Having Fun With Your Dog
I came across this today... sounds like a great day out if you have a dog from the Sporting Breed.
The Sporting breed
When a pet has too much pep in its step, agility training provides fun bonding
By MARY CHALLENDER
REGISTER STAFF WRITER
November 13, 2004
The tire jump, hurdles and crawl-through tunnel at Lou Ann O'Malley's home in Cedar Rapids bear the scars of hours of high-energy play.
Not to mention a few teeth marks.
The equipment provides a great physical and mental workout for her 'kids,' O'Malley said. She's referring, of course, to her two Brittany spaniels, 10-year-old Bailey and 2-year-old Guinness.
Both dogs participate in agility training with 4RK9's Dog Training Club in Cedar Rapids. The 46-year-old O'Malley, who has been involved in the sport about 10 years, teaches a popular class called 'Just for Fun Agility.'
Imagine the oh-so-stuffy Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show as an ESPN extreme sport and you have a pretty good idea what dog agility competition is like.
Canines ranging in size from Chihuahuas to Great Danes clamber up and down teeter-totters, zip through tunnels, weave through a line of poles and soar over jumps while the owners try to keep pace - and keep their pets from veering off-course... read more here
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