them.

Comment by Leigh on June 14, 2010 at 7:30pm

Concerning weaves- it really is just practice, practice, practice! You also have to consider that corgi's are longer dogs, which means they really have to learn to maneuver their bodies through the poles.

Good luck!

Comment by Leigh on June 14, 2010 at 7:28pm

Beth-
Thats what I always say in agility class- its to teach me, not my corgi! I am the one who messes up all the time lol

Comment by Beth on June 12, 2010 at 10:14am

Jack just had his second agility class last night and I'm so excited! He's very drivey and focused. If only his handler were more coordinated. :-)

Comment by Charlie and Bode's Mom on June 5, 2010 at 8:16am

Welcome Amanda, Matt and Oliver! You will enjoy agility. Charlie is two now and we have been training for over a year. We both LOVE it!!!

Comment by Pepper on June 2, 2010 at 12:32pm

Hi Kelsey!

Pepper's been doing agility for two seasons now (Summer '09 and '10) and anyone with short dogs has a particularly hard time with weave poles it seems. From my experience, it takes more time than the other obstacles because it's not very intuitive for the dogs. Just practice, have patience, and look for the small victories first!

Comment by CorgiLove on March 14, 2010 at 11:36pm

Hi all, just thought I'd check in :) Philip and I have recently started going to trials. Mostly AKC, and a bit of USDAA. He is still in AKC Novice, but has gotten 1 Q in JWW and 2 in Standard so far. Can't wait to move on to Open!
I also started a blog geared towards our Agility adventures in case anyone wants to check it out:
http://agilitycorgi.blogspot.com/
I'll be doing a recap after every trial, but also hope to include useful info about rules, procedures, equipment, training, etc. Feel free to follow our progress on there, and/or request content via comments.

Comment by Teresa Kannard on March 1, 2010 at 11:45pm

NEW United Kennel Club corgi club starting for Pembroke and Cardigan Welsh Corgis! Click on the link below for United Corgi Club of America!
http://www.kannard.com/LD/UCCA_Homepage.html

Comment by Thiago's Mom on January 23, 2010 at 10:42am

Saturday Jan 23rd:
If anyone is in the Brentwood/Bayshore area and sees my MISSING CORGI please contact me, Maria 516-380-0400. Here is the post with the info and his picture: http://www.mycorgi.com/profiles/blogs/lost-long-island-corgi

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