Sparty Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 this is Bodie at his second flyball lesson im so proud of him ;) cant wait for him to be old enough to do the jumps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cloverfdch Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 Go Bodie Go ;). The dogs all did well on Sunday, we should all be proud. Only 5 more sleeps til Canberra . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidoney Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 Will you be teaching the swimmer's turn? Doesn't seem like it from the pics? It's faster and better on the dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparty Posted June 6, 2005 Author Share Posted June 6, 2005 i hope so, as i said it is his second lesson how would you change what he is doing to learn the swimmers turn? we have only been doing this for 2 weeks with bodie and 2 weeks (well apart (3months!!)) with Sparty, so we are beginners. I started this to give a break from agility and they both really seem to love it (ball fanatics!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparty Posted June 7, 2005 Author Share Posted June 7, 2005 Anyone have suggestions about learning the swimmers turn?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cloverfdch Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 We will start him on it at our next lesson . It is not too hard to train, El picked it up after one lesson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidoney Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Cool ... I had the thought that it's better to instil the habit early rather than late. At Parramatta they teach the turn without the ball first, before adding the ball in. That way there are some beautiful swimmers turns. The younger dogs especially have been learning these. Check out this page (click the "all" button if you have broadband), the Vizsla especially, and the height she is getting on the box. There are a number of not so good turns on that page too; you can visualise the difference in technique - both in terms of speed of dog and of the physical shock and stress on the dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 I gather the swimmers turn is when they push off from the box ? I have always wanted to do flyball.... Maverick loves the machine and will quite happily run up to it and hit it for the ball. Learnt this after 2 goes at it. Just finding the time to get to Parramatta... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrose_s Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 well done Bodie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cloverfdch Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 I love Sue Towns photos , just wonderful. I hope she can get some good shots of Elvis on the weekend, especially his turns on the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparty Posted June 8, 2005 Author Share Posted June 8, 2005 It was a lovely day sunday, my sister went snap happy loves using the camera and i got a few nice ones too lol and a boxer in the crotch too when she missed the ball out of the box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparty Posted June 8, 2005 Author Share Posted June 8, 2005 what about this one Rhi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparty Posted June 8, 2005 Author Share Posted June 8, 2005 or this? Elvis on the move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparty Posted June 8, 2005 Author Share Posted June 8, 2005 and for all the toller fans out there.. Todd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helen Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Great photos, looks like he is doing well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickie Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Great pics, Bodie is very very cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cloverfdch Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 Awww there is my little boy :D. His turns look shocking from that angle, but he does get atleast 3 if not all 4 feet up on the box and realy pushes of. I just checked my email Jen, thanks for sending the photos . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparty Posted June 9, 2005 Author Share Posted June 9, 2005 no prob lol if nothing else I can be the flyball teams photographer I have given a CD with all the pics i ahve taken at flyball to Melissa to give to Barry, there are a couple of clover too mainly Eureka team but some of soverigns?? the one with Ruby in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cloverfdch Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 Oh cool i will get Barrie to burn me a copy then . Ruby is in Diggers Clovers old team, before she got bumped out of there , not that i care i love racing in Sovereigns, our slow dogs rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparty Posted June 9, 2005 Author Share Posted June 9, 2005 (edited) I hear u r racing (soverigns & diggers) in the same division at the championships?? good luck to all u guys anyway LOL i told hubby that if Bodie ever got that good we might be doing that he asked so who is paying for that I said we do, and he said hobbies need to pay for themselves... so we had a long chat about his new 4x4 and how he needed to pull his head in Tell me sparty isnt enjoying himself Edited June 9, 2005 by Sparty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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