Yesterday Iggy and I went to K9 Cup. K9 Cup is an agility event hosted by ADSC, very much like an agility trial except designed for dogs getting ready to compete in agility. This is probably my eight time but I haven't been in a number of years and I had forgotten what a good time it was.
It was wonderful seeing all these dogs with their owners trying out something that for a lot of them was the first time. It is great to know that a lot of these people bought a dog did the usual obedience training and then thought it would be fun to try some agility. A couple of years later here they are competing off leash. The dogs are so happy that mom or dad took an hour a week to train and spend time with them. It made their lives much happier and therefore much better behaved.
Sometimes I watch people with their dogs and I am sad when I realize how little time and training could make everyone's lives so much better. Training your dog in agility may not seem that it will teach your dog how to be better behaved but that hour a week starts to create that relationship and bond that is the beginning of a wonderful friendship.
It was wonderful seeing all these dogs with their owners trying out something that for a lot of them was the first time. It is great to know that a lot of these people bought a dog did the usual obedience training and then thought it would be fun to try some agility. A couple of years later here they are competing off leash. The dogs are so happy that mom or dad took an hour a week to train and spend time with them. It made their lives much happier and therefore much better behaved.Sometimes I watch people with their dogs and I am sad when I realize how little time and training could make everyone's lives so much better. Training your dog in agility may not seem that it will teach your dog how to be better behaved but that hour a week starts to create that relationship and bond that is the beginning of a wonderful friendship.
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