Paws 4 Fun - Castle Hill (agility Club)

[pennyw74]

Hi

Just wondering if anybody had been to this agility club?

We were thinking of going to agility at Castle Hill Showground but thought a weekend club might be better...

Any thoughts on this club?

Thanks

[Kavik]

Hi penny

I go to this club and this year I am helping to instruct as well

It is a very small club, which has both pros and cons. The pros are you get lots of turns on the equipment, get to know the other people and dogs really well, and when you get to a higher level you can give input into what exercises you want to practice. The cons are that if there are not a lot of people sometimes you only practice smaller things rather than getting out the bigger (and heavier) contact equipment.

I train at both Paws 4 Fun and PICSI (in Parramatta). They are different and offer different things and have a different focus.

Agility Dog Club (Castle Hill Showground) is a MUCH bigger club. This means they will always get the contact equipment out but there are a LOT of dogs and people there, just something to be aware of if your dog or you are not confident around a lot of other dogs and people.

[pennyw74]

Thanks for your input.

Where in Parramatta is PICSI? What do they offer? What day is it on?

I noticed on the Paws 4 Fun, they talk about Clicker Training. Is that how they train for agility, too?

[TerraNik]

PICSI is on Friday nights

[Kavik]

PICSI trains at Dan Mahoney Oval in North Parramatta on a Friday night at 7pm.

They are a medium sized club (bigger than Paws 4 Fun, smaller than ADC). They almost always get contact equipment out. They have a beginners class and a mixed intermediate/advanced class. Many of the intermediate/advanced people compete, so there is a fair amount of competition focus at agility training at PICSI.

Clicker training is used quite a bit in agility in all clubs. Very useful tool ;)

http://www.picsi.org.au/

http://www.paws4fun.org.au/

Edited February 23, 2010 by Kavik