What Came First Your Breed Or Your Sport

[Sheilaheel02]

I am in LOVE with my breed/s of choice.

They are my pets and companions first, but the fact that they seem to enjoy working, training and competing with me is a bonus.

I definitely do find myself admiring other breeds, but I always tend to go back to the Cattle Dogs. I don't even mind if they are 2nd hand

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[paddles]

I got my dogs first, saw sledding on tv, thought why not ( abit more than that went on, but you get the idea) now I live for sledding (come last every race but htat is another thing) and My English Springer Spaniels love it!

[Henrietta]

Well, I don't even know what my breed is... I'm still researching.

I currently have a Chi x. It was through her that I discovered the delights of training (obedience, agility) but I have never been able to compete or participate in agility class because there are safety issues, it is too much pressure for her and I'm more focused on behaviour mod. We do partake in some agility training at home and at my friend's place, so we are really enjoying ourselves. My girl and I also play around with rally-o.

Would love to try agility and obedience (and rally-o) in the future with another dog, would love to do endurance as well and what else came our way. But my dogs will always be pets, first and foremost. I do take into consideration the dog sports though, because I would like a breed that is conformationally sound and ideal for the rigours of these sports. I don't need to be ultra-competitive though, I'm not particularly athletic myself, so I couldn't do justice to an exceptionally fast breed.

So to summarise... I didn't get my dog thinking about dog sports, I caught the bug but have had to focus on other things. In the future, dog sports will be considered when I choose a breed.

Edited January 27, 2011 by Henrietta