Agility/Flyball

Megan · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:16 pm Post subject: Agility/Flyball

Has anyone competed (or just trained) with a Doodle in either flyball or agility?
My new obedience school people sort of rolled their eyes when I told them I have a Labradoodle (they have border collies, how boring) and told me "they can be quite a handful."
I plan to prove them worng as my Doodle is already 2 years old & a real slug indoors-I will show them all!
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jumpinjacuzzijoe · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject:

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Getum Gurl!!!!!
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mtd885 · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:31 am Post subject:

DOODLES OF AMERICA UNITE!!! Shocked

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Calimom · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:38 am Post subject:

Give those border collies a run for their money! Very Happy

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seazr · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:13 am Post subject:

Yippee for the both of you!!

I started with Dakota in agility. The only real problem with Labradoodles can be their size for some of the equipment such as the teeter--Dakota is 80 pounds and agility does favor smaller dogs. The issue I had with agility is what do you do with the skill once they have learned it if you don't intend to compete? Flyball would be awesome!! Dakota would definately line up for that, but I haven't found anything for flyball in the Sacramento area. Sooo, our sport of choice is dock diving--another sport where the doodle world is unrepresented. When I was at a Splash Dog event waiting in line with Dakota for his turn to 'dive', one of the Splash Dog volunteers said, "Is he really going to jump? I've never seen a dog with hair that long jump before." Shocked

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blueteal · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:09 pm Post subject:

Good fun for you both
Denver is 100 lbs and tall so the agility is difficult for him.
We do not have the dock diving here either so we play lots
of fetch and swimming....................
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Megan · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:20 pm Post subject: Dock Diving????????/

Ok everybody: What in the world is Dock Diving?
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blueteal · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:36 pm Post subject:

Here is the post of the soon to be famous Dakota the wonder dog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://labradoodle-dogs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6275&highlight=splash+dogs
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Megan · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:21 pm Post subject:

Thank you for sending that footage. Wow.
I've never been to the Sportsment Show (last weekend in Toronto too) My dog training school staff were there putting on shows for 5 days (flyball). I will go next year.
Never see this on tv-something else I'm missing by having only Basic Cable!
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mtd885 · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:29 pm Post subject:

The issue I had with agility is what do you do with the skill once they have learned it if you don't intend to compete?

WOW water & agility perfect prerequisite for--RESCUE DOG!!! dr katz Rx: "Start Tracking training posthaste" Wink

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