Good Morning,
I originally posted this in "Other Pets", but since it is Agility-based, I am hoping for some advice from the wonderful GR training thread.
I have my 3.5 year old Papillon in Novice Agility classes. I have two questions for the Agility folks out there. Piper is in a class with mixed small and large dogs. Two of the large dogs have a very high prey drive. One is a Belgian Malinois and one is a Briard. I have to put Piper in a wire crate when they are working and she shies away from them when she has to work close to them as they are growling. I feel that she is not getting much out of the class. The trainer says that it is good experience for her for future competition and she needs to learn not to be a "baby". Secondly, the jumps are set down for the small dogs and raised for the large dogs, but the A-frame, etc. is very tall and she can do it well, but the height concerns me. Please advise. The trainer has told me that she hasn't had a dog that is such a natural in years, so I would like to pursue agility with her. Other options are limited in my area and I work full time so travel to other areas is too time-consuming. Thanks so much. :wave:Vicki and Piper
I originally posted this in "Other Pets", but since it is Agility-based, I am hoping for some advice from the wonderful GR training thread.
I have my 3.5 year old Papillon in Novice Agility classes. I have two questions for the Agility folks out there. Piper is in a class with mixed small and large dogs. Two of the large dogs have a very high prey drive. One is a Belgian Malinois and one is a Briard. I have to put Piper in a wire crate when they are working and she shies away from them when she has to work close to them as they are growling. I feel that she is not getting much out of the class. The trainer says that it is good experience for her for future competition and she needs to learn not to be a "baby". Secondly, the jumps are set down for the small dogs and raised for the large dogs, but the A-frame, etc. is very tall and she can do it well, but the height concerns me. Please advise. The trainer has told me that she hasn't had a dog that is such a natural in years, so I would like to pursue agility with her. Other options are limited in my area and I work full time so travel to other areas is too time-consuming. Thanks so much. :wave:Vicki and Piper