In the past the club had a very successful team demonstrating obedience work and agility, also to keep the audience entertained between events handlers and dogs would perform several novelty tasks and tricks.   For some it has been a whole new experience whilst for a few others it is a chance for them to once more be a part of a happy team with the prospect of showing their dog’s skills to the public at large.

 

Our equipment consists of a set of small jumps which the dogs bound over, more demanding a set of larger jumps including a hole in the wall,  a see-saw, long jump, tunnel, weave poles, a six foot six high plank walk, an A frame and thankfully for some of the handlers a pause table. An impressive part of the equipment are the fire jumps, this may sound ominous but the dogs treat these with as much enthusiasm as everything else and it goes without saying these jumps are approached with the utmost safety of our dogs in mind.

 

Often the different elements of the agility course prove a little intimidating to dogs that are approaching them for the first time but with patience, encouragement and help from the instructors, Anita and Richard, they soon overcome their hesitations, then it’s hard to keep them away from it, especially the tunnel which seems to be every dog’s favourite.

 

To sum up, it’s all about showing the best all round ability of our breed whilst having some fun along the way.