Agility
Getting Involved in Agility with your Poodle
As a Poodle owner, you know that your dog is intelligent, athletic, and always up for fun which makes him an ideal candidate for agility training. However, all dogs are different, and you won’t know if your Poodle is good at agility unless you try!
If you have done some basic obedience training with your Poodle and perhaps some simple tricks such as spinning or weaving through your legs, and he has enjoyed it the chances are he will love agility. After all, it’s exciting, fast and he gets to spend quality time with you, and what Poodle doesn’t love having fun with his humans?
Poodles are fast, athletic, and second only to the Border Collie when it comes to intelligence. All these are desirable traits in an agility dog.
Agility is a performance teamwork sport for dog and handler. In a race against the clock the dog negotiates a course of obstacles off-leash, with the handler running alongside giving instruction and encouragement.
Although speed is important, accuracy and precision in doing the obstacles is top priority and the sport requires both good team work and a level of independence from the dog and handler. Moreover agility is fun for everyone involved. Dogs enjoy the speed and freedom, and gain confidence in their abilities as they learn to jump, climb or crawl through agility obstacles. Handlers enjoy the increased bond with the dog as they spend quality time together working out the challenges of the obstacles.
Agility strengthens the bond between dogs and handlers, it is fun, and it provides vigorous exercise for both.
The following links will help guide you into Agility
Info from the Kennel Club ... New to Agility
Info from the Kennel Club ... Attending your first Agility Show