Carrathool Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 We have a beautiful, energetic border collie who would be exceptional at agility but with our course ata home she gets bored, we move it around, treats EVERYTHING!! anything that she would love?? she loves catching the frisbee and will do that non stop if she had the chance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Where are you? I'd suggest you start training at a club with a view to trialling. A more stimulating environment with other dogs may be the key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bordacollies4me Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 if she loves the frisbee... you need to transfer the value of the frisbee to the agility equipment... ie: dog does jump gets frisbee, the progress 2 jumps for the frisbee, same with other obstacles until she loves agility as much as the frisbee, make her work for the frisbee... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J... Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 I agree with borda - also keep any session you do very short and sharp. Quit the session while she's still really keen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrathool Posted September 12, 2007 Author Share Posted September 12, 2007 cool thanks guys we will try some of you suggestions have also been looking at discdog clubs. any you know that are near cowra nsw?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenb Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 We have a beautiful, energetic border collie who would be exceptional at agility but with our course ata home she gets bored, we move it around, treats EVERYTHING!! Weird! How many jumps do you have? What other equipment do you have? At what pace do you train? What time of day do you train? How often do you train? Is the equipment out of reach when not training? How old is the dog? My wife has a BC and I have a Staff and boredom with agility is the least of our problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MolassesLass Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 cool thanks guys we will try some of you suggestions have also been looking at discdog clubs.any you know that are near cowra nsw?? Sorry but BARK in Brisbane is currently the ONLY Australian Canine Disc club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrathool Posted September 14, 2007 Author Share Posted September 14, 2007 well i would like to know how they are started because i know people whod be interested or in bathurst... we could take over the world!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bordacollies4me Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 well i would like to know how they are started because i know people whod be interested or in bathurst...we could take over the world!!! would be great to see more disc clubs around.... speak to the bark club and am sure they will be more than happy to help you out... Brisbane And Region K9 Disc Club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MolassesLass Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Carrathool, the sport came to Australia along with a couple returning from the US. The Australian Canine Disc Association was started and then the BARK club. Anyone looking for assistance to start an ACDA club, as stated, should get in contact with Damian Noud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrathool Posted September 15, 2007 Author Share Posted September 15, 2007 Carrathool, the sport came to Australia along with a couple returning from the US. The Australian Canine Disc Association was started and then the BARK club. Anyone looking for assistance to start an ACDA club, as stated, should get in contact with Damian Noud. cool thanks might do so if i can get the time!! THANKS FOR EVERYTHING GUYS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgie_cat Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 UP the rewards - ie make em better (does she like a certain toy OR bbq chicken or something??) AND more often! Dont worry about how accurate she is doing anything - just as long as she is trying, reward the enthusiasm! When she is really keen!!! THEN start rewarding for more specific stuff... It is easy to make the mistake of making things too hard & while you wait for a correct behaviour, the dog gets frustrated/loses interest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helen Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Can't imagine a dog getting bored with agility Have you tried flyball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCNTC Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 sounds like Happy in the early stages. I would give it a rest and try flyball or disc dog, then just toss in a little agility here and there for a change. I made the mistake of pushing it with Happy, and all I did was make her HATE agility. it got to the point that she would hide when she saw Agility equipment, now she wont even do it on any occasion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrathool Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 yeah i have slowed down on the agility and she is so food orientated it's not funny... if she didnt spend all day chasing birds.... (hmmm maybe we should get the birds to do the course! ) she'd be fat. to put it plainly! am starting to train her for discdogs and she is absolutely loving it so the agility can be left to the others. the ones that like it! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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