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Diane
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posted February 24, 2004 03:36 PM
Hi folks, came across this board and thought I'd join.
I currently live with 2 German Shepherds and 2 Australian Shepherds, 2 cats, cockatiels and a tank full of fish.
I have always had GSD's growing up and just recently started with aussies as well. I compete in agility, obedience, have done some conformation, herding and dabble in tracking. I also teach agility in my spare time. Two of my current dogs are Rescues, my female GSD, Sami, (rescue) was Nationally Ranked in agility in 99 #4 and in 00 #5..She is retired now due to OCD (genetic knee disorder) so I 'play' agility with my female aussie, Jynx.
The boyz "Jag" (rescue aussie) is in training, and my black GSD "Dodge" is my retired show dog who does a little bit of everything.
Anyhow, HELLO folks.
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Diane @ Jakoda Acres
Jakoda's Bewitchen Sami CD OAJ OA OJC OAC NJC RS-O GS-N JS-O TT CGC HIC
Steinwalds Four x Four CGC TT HIC
Harmonyhill's Hy Jynx NA NAJ JS-N
Jakoda's Jagged Edge (in training)
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carriecrowe
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posted February 24, 2004 04:36 PM
welcome to the forums. I have a rottie, a rottie/chow/blue tick mix, and a newly "adopted" chocolate lab/heeler mix puppy. (just got her today actually)
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BreeZy/sheltiepups
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posted February 24, 2004 06:50 PM
Hi : )
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when the world was younger and you had everything to lose
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Amberlii
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posted February 25, 2004 09:49 PM
Welcome to the forums Diane! ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
My Great Dane inspired me:
www.bowwowbeds.net
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ellierat
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posted February 26, 2004 05:55 PM
G'day, welcome!!
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I love my labs.
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Karen
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posted February 26, 2004 06:21 PM
Hi Diane,
I would love some pointers about agility training
my 2 JRT's..best way to work off excess energy I bet.
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Diane
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posted February 29, 2004 02:46 PM
thanks for the welcome.
Karen any questions feel free to fire away. I' have a friend who has 20 JRT's, rescues mostly, I've worked with a few and they are a hoot to train altho frustrating at times LOL
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Diane @ Jakoda Acres
Jakoda's Bewitchen Sami CD OAJ OA OJC OAC NJC RS-O GS-N JS-O TT CGC HIC
Steinwalds Four x Four CGC TT HIC
Harmonyhill's Hy Jynx NA NAJ JS-N
Jakoda's Jagged Edge (in training)
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Karen
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posted March 01, 2004 04:48 PM
Diane
What would be an easy back-yard thing to do to get my pups going? Or a simple first step agility exercise. They are a hoot Sam answers the phone when we are not home. I have to remember to put it where he can't get it. The calling party gets a few minutes of loud barking before they hang up.lol lol lol
Smart huh but still pees in the house
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Diane
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posted March 04, 2004 05:50 AM
Karen that is a hoot! Yes they are really smart dogs when it 'suits' them eh?
There are tons of things you can use to get started in agility with stuff around your house..
A plank that is 12 inches wide by 6 - 8 ft long is a great starter, you can work on him walking across it, stick a brick or cement block under it, to work your teeter stuff, stick a cement block under each end use as a dogwalk type piece.
also use a bench or short table as 'table' exercises, stick in the ground poles like garden stakes can be used to teach weaving, kids tunnels can be bought inexpensively as well, hoola hoops make good 'tire' use.
Most of the things I work on with my really young dogs, are focusing on me, working on getting them comfortable on either side of me, going in between my legs, stopping on 'stairs',
I teach alot of "touching" using a plastic lid, then transfer that 'touch' to other objects, end up transferring it to agility contacts.
This site http://www.cleanrun.com has loads of agility info, they also put out a monthly publication Clean Run Magazine, that is a wealth of information.
Teaching the basic obedience stuff (sit, down, stay & most importantly COME) will get you on the right track to transferring all that to agility.
The JRT's I've worked with pick up agility work VERY quickly, I've taught weave poles in about 15 minutes, (of course not perfected but the general concept), the thing with the JRT's is keeping them handler focused as they definately can find something more interesting to them to do while your trying to navigate a course LOL
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Diane @ Jakoda Acres
Jakoda's Bewitchen Sami CD OAJ OA OJC OAC NJC RS-O GS-N JS-O TT CGC HIC
Steinwalds Four x Four CGC TT HIC
Harmonyhill's Hy Jynx NA NAJ JS-N
Jakoda's Jagged Edge (in training)
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Karen
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posted March 04, 2004 12:05 PM
Diane,
Thanks for the tips. I am on my way to that web site you suggested. I don't know who will have more fun this spring...me or my pups.
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lou3
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posted March 04, 2004 02:54 PM
one tip i found really helpful with the walking along planks and stuff for reluctant dogs was this from a friend who does agility.
"If the dog is unsettled by the instability or narrowness of the planks try running them along a wider, firmer base such as a row of tightly baled hay bales (round or square), this is also useful when no adequately stable plank system is available"
It worked for my pointer Willow, she runs along the planks like a pro now and she hated them at first.
Lou
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