at the moment, no, but i have been in contact with a training facility to see what we can do with my dog. from the sounds of it, nose-work might be an appropriate "sport" for us
I do rally-o trials with my collie (have one this weekend). The beagle will start rally-o training once its warm for me to teach him.
we do agility (with both) but we dont compete. we are part of a team that does shows at events/fairs and senior homes.
We do conformation with the corsi, have done some Rally-O with one of the rotties and am hoping to enter the Obedience and Rally-O ring this year with the corsi too.
I have two Shih Tzu x Maltese that I do Agility with. My male Remmy earned his first two titles his first year of competing and is working on his Advanced Games title. He is already competing in Masters in two of the Games.
Kiska, my little female just started last year but she is improving all the time. We have a great time doing Agility, the dogs just love it.
I grew up with great danes & they use to practically bring us the car keys to go for a ride & when happy might smack his tail so hard against what ever was near it he could make it bleed.
I have competed in obedience with 2 of my dogs, agility with one dog - it was great fun, but I have "stage fright" so bad, it transfers to my dogs and makes them anxious. Have a Cavalier right now, we do fun agility and of course, I took her through beginner obedience. Competition is great if you have the right attitude, a healthy, confident dog and the $$$$$ - it can get expensive.
I could see the dog picking up how you feel & reacting to that, when I had my pit bull he NEVER barked or growled at anyone except for the 2 times I was pulled over by the police he could sense my being nervous & started growling towards the cop as he neared my car, & then I'd say shhhhhhhh...... & he would stop but still was on guard because he could feel I was being anxious.
How much have you people found it cost to show dogs?
I've been going to shows & trying to learn never giving much thought to the cost, this could be a big factor....?
I have competed in obedience with 2 of my dogs, agility with one dog - it was great fun, but I have "stage fright" so bad, it transfers to my dogs and makes them anxious. Have a Cavalier right now, we do fun agility and of course, I took her through beginner obedience. Competition is great if you have the right attitude, a healthy, confident dog and the $$$$$ - it can get expensive.
Morning - the cost of showing dogs is soooooooooooooo variable. It first depends on which venue - obedience, conformation or agility. Each venue has an entry fee and depending on how many dogs you show that could get expensive - agility - you must belong to that particular club - then pay for each level you are competing in that day - obedience pretty much the same. Then of course, you need some equipment - gas for the car, motels - as I said, there are so many variables........in agility you usually get a soft sided crate for the dogs, lawn chairs, coolers, maybe a tent, depending on your climate - usually you keep taking lessons to keep your dog sharp. Conformation is probably the most expensive - starting with the price of a good show dog....................go to shows, talk to people, look at what vendors are selling - it is a lot of fun and I enjoyed all the years I put in - just wish I had gotten over my "nerves"...never happened.
Morning - the cost of showing dogs is soooooooooooooo variable. It first depends on which venue - obedience, conformation or agility. Each venue has an entry fee and depending on how many dogs you show that could get expensive - agility - you must belong to that particular club - then pay for each level you are competing in that day - obedience pretty much the same. Then of course, you need some equipment - gas for the car, motels - as I said, there are so many variables........in agility you usually get a soft sided crate for the dogs, lawn chairs, coolers, maybe a tent, depending on your climate - usually you keep taking lessons to keep your dog sharp. Conformation is probably the most expensive - starting with the price of a good show dog....................go to shows, talk to people, look at what vendors are selling - it is a lot of fun and I enjoyed all the years I put in - just wish I had gotten over my "nerves"...never happened.
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