Michelle K Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Well, I decided to go ahead and put Dreamer, our Sheltie, in this class. I am going to start Nykie in the Obedience class starting in the middle of June and then, once completed, she'll go straight into the agility class, which is just a 4wk ground work and getting familiar around the obstacles class. By the time she starts the agility class, she'll be about 7 months old, so she won't start any real obstacle training until 8 months, and from what the trainer told me, she is extremely cautious with pups, because of their joints and growing, so any jumps wouldn't be more than a couple of inches off of the ground (low enough for her to walk over). I forgot to ask her at what age she starts the weave poles. What age do you all recommend for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Sounds like a good plan, Michelle. As far as weaving goes, from what I've read, it's the actual bending that puts undue pressure on the developing spine - so it really depends on which method you use. (For anything involving a lot of bending - probably 12 months or so). I would think you could start on channel weaves, or V weaves laid pretty flat earlier than that. For weaving, it's good to have both a stay/wait - so you can go to the other end and call the dog through - and a "go-out to a target" - so you can send the dog through the channel or the Vs. To my way of thinking, that promotes independenct obstacle performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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