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Eta: not tying to convince you BTW just explaining why they are the small competition dog for me, as I get asked a lot why I would want to train a beagle.

A beagle is on my wishlist for someday for obedience and agility :thumbsup: It would have been my next dog (whenever that will be!) if I hadn't have fallen in love with another breed :thumbsup:

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That is amazing if you are going on memory!

Not that great... I keep remembering other breeds that I missed :thumbsup:

I was actually suprised by the number of 400 BCs. To be in 400 they are under height standard (although one of the WA 400 BCs is working lines) - they are also generally females. There are only 2 that I know of in WA, but there were quite a few more who came over from the other states :thumbsup: Kelpie bitches are 43-48cm so can definitely be in 400 and still in breed standard :thumbsup:

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Shelties! Very bright, happy to run and eager to be trained. Not as much grooming as they look if they are allowed inside. A big sheltie will jump 400, or you can get smaller lines.

Temperament wise, you need to look for an outgoing one and socialise lots from when they are little...

jess is just starting agility and LOVES it! Stig's been through the tunnel a few times too, and his learning is limited only by his owner's time and ability!

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have fun choosing, whatever you get.

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Eta: not tying to convince you BTW just explaining why they are the small competition dog for me, as I get asked a lot why I would want to train a beagle.

A beagle is on my wishlist for someday for obedience and agility :o It would have been my next dog (whenever that will be!) if I hadn't have fallen in love with another breed :thumbsup:

What could be better than a beagle?? :laugh::thumbsup::thumbsup:

If I wanted a higher drive dog I don't think I would go with a BC. A Toller, working line GSD, Malinois, Dobie, would all be a preference for me before a BC.

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After meeting Xena98's Coolie Gabby I know what I'd be getting :thumbsup: :thumbsup: I do have a soft spot for Aussies ad Tollers too though.

I have seen some Vallhunds at my club, I don't think that they're very good for agility IMO, they really battled to get over the jumps (and one of them was jumping 200) but I know there are some Corgis who seem to do ok? Just seems like not much leg to propel a large body!

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Small dogs (200 and 300) that competed at the National Agility Trial:

Mini Poodles

JRT

Cavalier CKS

American Cocker

Tenterfield Terrier

Scottish Terrier

Small White Fluffy (and yes that is what his "breed" has been put down as on the associate register :thumbsup: He is most likely a Maltese cross)

Scruffy terrier crosses

Pomeranian

Shelties (smaller ones)

Mini schnauzer (very cool dog!)

Beagle

In the 400 range we had:

NSDTR

Border Collie

Kelpie

Manchester Terrier

German Pinscher (sp)

Finnish Lapphund (but they are generally not that high drive and being Spitz can decide they won't play that day!)

Coolie

Mini Poodles (larger ones)

Shelties

And that is all I can think of without looking at the catalogue :thumbsup:

Staffordshire Bull Terriers :thumbsup:

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Eta: not tying to convince you BTW just explaining why they are the small competition dog for me, as I get asked a lot why I would want to train a beagle.

A beagle is on my wishlist for someday for obedience and agility :o It would have been my next dog (whenever that will be!) if I hadn't have fallen in love with another breed :thumbsup:

What could be better than a beagle?? :laugh::thumbsup::thumbsup:

If I wanted a higher drive dog I don't think I would go with a BC. A Toller, working line GSD, Malinois, Dobie, would all be a preference for me before a BC.

A BC isn't for me, either. My next dog I hope to get an Aussie :D

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Shelties, I have seen a couple of shelties doing agility and they were delightful to watch. When you say 'from the right lines' is it safe to say that some lines are producing traits that are undesirable in a Sheltie?

There's a fair bit of shyness around. You want a more drivey, resilient dog for performance. Good Shelties ARE out there.. you need to ask performance folk where they get theirs.

A sheltie by breed standard is meant to be reserved with strangers. Don’t mistake reserved for shy. A sheltie is very focused on his owner and not really interested in strangers to any correct degree, this is a correct temperament. A shy sheltie that is terrified of the world is just as incorrect as one that bounces all over everyone with terrier type temperament. I would hope most breeders would be breeding for correct temperament.

Personally I used to do obedience and to a lesser degree agility with mine and found rather than lines it was a certain type of sheltie that needed a job. They are generally very easy to spot as they are the first into everything in the litter box and are busy babies. They can be ideal as not only are they very smart but they are also fast

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I have seen some Vallhunds at my club, I don't think that they're very good for agility IMO, they really battled to get over the jumps (and one of them was jumping 200) but I know there are some Corgis who seem to do ok? Just seems like not much leg to propel a large body!

:rofl: Vallhund legs should be longer than corgis', and I don't think they should be any heavier. I think if I seriously wanted a small agility competitor to win with I wouldn't go for a Vallhund (or a corgi, for that matter). I'd go with something taller. Obedience is another matter. Vallhunds are good fun to train in general, though. They are crazy smart. A little bit spookily smart, actually. Probably too smart for their own good.

I still think Tibetan Terrier would be a good pick. :)

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A BC isn't for me, either. My next dog I hope to get an Aussie :p

Pffffft who'd go an Aussie if you could have a beagle???? :p :rofl:

Why either when you could have another retriever! :)

I'd go an Aussie because I want to :p And one day I will have the best of ALL worlds, my retrievers, an Aussie, AND a Beagle if council will let me :rofl:

The size of Beagles is the only downside for me, I like my dogs bigger, hence deciding on the Aussie over the Beagle, but I do so love the Beagles (those ears :D) that they will appear in my life along the way somewhere ;)

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The size of Beagles is the only downside for me, I like my dogs bigger, hence deciding on the Aussie over the Beagle, but I do so love the Beagles (those ears :rofl:) that they will appear in my life along the way somewhere :rofl:

http://www.dogzonline.com.au/breeds/breeders/harrier.asp

http://www.dogzonline.com.au/breeds/community/foxhound.asp

:) Still think you should go for a retriever though (but I am biased :D )

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