Grateful 4 Agility

12/30/2021

I don't know why it happened but it looks funny!

12/30/2021

12/28/2021

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12/28/2021

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12/28/2021

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10/07/2021

For various reasons concerning Covid and access to training facilities, I haven't been doing much agility. I hope to change that soon. I do now have another Sheltie that I am hoping to do agility with. Ellie is almost 13 and she won't jump over more than 8 inches. I miss agility and the fact that this page is getting some attention, I will start paying attention to my Grateful 4 Agility page. Thanks for getting my attention..

02/19/2020

Another story showing how important dogs can be in our lives. https://youtu.be/7-NgSB6a8MU

Vote for your favourite here: http://bit.ly/KCFFL When Hayley was 17 years old, her sister committed su***de in their family home. Feeling like she had lost ...

02/19/2020

I couldn't believe the title "Inside the weird world of dog agility", give me a break but as is often the case the title wasn't appropriate. https://youtu.be/mIVUKTJjKCE As an aside, the commentators and the camera people aren't as good as Crufts.

You've seen them on TV – the dogs who run, jump, balance and zig-zag on specially designed obstacle courses in the ultra-competitive sport of dog agility. We...

08/03/2019

Here is a sad story with a great ending! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HFFSYcEMCI

This 173-pound golden retriever was neglected and almost euthanized by his previous owners. But a foster mom stepped in when the vets knew there was hope for...

04/06/2019

Ellie and I are entered in an AKC Agility trial 27 & 28 Apr with 2 runs each day. I have taken Ellie out of training classes. She doesn't really need it and at her age I feel training and trialing might demoralize her. I still need training but with any kind of luck, I'll get my training with Mindy. It would be cool if I could get them both qualified for the next AKC Nationals to be held in Reno but as long as we are having fun playing agility, it really doesn't matter.

02/14/2019

Fast or slow, agility can be fun!

http://digg.com/2019/winky-bichon-frise-westminster-dog-show

​Yesterday, we fell in love with Rudy the bulldog's agility course run at the Westminster Dog Show. Today, Winky the bichon frise has stolen our hearts with this supremely chill effort.

12/31/2018

The fires we have been having the last few years have really caused some problems but every once in awhile there is a happy ending.

http://www.icepop.com/dog-waits-owners-month-fire-ravages-california/

A campfire managed to set Butte County alight in California, creating one of the deadliest conflagrations in the state’s history. People lost their lives

12/29/2018

Some stories really tug on my heart strings. Like this one: https://www.kron4.com/news/national/heartbreaking-video-shows-abandoned-dog-trying-to-jump-back-into-car/1676926689

There is now an active investigation after a dog was abandoned on the side of the road last week in the United Kingdom. 

12/26/2018

I had never met a Sheltie until sometime around 2000 and the first one I met made me fall in love with the breed. She was smart and so lovable I was hooked. https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/reasons-sheltie-owners-think-their-dogs-the-best/

Dog owners are a devoted lot, often completely taken by a specific breed. And owners of the Shetland Sheepdog have plenty of reasons to sing the praises of

12/26/2018

A little history about where and why dog agility started and a few facts about the sport. https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/9-dog-agility-stats-prove-odds-favor/

The exhilaration of a dog agility run simply has no equal. Seeing agility in action is a true experience, one that inspires dog owners to give it a try.

12/26/2018

Although it sometimes appears that only old farts(like me) are involved in agility, it isn't true! https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/junior-agility-competitor-westminster/

Ever wonder if there's anything you can do to strengthen the bond between you and your dog? Maybe you want him to be better socialized, or maybe you want t

12/26/2018

If you don't want to run around an obstacle course with your dog but you still want to give your dog something fun to do, check out nose work. I even had Ellie in a few classes but my own personal fun is agility. https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/put-dogs-sense-of-smell-to-work/

A high school stadium, three sets of bleachers, and one Q-tip dipped in the scent of birch. Finding that tiny swab, planted somewhere in the arena, seemed

12/26/2018

And that story isn't one of a kind! https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/trainer-and-competitor-doesnt-need-sight-to-succeed/

Imagine, for a minute, you are involved in dog sports, and your four-legged partner is tightly connected to your left side throughout one exercise after an

12/26/2018

Here is another great dog agility story. https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/blind-agility-competitor-relies-on-her-dogs/

With names like Spin and Tumble you know there is going to be plenty of action. And in the case of this pair of Australian Shepherds you wouldn’t be wrong.

10/30/2018

We did finish the course. https://youtu.be/GNi03AdBAvo

This video shows us, Ellie and I , finishing the exercise after i did my faceplant proving I was not evacuated by ambulance. I left under my own power. 16080...

10/30/2018

Sometimes we fall, some call them face plants! https://youtu.be/KQYYFOhS9Mg

I don't really know what happened, I just fell, face first! You can hear the photographer gasp. Note how the dog looks at me. I think she is telling me that ...

10/30/2018

https://youtu.be/W5mRptaUBr4

Last day of Laurie Leach's class (20180223). This was a nice run except for the teeter. We aren't super fast but we are smooth.

10/21/2018

Here is a video video done as though it were from the dog talking about color blindness. https://youtu.be/3O_M_jqCHx4

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10/08/2018

I heard about something to do with dogs called the snoot challenge; I thought it might be about nose work and in a way, I guess it is. It does seem to look "cute" and it is similar to the command we use to have a dog touch our hand with its nose. check it out https://www.thisisinsider.com/snoot-challenge-2018-8

The Snoot Challenge has completely taken the internet by storm. People around the world are posting videos of making shapes from their hands and having their pups place their nose or head inside! It's interactive, fun, and involves some training and treats in order to work.

09/30/2018

Communicating with our dogs can be an ongoing frustration for many of us but leave it to researchers and before long they will come up with ideas never before considered. Check this article on dog communication! https://www.techtimes.com/articles/230581/20180619/scientists-identify-19-gestures-used-by-dogs-communicating-with-humans.htm

Scientists have identified 47 potential gestures through which dogs communicate with humans, and have translated 19 of them. Here are the gestures, and what dog are trying to say when they do them.

09/11/2018

When I saw this article, I immediately thought of Laurie Leach because she says it is always the handler making mistakes not the dog! https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/dog-spies/it-s-not-you-it-s-me-if-a-dog-won-t-play-with-you-it-could-be-your-fault/

You've probably heard the expression, Life Is Short: Play With A Dog. "Okay!" you think. "I'll do it!" After all, dogs play together until they are gray in the face.

09/10/2018

I have always loved this video. There is something about their ability to play even when no one is playing with them. https://youtu.be/wxfGT-kKxiM

If a dog wants to play fetch but there's no human around, well, he can do it by himself. Check out these funny videos of funny dogs playing fetch by themselv...

08/15/2018

This dog is an example of one many people would have put down. This video shows the rescue dog seeing the people who initially rescued her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd3pv_YqfYQ

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08/15/2018

Well, I lied but this video doesn't have the happy ending that the others did. Ava doesn't make it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgpAyMsXe54. This organization might not make it without help but they sure are trying to help these animals. Part of me wants to get support for this guy but another part of me wonders if there might be a similar organization in the U.S. doing good work and needing help. Just a thought. You know there is another side to this. Some would argue that these dogs should have been put down, and I would have agreed in the past but when I see how these dogs are changed when rescued I guess I have to admit putting them down wasn't necessarily what should have been done. I've often wished that our pets could tell us when they were ready to head off to rainbow bridge. These guys make me believe that many dogs who seem hopeless actually have some miracles awaiting them.

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