Vickie Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 In April this year we were lucky enough to attend a series of agility seminars run by Ronda Carter from the US. Ronda sent me a link to her trial runs for 2 of her dogs from last weekend and I thought I would share since we have so many agility enthusiasts here on DOL. I often hear people comment that dogs who are 'over the top' in agility tend to be either out of control or running in a dangerous manner. I agree that this can be the case, but as we get access to world class instructors, it is something we see less & less in competition here in Aust. As you will see by the video, Ronda's dogs are lighning fast, very well trained, running safely and totally in control. The teamwork and determination that she runs with is so inspiring. I hope you enjoy watching these as much as I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavik Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 It was great to be able to attend Ronda's seminars this year. She was personable, a great speaker and showed us some great exercises. Those runs are fantastic and I hope sometime to be able to get that kind of speed and accuracy from my dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidoney Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 What a beautiful clear communicator she is and don't her dogs pay attention. The understanding between them makes it look so easy and belies the training that has gone in to their performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILK Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Wow. That was fantastic . There is nothing quite like watching an accurate agility run. I agree that her communication is impeccable. Lately I've been making more mistakes than my dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmolo Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Fantastic! I wonder how often in a week Rhonda trains her dogs on a course? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helen Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Her dogs do a great job don't they. The thing that is most interesting for me is the way she is nearly always in front of her dogs. I have found with Brittanys it is better to be behind them, being in front slows them down, don't know why, but it seems to reduce their drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickie Posted July 4, 2009 Author Share Posted July 4, 2009 I'm glad you all enjoyed the clip. Yes she is an excellent communicator, both to people and to dogs and you're right Fiona, to someone who doesn't know what it takes to train & handle a dog at that speed, she does make it look very easy. Fantastic! I wonder how often in a week Rhonda trains her dogs on a course? I am not sure Cosmolo, I know she teaches most days and fits training her own dogs into that. I do remember her saying that she trains skills & sequences rather than full courses for the most part. She also takes her dogs hiking every day & feels that is a very important part of their relationship and their fitness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopuppy04 Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 I know she teaches most days and fits training her own dogs into that. I do remember her saying that she trains skills & sequences rather than full courses for the most part. She also takes her dogs hiking every day & feels that is a very important part of their relationship and their fitness. I really like this I always think as a trainer the time spent away from the course or training at working on fitness and relationship building is just as important as what you teach on course. Great vids Thanks for sharing Vickie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickie Posted July 5, 2009 Author Share Posted July 5, 2009 (edited) We had a trial yesterday. Inspired, I tried to handle with Ronda's power & determination. Nowhere near the finesse that Ronda handles with, but I did manage a couple of the best runs I have ever done. It's amazing what your mind can make your body do . I'm going to watch her runs before every trial from now on, to get my brain in the right place. . Edited July 5, 2009 by Vickie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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