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Our Obedience club, very large club has decided to run training for Flyball Sundays at 10.00am.

If we get enough people we will be able to register a club to compete :confused:

There is nothing available out this way and it sucks, so here is our chance of getting a fantastic club together for Flyball.

There is a possibility that agility may become available, again if there are enough to hang around after obedience.

The club fees are under $60 for a full year. Every Sunday at 9am.

Poulters Reserve Greensborough.

It is a very friendly non snobby club full of families and ALL sorts of dogs.

I love it.

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Echo is still to young (and evil) for flyball but maybe in the future when I can let her of lead without having to worry about her running off.

you can do it on leash for as long as you like, its just casual training for now. Ive met you havent I? Kepala?

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Echo is still to young (and evil) for flyball but maybe in the future when I can let her of lead without having to worry about her running off.

you can do it on leash for as long as you like, its just casual training for now. Ive met you havent I? Kepala?

Yes at Kepala but only for a little while as I had to leave. Echo was the one trying to visit your baby in the carrier. She is only 11 months old.

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Echo is still to young (and evil) for flyball but maybe in the future when I can let her of lead without having to worry about her running off.

Even a dog who is terrible off lead can get so focused in flyball they are no problem off lead, they are completely absorbed in gettign to the ball and bringing it back.

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Echo is still to young (and evil) for flyball but maybe in the future when I can let her of lead without having to worry about her running off.

Even a dog who is terrible off lead can get so focused in flyball they are no problem off lead, they are completely absorbed in gettign to the ball and bringing it back.

Whilst I agree, and it can be done......one of mine is pretty unreliable off lead but was a very consistent dog when competing, I honestly would get a good recall first, having a dog that may or may not stick around is such a play on the nerves especially during comps(!!) and can be bad for the relationship between dog and owner. My other boy was a gem and wouldn't stray far and was so much more relaxing to train :thumbsup:

I would stay on lead until basics are done and then once she is doing it reliably, move running with bunting up to stop her running off and then move to an open area.

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Echo is still to young (and evil) for flyball but maybe in the future when I can let her of lead without having to worry about her running off.

you can do it on leash for as long as you like, its just casual training for now. Ive met you havent I? Kepala?

Yes at Kepala but only for a little while as I had to leave. Echo was the one trying to visit your baby in the carrier. She is only 11 months old.

THats right :thumbsup:

Too cute!

Lil was only 2 months old too. This is disgusting but she has actually excreted one of Kimbas hairs, so yes she is around dogs, a lot! Hard not to be when they are all on the loungeroom floor rolling around on their backs :laugh:

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Echo is still to young (and evil) for flyball but maybe in the future when I can let her of lead without having to worry about her running off.

Even a dog who is terrible off lead can get so focused in flyball they are no problem off lead, they are completely absorbed in gettign to the ball and bringing it back.

Whilst I agree, and it can be done......one of mine is pretty unreliable off lead but was a very consistent dog when competing, I honestly would get a good recall first, having a dog that may or may not stick around is such a play on the nerves especially during comps(!!) and can be bad for the relationship between dog and owner. My other boy was a gem and wouldn't stray far and was so much more relaxing to train :coffee:

I would stay on lead until basics are done and then once she is doing it reliably, move running with bunting up to stop her running off and then move to an open area.

Got dragged away from the computer before I could finish that post properly, yes I totally agree Jo, a dog may end up totally absorbed in the task but it is a process that is generally worked towards and allowing even an occasional brain fade from your dog through being off lead too early is very self reinforcing behaviour that can then take a lot of work to break down again (we have a couple at the moment at Berwick that have taken a lot of work to get back on track). I went through the will he or won't he come back with Ebon early on as well. The point that I didn't make very well is that don't let not being very good off lead put you off starting flyball training, part of flyball training is to develop a good recall (gets the dog back faster).

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