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Dog Agility
Dog agility started as a filler at Crufts in 1978 and has rapidly become a fast integrated sport which is great fun for dog and handler from the most amateur to those representing their country. The sport in the UK is administered by the Kennel Club amongst other newer bodies but you don't have to register unless you wish to compete at a Kennel Club open competition; and for the sake of giving it a go and having some fun it's well worth trying. The idea is to get the dog to negotiate a course of various obstacles whilst the handler stands in the middle and directs the show. That's the theory anyway, the reality is normally a good workout for dog and handler and a lot of fun and probably some frustration, if it's becoming too serious then try something else because once the dog can successfully do the obstacles most of the faults are down to handler error!
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This video I found on Youtube will resonate true for any one who has owned, worked with or knows a collie. They are so keen to please and absolutely love running.
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And then this is typical of the other end of the scale of keen, I'm not sure it ought to be Should I Stay or Why Should I Go.
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