oceanaussi Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 My 8-year-old kelpie X loves agility. But due to her age and the fact that she had HD and is now frightend of things like the A-frame, we started 'Agidience' when we were back in Germany. It's a mixture between agility and obedience. The jumps are very low and there's no weave poles and no A-frame but instead there are obedience excercises to do. It's excellent for older or handicaped dogs. I actually ran courses in Germany. Does any of you know if something like this is offered here in the Brisbane/Caboolture area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippi Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Wow, first time I've ever heard of such a thing. It does sound like a good idea though for older dogs. Is it a common competition in Europe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceanaussi Posted October 6, 2007 Author Share Posted October 6, 2007 Well, it's still faily new I think. Like I said a mixture between agility and rally-O. As far as I'm aware it's quiet popular in the USA and Canada. It was heaps of fun and despite old dogs we also had a lot of puppies in the class. As they aren't allowed to jump until fully grown makes it heaps more fun to practice obedience and chuck a few agility things in, so I will be easier later on. If agidience isn't offered here (what I assume I haven't even been able to find rally-O), I will enquire what I need to do to start up a course at a local club. Don't want the Oldies to miss out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgie_cat Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 umm... I have heard of modified jump heights in normal agility being done in melb... dont know who does it or what it is called - could just be a single club... not sure - just know a friends daughter did it with her oldie. Perhaps someone from vic will know something about this?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t(AD)pole Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 I've heard of agility/obedience but I can't remember where, although I doubt there is any in Aust at the moment (but feel free to prove me wrong! ). Bridgie cat- Do you mean the agility organisation NADAC? In NADAC one can choose to enter their dog one height category lower then normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayreovi Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Never heard of it, sounds like good fun though........same as Flygility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgie_cat Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 tadpole - that sounds right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesP Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 I'm doing agility at K9 Kompany Lilydale and all the equipment is down really low. It is just a fun thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bordacollies4me Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 ADAA have a regular program for older dogs, jumps are lower than their normal jump height, A-frame lower, no tyre or spread jumps allowed... is working out to be great and am seeing alot more older dogs still continuing on and doing well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seita Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 Some cccq trials run a veteran class as well... just for a bit of fun. I know when I lived in far north Qld most of the clubs would run a veteran class after the final agility and jumpers classes for the day - no timing or entries or anything, just a chance for the oldies to have a run around a course again. My old boy used to love it! Agidence sounds interesting... perhaps you should start a club! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monah Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Oh I wish we had this here, perfect for my HD dog!!!! How about starting it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arya Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Hey, that sounds totally fantastic!!! I actually have been doing a little of this in the ring to increase my girl's enjoyment of heeling and it has gone thru the roof because of it. Sending away in the middle of heeling pattern to jumps. Weavers, around cones, low stuff mixed in with heeling. The dogs really get into it if mine is anything to judge by and would this be a good way to start youngsters off forAgility who are too young to do the big stuff yet? Sounds great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceanaussi Posted January 12, 2008 Author Share Posted January 12, 2008 I found a club which offered Rally-O (comes close to agidience) but it didn't run well. anybody interested? maybe we can start it back up again? I've seen agility clubs where you can do lower jumps but the A-frame is NOT the thing to do for a dog with HD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bordacollies4me Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 you could always just to jumpers trials they have no contact equipment at all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peninsula.animal.aid Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 You could just try Jumpers... there is no a frame/seesaw/dog walk I don't think (please correct me if I am wrong :cool: ) I'm sure that they could keep the jumps low for her. Most clubs that offer agility also offer jumpers. Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now