Joining Obedience, Which Dog?

[rexiam]

I would love some input.

I am joining an obedience club in 2 weeks and am going to take my 17 month old Golden Retriever.

I really think my Dad's kelpie needs to go too. I want to know if it will be any use to take him as he is not my dog. I do see him once/twice a week.

He is about 8 months old.

[Kavik]

Obedience requires lots of practice at home, where you can go over the exercises with less distractions than class and lots of repetition. Going to a class and not practicing is not going to help much. So I would recommend going with your own dog. You can use what you learn with your dad's Kelpie as well. Classes are often more about training the handler than the dog.

[rexiam]

Ok thanks for the input :D Much appreciated.

[RachelleBuck]

My cousin trains one of my dogs for me. She is 5 now and while he only sees her a couple of time a week he loves her like his own and she loves working for him. I think more than anything obedience is great to get a dog out and socialising with other dogs. As long as you not expecting the dog to become a UDX dog over night it might be good to take your Dad's dog out just for some interaction. Kelpies love getting out and about.