Agility Truths
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Loyalty in agility is a funny old thing.
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Once I get outdoors, I think
a good round is better than sex!
Wanted - a Paris partner. Editor's note: Ooo la la! A
fair bit of judging is following 'accepted practice' rather than written rules. If the
rules tried to cover every possible eventuality the book would be three feet thick (and
still ambiguous.)
Losing isn't as much fun, but if I learn something from it, then it's not such a bad thing.
On Knock Out Pairs:
Why do judges have set traps on the
course, if one pair gets knocked out anyway?
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Your dog's attitude is a reflection of
your attitude. Unknown
Agility is all about motion and the timely execution of
manoeuvres, not prancing across a course like a ballerina doing pirouettes. Never limit
a student's potential in words or actions...
You cannot be a credible trainer in
agility unless you own a border collie. Q. How do you make
a slow dog faster? You should not do in class what you
cannot do in the ring. If your
dog is fat, you aren't getting enough exercise. There are so many good dogs on the
circuit now. While it does begin with what they are
born with, most of what you see in the ring was trained!
Crosses are easy with a fast dog. You
just send it out and cross as it comes back to you!... Learn it, know it,
do it, feel it, believe it! Have you tried running a course with
another person and taking turns being the dog and the handler. There's nothing like
understanding agility from the dog's view point of view. When commenting on someone else's
performance, don't forget to start your dissertations with something supportive and
positive, all you critics! Especially if the one you are criticising happens to be a dog...
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May the course be with you!
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Occasionally
in agility you hear a comment that just sums up everything you are feeling, or tells you
exactly what you wanted to know. A one-liner that's witty, pithy or wise enough to say more
than an entire book. We've made a small collection. If you've got any favourites of your own,
we'd like to hear from you... Email your words of wisdom to
